Global Payroll Lead

Quiet Capital; United States; On-site; USD 144,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Benefits

401k with Employer Match

Global Benefits

Parental Leave

Job summary

Reddit is seeking an experienced Global Payroll Lead to own and scale payroll operations across US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC. You will drive Workday-based workflows, ensure compliance, and partner with finance, tax, and vendors to deliver accurate payroll on time.

This role requires 5–7+ years, strong analytical and systems skills, and a track record of building scalable payroll processes in a high-growth tech environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of payroll operations experience in a high-growth tech company with global footprint, including US and international payrolls.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in payroll, accounting, finance, or related field.
• Advanced proficiency with Workday Payroll and global payroll software platforms.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills for data analysis, reconciliation, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-country payroll delivery across US and 15+ international countries with accuracy and compliant timelines.
• Lead payroll calendar across countries, manage cutoffs, exceptions, and risks.
• Partner with local payroll providers to ensure regional timelines and processing windows.
• Oversee global equity compensation payroll and regulatory compliance across tax jurisdictions.
• Drive payroll technology projects, leveraging Workday to automate workflows and reporting.
• Manage external vendors to ensure smooth funds reconciliation and tax compliance.
• Establish global payroll policies, SOX controls, and audit-ready documentation.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Excel / Sheets

Tax compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Workday

Payroll software

Job description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

Reddit is seeking an experienced, highly analytical Global Payroll Lead to own and scale our global payroll operations across US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC regions. As a key individual contributor with deep cross-functional influence, you will combine data-driven execution, meticulous attention to detail, and domestic and international tax compliance to support a rapidly growing workforce. Reporting to the Sr. Global Payroll Manager, this role will help to drive major strategic initiatives—including Workday enhancements and global payroll vendor implementations—to build scalable, best-in-class operational processes. The role partners closely with Payroll Vendors and internal teams across People, Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury, Equity, and Internal Audit to deliver accurate, timely, compliant, and employee-centered payroll outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

Global Payroll Execution & Oversight:

• Manage, audit, and execute multi-country payroll delivery across US and 15+ international countries, including payroll inputs, validation, approvals, funding coordination, reconciliations, statutory filings, and post-payroll activities ensure high accuracy and strict adherence to strict regional pay schedules.
• Lead the payroll calendar and operating cadence across countries, proactively managing dependencies, cutoffs, exceptions, and risks to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Partner with local in-country payroll providers to maintain strict adherence to regional pay schedules and statutory processing windows.
• Serve as primary operational backup for US payroll execution to ensure seamless continuity across all payroll cycles.

Compliance, Equity & Audit Management:

Oversee global equity compensation payroll processing (RSUs, Stock Options) and ensure full regulatory compliance across domestic and international tax jurisdictions, localized statutory benefits, and reporting requirements. Project manage US state and international country payroll audits, coordinating with internal teams and external auditors to prepare documentation and resolve inquiries.

Systems & Scaling Initiatives:

Act as functional lead for payroll technology projects, leveraging Workday to automate workflows, optimize system configurations, build custom reporting, and partner with the Sr. Global payroll Manager to implement upcoming enterprise Global Payroll solutions.

Cross-Functional & Vendor Management:

Partner with Benefits, People Operations, Legal, and Finance; manage external vendor relationships and third-party tax fulfillment partners to ensure seamless funds reconciliation and local tax compliance.

Process Controls:

Establish, document, and enforce global payroll policies, SOX controls, and standard operating procedures to streamline audit readiness (401k, Workers’ Comp, Financial Audits).

Strategic Growth Projects:

Support special business initiatives, including M&A integrations, new country market entries, and business-critical cross-functional launches.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: 5–7+ years of progressive payroll operations experience in a high-growth, publicly traded tech company with a global footprint, including direct hands-on experience managing both US and international payroll operations.
• Education : Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in payroll, accounting, finance, human resources, or a related field.
• Systems Expertise: Advanced proficiency with Workday Payroll (reporting, configuration, integrations) and global payroll software platforms.
• Technical & Analytical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets (vlookups, index/match, pivot tables) for complex data analysis, reconciliation, and audit modeling.
• Domain Expertise: Thorough understanding of global equity taxation, statutory compliance, US and international labor laws, and multi-currency payroll distribution.
• Execution & Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving capabilities, high discretion handling confidential data, and exceptional communication skills to collaborate seamlessly across teams.

Bonus Points

• Responding to internal, external, statutory, and financial audit requests, including preparation of reconciliations, control evidence, and supporting documentation.
• Applying automation or AI tools to payroll operations, analytics, controls, case management, or knowledge documentation.
• Providing high-quality customer service to employees and business partners across regions, cultures, and time zones.
• Working in a publicly traded, technology, or high-growth company and supporting international expansion or payroll transformation.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Operational Excellence: Accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery across the international footprint.
• Audit & Governance: Strong controls, clean reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation.
• Vendor Management: Reliable vendor performance and effective resolution of payroll issues.Scalability: Scalable processes, improved automation, and clear country-level operating documentation.
• Stakeholder Satisfaction: Trusted partnerships and a responsive, employee-centered service experience.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave

Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base salary range for this position is:

$143,600 — $201,000 USD

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