Global Payroll Tax Lead: Policy, Audits & Advisory

Databricks; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 221,450; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to serve as the internal subject matter expert on payroll tax, advising payroll, equity, HR, and accounting teams on legislative changes and tax reporting obligations. The role leads payroll tax audits and supports cross-functional initiatives to optimize tax positions across global operations.

The position requires extensive payroll tax knowledge, strong analytical skills, and experience with major payroll systems (SAP, NetSuite, Workday).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of payroll tax experience.
• Strong knowledge of US federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Knowledge of international payroll tax regulations.
• Knowledge of equity compensation tax matters.
• Experience with payroll systems and tax filing platforms (SAP, NetSuite, Workday preferred).
• Experience leveraging automation tools or AI at work.
• Experience with payroll tax audits and negotiating with revenue authorities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with global payroll team to review payroll tax calculations and document positions.
• Identify opportunities for refunds or de-risk payroll tax positions.
• Support M&A integration for pre- and post-close payroll tax.
• Validate equity withholding and assist with shareholder transaction planning.
• Assist payroll team with global payroll tax communications and inquiries.
• Collaborate on payroll tax matters impacting direct and indirect taxes.
• Partner with equity administration to ensure equity tax reporting is reflected in filings.
• Lead global payroll tax audits (internal and external) and remediate exposures.
• Guide payroll tax policy and implementation.
• Reconcile payroll tax accounts and investigate variances with accounting.

Skills

Payroll tax expertise

US payroll regulations

Equity tax knowledge

Payroll audits

Automation/AI in payroll

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Workday

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to serve as the internal subject matter expert on payroll tax, advising payroll, equity, HR, and accounting teams on legislative changes and tax reporting obligations. The role leads payroll tax audits and supports cross-functional initiatives to optimize tax positions across global operations.

The position requires extensive payroll tax knowledge, strong analytical skills, and experience with major payroll systems (SAP, NetSuite, Workday).