Senior Payroll Specialist

EngineersOfAI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreWeave is looking for a detail-oriented Senior Payroll Specialist to manage bi-weekly payroll for its US and Canadian operations. You will utilize Workday Payroll to ensure compliance with payroll regulations and support month-end accounting activities.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving payroll challenges, and is passionate about process improvement. You will collaborate with various departments to enhance operational excellence in payroll administration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in payroll processing.
• Knowledge of US and Canadian payroll regulations.
• Proven ability to manage multi-state tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own bi-weekly payroll processing for US and Canada using Workday.
• Process complex payroll transactions including stock-based compensation.
• Manage payroll tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Establish payroll tax accounts to comply with regulations.
• Provide exceptional internal customer support for payroll inquiries.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Collaborative

Payroll compliance

Workday Payroll

Process improvement

Tools

Workday Payroll

Job description

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more atwww.coreweave.com.

What You'll Do:

As CoreWeave continues its rapid growth and global expansion, our Finance Operations organization is scaling to support an increasingly complex global workforce. Payroll is a mission-critical function that ensures employees are paid accurately, compliantly, and on time while enabling the business to scale efficiently. This role will play a key part in optimizing payroll operations across the United States and Canada while driving automation, process improvements, and system enhancements that support one of the fastest-growing public companies in the AI infrastructure space.

We are seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and collaborative Senior Payroll Specialist to join our Finance Operations team. This individual will own end-to-end payroll processing across the United States and Canada while serving as a subject matter expert for Workday Payroll, payroll compliance, and cross-border payroll operations. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex payroll and compliance challenges, and is passionate about improving processes through automation and technology. This role offers broad exposure across Payroll, HR, Finance, Accounting, Legal, Equity Administration, and external vendors while providing the opportunity to help scale payroll infrastructure supporting a rapidly growing global organization.

In this role, you will:

• Own end-to-end bi-weekly payroll processing for employees across the United States and Canada using Workday Payroll
• Process complex payroll transactions, including equity events such as RSU vesting, NSOs, ISOs, and other stock-based compensation activities
• Manage multi-state and cross-border payroll tax compliance, including federal, state, provincial, and local tax requirements
• Establish and maintain payroll tax accounts while ensuring compliance with US and Canadian payroll regulations
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Accounting, Equity Administration, Legal, and Workday system administrators to ensure payroll accuracy and operational excellence
• Research and resolve payroll inquiries while providing exceptional internal customer support through the payroll ticketing system
• Support month-end payroll accounting activities, including journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, and reporting
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support SOX compliance, payroll audits, and contro