Sr. Manager, Payroll

Pinterest; United States; Remote; USD 147,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Sr. Manager, Americas Payroll to lead payroll operations across Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.

You will scale processes, ensure compliance, and partner with Finance, Legal, Tax, People and external providers to deliver accurate, timely payroll results. The role focuses on governance, standardization, and automation, with the use of AI to accelerate analysis and reporting while maintaining accuracy and control.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll experience across Americas.
• 5+ years in payroll leadership.
• Experience across US, Canada and Latin America.
• Experience in payroll compliance and audits across jurisdictions.
• Partnering with Accounting, Legal, Tax, People and external providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Americas payroll operations across Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and United States, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Partner with Global Payroll & Employment Tax Team to scale processes.
• Oversee Americas payroll compliance, including statutory filings, tax withholding, social contributions, year-end reporting and audit readiness.
• Drive payroll process improvements through standardization, automation and collaboration with internal systems teams and external payroll vendors.
• Build and strengthen payroll controls, governance and documentation.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People, Total Rewards, Equity and HR operations teams to ensure policy alignment.
• Support complex matters including cross-border movements, global mobility, shadow payroll coordination and equity-related payroll impacts.
• Use AI to accelerate analysis, reporting and documentation with validation for accuracy.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Americas payroll

Mult-country payroll

Audit & compliance

AI in analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

We’re seeking a Sr. Manager, Americas Payroll to help lead Pinterest’s Americas payroll operations and support the continued scale of our global footprint. Reporting directly to the Director, Global Payroll & Employment Tax, you’ll oversee payroll execution, compliance and operational excellence across a broad set of countries and partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People and external providers. This role is focused on delivering accurate, compliant and scalable payroll operations across Argentina, Canada, Brazil,, Mexico, and the United States (and any future Americas countries).

What you’ll do:

• Lead end-to-end Americas payroll operations across Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and United States ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing across multiple entities, pay groups and jurisdictions
• Partner with the rest of the Global Payroll & Employment Tax Team to execute the Americas payroll strategy and scale processes that support Pinterest’s growth across the Americas
• Oversee Americas payroll compliance, including statutory requirements, tax withholding, social contributions, year-end reporting, local filings and audit readiness across supported countries
• Drive payroll process improvements through standardization, workflow optimization, automation and strong partnership with internal systems teams and external payroll vendors
• Build and strengthen payroll controls, governance and documentation to reduce risk, improve consistency and support accurate financial reporting
• Partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People, Total Rewards, Equity and HR operations teams to ensure payroll outcomes align with company policies and country-specific requirements
• Support complex Americas payroll matters, including cross-border employee movements, global mobility, shadow payroll coordination and equity-related payroll impacts
• Use AI to accelerate analysis, reporting and process documentation, while applying judgment and verification to ensure accuracy, compliance and quality

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in payroll, including significant experience leading Americas payroll operations across multiple countries
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a payroll leadership role, including leading teams and driving results in a complex, fast-paced global environment
• Experience in payroll operations across a broad Americas footprint, ideally spanning US, Canada and Latin America
• Experience in Americas payroll compliance, including statutory filings, tax withholding, social insurance requirements, year-end processes and audit support across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience in building and improving payroll processes, controls and operating procedures that increase accuracy, efficiency and scalability
• Experience partnering with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, People, Equity and external payroll providers to deliver compliant payroll outcomes
• Demonstrated experience using AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day work such as analysis, documentation and reporting, with a clear approach to validating accuracy and quality
• Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work, including testing, source-checking, data validation and peer review where appropriate
• High integrity and ownership in handling sensitive employee and payroll data, with accountability for final decisions and deliverables
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, a related field or equivalent experience

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6 months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$146,561 - $301,744 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.