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Senior Manager, Global Payroll

LaunchDarkly · Remote - US · Remote

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About LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly helps teams safely manage code and AI agents in production with feature flags, progressive delivery, automated rollback, and runtime control. Backed by Bessemer, Insight and 500 Global.

About the role

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Payroll to lead and scale the company’s global payroll operations during its next phase of growth. This leader will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, People, Legal, IT, Total Rewards and external payroll providers to ensure payroll is accurate, timely, compliant, efficient and employee-centered across all countries and entities where LaunchDarkly operates.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including significant experience leading global payroll operations in a multi-entity organization
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, human resources, business or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. CPP preferred
  • Experience managing US and international payroll across multiple countries, pay frequencies, payroll providers, EOR partners and local specialists, including service-level oversight and issue resolution
  • Strong knowledge of US payroll tax, statutory requirements, year-end reporting, wage and hour considerations, benefits deductions, equity, commissions and payroll accounting
  • Experience processing or reviewing bonuses, commissions, equity-related compensation, and other off-cycle or non-recurring payroll payments
  • Hands-on experience with payroll solutions (e.g. ADP) and a track record of leading payroll system implementations, migrations, integrations, or major system enhancements
More about this role

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Payroll to lead and scale the company’s global payroll operations during its next phase of growth. This leader will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, People, Legal, IT, Total Rewards and external payroll providers to ensure payroll is accurate, timely, compliant, efficient and employee-centered across all countries and entities where LaunchDarkly operates.

The Senior Manager, Global Payroll will own the end-to-end payroll operating model, including payroll processing, controls, compliance, vendor management, reconciliations, reporting, systems and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for a strategic, hands-on payroll leader who is comfortable driving change across multiple functions and regions, staying close to complex details, and building scalable processes that support a growing global workforce.

  • Own the end-to-end global payroll operating model, including payroll calendars, standard operating procedures, data inputs, approvals, processing, funding, reconciliations, reporting and issue resolution
  • Lead US and international payroll operations across multiple countries, entities, pay frequencies and local...

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