Senior Payroll & Equity Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Take responsibility for comprehensive global payroll execution for both employees and contractors, ensuring that payments, deductions, reimbursements, and modifications are accurate, timely, compliant, and properly reconciled.

• Calculate and verify variable compensation and bonuses for executives and non-GTM personnel, coordinating inputs, payroll processing, controls, and reconciliation with the GTM variable-pay partner.

• Develop and manage a global payroll calendar that includes cut-off dates, review cycles, approval processes, funding timelines, and service levels for reimbursements.

• Design and oversee equity and long-term incentive programs, which encompass grants, vesting, exercises, and terminations, while ensuring accurate record-keeping and cap-table integrity in collaboration with Finance and Legal.

• Manage global benefits administration across both statutory and supplemental programs.

• Assess benefits utilization, market competitiveness, employee feedback, and expenditure; propose data-supported modifications as necessary.

• Ensure the integrity of payroll and equity data across BambooHR, Justworks, Remote, and Carta, including workflows, integrations, permissions, and reporting.

• Oversee global employment operations, which include EOR/PEO relationships, provider governance, contracts, funding, service levels, reconciliations, escalations, and performance evaluations.

• Identify recurring failure points and manual processes, implementing sustainable process improvements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in both English and Russian.

• Over 7 years of progressive experience in global payroll, total rewards, benefits, HRIS, or people operations, with significant ownership of multi-country payroll responsibilities.

• Experience in managing direct-entity, EOR/PEO, and contractor populations across various jurisdictions.

• Practical experience in calculating bonuses or variable compensation and establishing review and approval controls.

• Background in designing or administering equity and long-term incentive programs.

• Experience in auditing an HRIS such as BambooHR, focusing on data governance, workflows, permissions, integrations, and reporting.

• Working knowledge of payroll compliance, equity tax implications, audit requirements, and stock-based compensation accounting concepts, including ASC 718.

• Proven track record of improving complex or manual processes within a scaling, distributed organization.

• Familiarity with equity platforms like Carta, Shareworks, or Pulley (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• 31 days of paid time off.

• Fully covered telemedicine plan.

• Assistance with home office setup for furniture and other workspace essentials.

• English language learning courses.

• Opportunities for relevant professional development.

• Access to a gym or swimming pool.

• Co-working space availability.

• Flexible remote working options.