Senior Manager, Global Payroll

Senior Manager, Global Payroll

Mission:
Groq is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Manager, Global Payroll to lead and scale our global payroll operations. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this is a key role within our growing Finance team, responsible for ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence across multiple countries. The ideal candidate brings deep payroll expertise, international experience, and a collaborative mindset suited for a dynamic startup environment.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

• Oversee and manage global payroll operations, including coordination with third-party vendors across EMEA and APAC regions
• Manage bi-weekly and monthly payroll processes, ensuring timely and accurate execution
• Partner closely with People Operations, Accounting, and Legal teams on cross-functional initiatives and compliance
• Oversee and continuously improve expense reimbursement processes
• Support equity-based payroll administration, including taxable events related to exercises and vesting
• Maintain and optimize payroll systems and integrations, with a strong preference for ADP familiarity
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and international payroll regulations
• Lead preparation and execution of payroll, benefit plan, and workers compensation audits and assist in other financial audits as needed
• Drive improvements in payroll workflows, documentation, and internal controls
• Manage and mentor payroll team members as the team grows

Ideal candidates have/are:

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including international payroll exposure (EMEA/APAC preferred)
• Experience with equity-based payroll, including taxation of exercises and vesting
  Strong working knowledge of ADP systems (Workforce Now or equivalent)
• Private company payroll experience required, with strong preference for experience in both private and public companies
• Experience in a high-growth startup environment
• Demonstrated collaboration with People Operations and Finance teams
• Experience supporting audits (payroll and financial) and understanding of GAAP-related payroll considerations
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills, with acute attention to detail
• Strong operational mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Prior people management or team leadership experience is strongly preferred

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $156,000 to $211,000, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.