Head of Global Payroll

Amplitude is the pioneer in digital optimization software. More than 1,400 customers, including Atlassian, Instacart, NBCUniversal, Shopify, and Under Armour rely on Amplitude to power their digital products. Amplitude makes product data accessible to every member of an organization, empowering them to make data-driven decisions that fuel faster product innovation and growth. As an organization, we approach challenges with humility, take ownership of our contributions, and embrace a growth mindset that pushes us to constantly improve ourselves, each other, and the value we bring to customers and partners.

Amplitude’s Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): Amplitude believes that diversity enables creation of better products, ability to solve complex problems, and drive more powerful solutions. In order to make diversity possible, we commit to striving to create an environment of inclusion: an environment focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection, which will allow employees of all backgrounds to feel the care they need to thrive. 

The Head of Global Payroll will be a key partner in implementing and developing strategies to lead and scale our payroll operations and systems globally, while maintaining internal controls, compliance, quality, and accuracy.  This leader will partner closely with various stakeholders to ensure a consistent and integrated approach as related to Finance and HR processes and solutions.  This role will manage the worldwide day to day payroll operations, including vendors and third party relationships, and drive process automation, standardization and improvement to ensure process efficiency and effectiveness.  This position will lead a current team of 3 and report directly to the Assistant Controller.

As a Head of Global Payroll, you will: 

• Develop and drive the vision for the global payroll function, including scale and optimization of administration, processes, and systems to support high growth.
• Maintain outstanding cross functional relationships; working closely with People Operations, Benefits, Legal, and international service teams.
• Manage global payroll operations in over 8+ countries, ensuring accurate, timely and efficient payroll processing, compliance with US and foreign regulations and tax requirements.
• Oversight of payroll related month and quarter-end close activities; including but not limited to understanding payroll GL reporting, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Improve payroll policies, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance, efficiency, and standardization across legal entities globally, including design and implementation of SOX controls.
• Ensure all payroll related tax filings and reports are completed timely and accurately in compliance with local, state, country specific laws and regulations
• Manage payroll audit enquires requests from both internal and external audit parties. Work with tax agencies and payroll service providers to resolve external tax issues and audits.
• Remain current on new legislation and regulatory rulings impacting all domestic and international payrolls.
• Develop and implement best practices, key performance indicators and SLA metrics for the team.
• Coach, mentor and provide leadership development to team members.

You'll be a great addition to the team if you have:

• 10+ years of payroll administration experience in multi-state and international operations, with 3+ years in a global payroll oversight role; 3+ years of people management experience
• Experience with Workday and ADP
• Excels in growth environments; versatile, capable of managing multiple projects and able to manage project plans, dependencies, and milestones
• Experienced in interpreting local and international payroll rules and regulations
• Effective and concise communicator, with teammates and various levels of leadership as well as external parties
• Experience implementing payroll in new countries and new jurisdictions
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize where needed
• Independent thinker with high degree of initiative, judgement, and discretion

The Company: Amplitude is filled with humble, life-long learners who are eager to help one another and the company succeed. Our values of growth mindset, ownership, and humility are core to the way we work: we’re tenacious in the face of challenges, we take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared success, and we operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view. 

We care about the well-being of our team: along with excellent health insurance, we offer flexible time off, a monthly wellness stipend, a generous parental leave, a subscription to Modern Health, and a generous Learning & Development stipend. 

The Product: Amplitude is a digital optimization system – we help companies understand their users, rapidly release better product experiences, and ultimately grow their business. We’re super proud of what we’ve built and continue to expand: a platform that empowers  companies to thrive in the digital era. 

• Amplitude is a tech company to bet your career on in 2021, according to Business Insider.
• Amplitude went public via a direct listing in September 2021 and is now trading under the ticker AMPL. 
• Amplitude is the #1 product analytics solution according to G2.
• Founded in 2012, Amplitude is backed by Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital, IVP, Battery Ventures, Y Combinator and other top tier investors.
• We’re a global and fast-growing team! We’ve hired more than 300 people in 2021 and have operations in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Amsterdam, London, Paris and Singapore.
• Our mascot is the datamonster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.

Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

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