Senior Manager Global Payroll

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager Global Payroll to lead and manage our global payroll operations. You will have expertise in payroll strategy compliance and best practices coupled with experience in payroll system implementations across multiple regions. This leadership role demands a hands-on leader that excels in a fast-paced collaborative environment a strategic thinker who can guide process improvements ensure compliance with local tax laws and streamline payroll operations globally.

The Senior Manager Global Payroll will collaborate with the The People Team Finance and People Technology teams ensuring that payroll systems are optimized and aligned with organizational goals. You will help implement new payroll systems and technology solutions enhance operational efficiency and maintain a high level of employee satisfaction with accurate and timely payroll processing.

Responsibilities:

Payroll Strategy & Management

• Lead the end-to-end global payroll process for Crunchyroll ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees across multiple countries.
• Develop payroll strategies policies and best practices to ensure consistency efficiency and compliance globally.

Global Payroll Systems Implementation

• Lead the implementation of global payroll systems collaborating with our teams and third-party vendors to integrate payroll solutions.
• Oversee system selection vendor management and the implementation timeline to ensure successful global payroll system rollouts.
• Work with People Technology The People Team and Finance departments to ensure system configurations align with organizational requirements.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with local state federal and international tax regulations and labor laws.
• Stay up-to-date with global tax and regulatory changes making necessary adjustments to payroll processes and systems.
• Find and address payroll-related risks and implement controls to reduce errors penalties and audit issues.

Team Leadership & Development

• Build and lead a global payroll team
• Foster a collaborative solution-oriented environment

Vendor Management

• Manage relationships with third-party payroll vendors and external partners to ensure they meet contractual obligations and deliver high-quality service.
• Review vendor performance and evaluate new solutions or alternatives for improving global payroll efficiency.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Improve initiatives by applying technology and automation to improve payroll processes and reduce manual intervention.
• Identify opportunities to refine payroll operations including pay cycles reporting and system functionality.

In the role of Senior Manager Global Payroll you will report to the Sr. Director Total Rewards.

We are considering applicants for the location of San Francisco or Los Angeles.

We get excited about candidates like you because you have...

• 8+ Years of overall payroll experience 5+ years of global payroll experience with in-house payroll processing in a high volume
• Experience managing payroll across North America EMEA APAC and LATAM.
• Experience in a senior payroll leadership role
• Experience working with payroll vendors and platform technologies; includes Workday Payroll experience or deep module knowledge
• Experience directing managing and nurturing global teams
• The capacity to think analytically focuses on the larger picture
• The ability to adapt to shifting priorities while maintaining focus on the broader business.
• Manage a high degree of change
• Growth mindset: learning on a continuous basis as key to learning through opportunity and adversity

The People Team's mission is to enable talent across our company to make an impact while innovating for the future. We are global in nature and focuses on client service while being genuine authentic and empathetic to employees and their needs across the organization.

In addition to getting to work with fun passionate and inspired colleagues you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:

• Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential paid annually.
• Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
• Generous medical dental vision STD LTD and life insurance
• Health Saving Account HSA program
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• Support program for new parents
• Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!

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What We Do

At Crunchyroll we deliver what anime fans love—anytime anywhere. With the world’s largest anime streaming library we connect fans to the stories characters and creators they love. But Crunchyroll is more than just a destination to watch anime—it's a global ecosystem where anime lives and breathes beyond the screen. From streaming and theatrical releases to merch games news events and music we offer fans immersive experiences that celebrate anime culture in all its forms. Headquartered in the U.S. with teams and reach across the globe Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex of Japan. This unique partnership gives us the power to scale globally while staying rooted in anime’s cultural origins ensuring authenticity and access for fans everywhere. We believe anime is more than entertainment—it’s a way of life. And we’re here to champion that passion every day.

Why Work With Us

We take the People Experience seriously here at Crunchyroll. Join a diverse team of talented ambitious people who treat each other well and believe that how we win is just as important as winning.

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