Global Payroll Manager

The role

The Global Payroll Manager will own end to end payroll for a distributed team including US W-2 employees, US contractors, global employees through EORs, and global contractors. This role involves running payroll cycles in Rippling and designing scalable processes for new states, countries, and headcount.

What you will do

• Run full-cycle multi-state US W-2 payroll in Rippling
• Manage federal, state, and local tax compliance and new state registrations
• Handle year-end W-2s, W-2Cs, and fringe reporting
• Manage hourly, non-exempt, and intern pay including California OT and meal/rest break premiums
• Perform monthly global EOR payroll inputs, register reviews, and invoice reconciliations
• Process US and global contractor payments and tax forms
• Manage bonuses, commissions, and variable pay including supplemental withholding
• Handle equity-event payroll for RSU vests and option exercises
• Execute payroll journal entries, GL reconciliations, and month-end accruals
• Automate manual steps and act as the go-to for employee payroll questions

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive payroll experience, including full ownership of multi-state US payroll
• Rippling payroll admin (US and Rippling Global)
• Hands-on global payroll through EORs
• Paying US and international contractors (1099s, W-8BENs, classification)
• Complex California hourly payroll: daily OT, regular rate, meal/rest premiums, and the records behind them
• Bonus and commission payroll, including supplemental withholding and accruals
• Deep knowledge of federal/state/local payroll tax, FLSA, and year-end reporting
• Comfortable with journal entries, GL reconciliations, and month-end close
• Strong Excel/Sheets skills
• Sound judgment with confidential data
• Clear, friendly communication

Nice to have

• Stood up payroll in a new country or entity
• Equity comp payroll (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs) and Carta
• High-growth startup, ideally AI or developer infrastructure
• CPP or FPC certification
• Automates manual work with scripts, integrations, or AI tools
• US benefits knowledge, including 401(k) and mandatory compliance

Benefits

• Interesting and challenging work
• A lot of learning and growth opportunities
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
• Regular team events and offsites

About the company

fal is the generative media ecosystem powering the next generation of AI products. They build infrastructure, tools, and model access for developers and enterprises.