Senior Payroll Specialist

The role

You will run US and international payroll end to end. You will own payroll tax filings, manage PEO and EOR relationships, and support equity administration.

What you will do

• Run US and international payroll end to end
• Own all associated payroll tax filings, domestic and international
• Manage PEO and EOR relationships
• Reconcile payroll to the general ledger and support month-end close
• Build and maintain payroll calendar, processes, and documentation
• Partner with People/Talent and accounting on new hires, changes, and terminations
• Support equity administration in Carta and equity reporting for the board
• Be the contact for internal payroll questions and external auditor requests

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience running both US and international payroll, including Canada and/or the EU
• Experience managing payroll tax filings directly
• Experience with multi-state US payroll for a remote, distributed team
• Strong experience working within PEO and/or EOR structures
• Familiarity with startup-focused platforms such as Rippling, Deel, Remote, or similar
• Comfort working independently as the subject-matter expert

Nice to have

• CPP, FPC, or a similar payroll certification
• Experience moving payroll in-house, switching providers, or migrating an HRIS
• Experience with equity administration in Carta
• Experience at a fast-growing company with a distributed, international team
• You've personally caught a payroll error before anyone else did

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible vacation policy
• An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world
• Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers

About the company

LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the voice-driven era of computing. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice AI applications for OpenAI, xAI, Salesforce, Coursera, Spotify, and thousands of others.