Payroll Manager

Overview

Payroll Manager opportunity — Onsite to Hybrid | High-Volume | Growth & Acquisition Environment

A well-capitalized, rapidly growing organization is seeking a Contract Payroll Manager to support a critical phase of post-acquisition integration and continued headcount growth
. This is a hands-on leadership role overseeing high-volume, multi-state payroll in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The position will start fully onsite and is expected to transition to a hybrid schedule once stabilized. Company details will remain confidential during early conversations.

Why This Role Exists

• Recent acquisition activity
• Continued workforce expansion (2,500+ employees)
• Increased payroll complexity and reporting demands
• Need for experienced leadership to stabilize and scale payroll operations

• Lead end-to-end bi-weekly in-house payroll for U.S. employees
• Manage and develop a payroll team in a high-volume environment
• Oversee compliance with federal, state, and regulatory payroll requirements
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Accounting, IT, Tax, and Legal
• Manage payroll audits, filings, reconciliations, and reporting
• Support system changes, testing, and process improvements
• Handle complex payroll transactions including equity, relocations, garnishments, and off-cycle payments

• 8+ years of payroll experience in large, multi-state environments (2,500+ employees)
• Prior payroll leadership or management experience
• International payroll exposure strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of payroll compliance and controls
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, change-heavy environments
• Able to work onsite initially, with flexibility to move to hybrid

Note:

This description reflects the information provided by the recruiter and does not include any extraneous boilerplate or unrelated content.