Global Head of Payroll

Amplitude is the leading digital analytics platform, helping over 4,300 customers-including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, Square, and Under Armour-build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories by G2, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams.

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As an organization, we deliver for our customers by living our values. We operate from a place of humility, take ownership of problems and successes, approach challenges with a growth mindset, and put our customers at the center of everything we do.

Amplitude believes that diversity enables the creation of better products, improves the ability to solve complex problems, and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusion-one focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection-that will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive.

As Global Head of Payroll at Amplitude, you will lead and scale our global payroll function across multiple countries and regions, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations worldwide. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for setting the global payroll strategy, strengthening controls, and driving operational excellence in a public-company environment.

You will oversee end-to-end payroll operations, manage and develop a team of payroll professionals, and partner closely with Finance, People, Legal, and external vendors. A key focus of this role will be improving processes, optimizing systems, and supporting growth initiatives-including international expansion and the integration of acquired entities-while maintaining strong compliance and governance standards.

• Own and oversee end-to-end global payroll operations across multiple countries and regions
• Develop and execute a global payroll strategy aligned with Amplitude's growth, compliance, and control objectives
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of payroll professionals
• Ensure compliance with local payroll, tax, and labor regulations in all jurisdictions
• Manage relationships with global payroll vendors and PEOs (e.g., Cloud Pay or similar)
• Partner closely with People Ops, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and Equity teams
• Oversee payroll accounting coordination, including:
  • Payroll month end close
  • Payroll accruals and reconciliations
  • GL integration and reporting
• Own and maintain SOX controls related to payroll in a public company environment
• Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements
• Support international expansion and integration of acquired entities into payroll systems and processes
• Act as the escalation point for complex payroll issues, audits, and employee inquiries

• 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including global payroll leadership
• Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll, international payroll practices, and statutory compliance
• Experience in a public company and SOX-controlled environment
• Hands‑on experience with payroll systems such as Workday Payroll, Cloud Pay, or similar global platforms
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex vendor relationships
• Strong understanding of payroll tax, equity compensation payroll (RSUs, ESPP), and cross-border considerations
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross-functionally
• Bachelor's degree required (CPA, CPP, or equivalent certification a plus)

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.

The Product: Amplitude is a digital analytics platform-we help companies capture data they…