Payroll Specialist

About the role

You will own the core systems, processes, and reporting that power our global payroll operations and equity administration. You will run accurate, compliant payroll cycles across multiple entities, worker types, and currencies, and manage the operational lifecycle of equity programs and related taxable events. This role sits at the intersection of People, Legal, Finance, and Tax, where you will ensure data integrity, assist in performing reconciliations through to cash and ERP, and strengthen our compensation and payroll infrastructure as the company grows rapidly. You will manage global payroll operations across direct employees, EORs (Employer of Record), and contractors, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant pay cycles. You will assist in preparing and performing payroll-to-cash and payroll-to-ERP (GL) reconciliations, supporting month-end close. You will administer global equity programs in Carta, including grants, vesting, exercises, platform maintenance, and equity-related taxable events. You will maintain data consistency across HiBob, Carta, Deel, and ERP systems through reconciliations and exception reviews. You will support audits and external advisors with accurate, well-documented operational data.

Key facts

What you'll do

Manage global payroll operations across direct employees, EORs, and contractors, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant pay cycles.

Assist in preparing and performing payroll-to-cash and payroll-to-ERP (GL) reconciliations, supporting month-end close.

Administer global equity programs in Carta, including grants, vesting, exercises, platform maintenance, and equity-related taxable events.

Maintain data consistency across HiBob, Carta, Deel, and ERP systems through reconciliations and exception reviews.

Support audits and external advisors with accurate, well-documented operational data.

Drive process improvements that enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of payroll and equity operations.

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into accurate payroll and equity policies and controls.

Monitor regulatory and tax updates relevant to global payroll and equity compensation to ensure ongoing compliance.

Leverage automation and system integrations to reduce manual effort and improve error detection in payroll workflows.

Own end-to-end ownership of payroll and equity operational issues, escalating and resolving blockers as they arise.

Requirements

Hands-on experience administering equity plans in an international setting (e.g., RSUs, stock options, taxable events).

Experience managing global payroll operations via Deel (including direct employees, EORs, and contractors) or similar global payroll platforms.

Strong understanding of payroll and tax considerations related to equity compensation.

Exceptional attention to detail, operational rigor, and ownership mindset.

Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Comfortable partnering cross-functionally with People, Finance, Legal, Tax, and external vendors independently in a high-velocity environment and collaborating across Legal, People, Finance, Tax, and external vendors.

Practical notes

This role is remote-first and location flexible anywhere, with the ability to work US hours.

Nice to have

Experience operating in SOX or AICPA/PCAOB audit environments.

Experience automating workflows or optimizing integrations between HRIS, payroll systems, and equity platforms.

Background working in global, fast-growth technology companies.

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The role title is Global Payroll & Equity Operations Lead at ElevenLabs. The opening section explains that ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology. It notes that the company launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. It states that today the company serves millions of users and thousands of businesses, including fast-growing startups and large enterprises such as Deutsche Telekom and Meta. It mentions that investors include Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth, and Sequoia. It adds that the company has raised $781M in funding and its last valuation was $11B, with multiples of 11, always. It explains that the company has expanded from voice into three main platforms. The first is ElevenAgents, which enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale. The second is ElevenCreative, which empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages. The third is ElevenAPI, which gives developers access to the company's leading AI audio foundational models.

The source states that everything the company does results from the creativity and commitment of its team, describing builders doing the best work of their lives. It identifies the team as researchers, engineers, and operators, including IOI medalists and ex-founders. It explicitly invites candidates who want to work hard and create lasting positive impact to join. Under How We Work, the source describes a high-velocity environment with rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy. It emphasizes impact over job titles, stating that the company does not have job titles and that it is about the impact the hire will have, with no task above or beneath them. It explains that the company is AI first, using AI to move faster with higher-quality results across engineering, growth, operations, and other functions. It describes excellence everywhere as a standard, where everything the company does should match the quality of its AI models. It highlights that the team is global, prioritizing talent over location.

The What We Offer section describes an innovative culture, stating that the hire will be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what is possible. It mentions growth paths, noting that joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact beyond the immediate role and responsibilities. It describes learning and development support, with ElevenLabs proactively supporting professional development through an annual discretionary stipend. It explains social travel support, providing an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however the hire chooses to use it. It references an annual company offsite, where the entire team is brought together in a new location each year, with past offsites having included Croatia and Italy. It mentions co-working support, offering a monthly co-working stipend if the hire is not located near one of the main hubs.

The About the Role section explains that the hire will own the core systems, processes, and reporting that power global payroll operations and equity administration. It states that the hire will run accurate, compliant payroll cycles across multiple entities, worker types, and currencies, and manage the operational lifecycle of equity programs and related taxable events. It clarifies that this role sits at the intersection of People, Legal, Finance, and Tax, where the hire will ensure data integrity, assist in performing reconciliations through to cash and ERP, and strengthen compensation and payroll infrastructure as the company grows rapidly. The source lists specific responsibilities, which are directly reflected in the What You'll Do section. These include managing global payroll operations across direct employees, EORs, and contractors, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant pay cycles. They include assisting in preparing and performing payroll-to-cash and payroll-to-ERP (GL) reconciliations, supporting month-end close. They include administering global equity programs in Carta, including grants, vesting, exercises, platform maintenance, and equity-related taxable events. They include maintaining data consistency across HiBob, Carta, Deel, and ERP systems through reconciliations and exception reviews. They include supporting audits and external advisors with accurate, well-documented operational data.

The Requirements section lists strict eligibility criteria that the hire must meet. It specifies hands-on experience administering equity plans in an international setting, such as RSUs, stock options, and taxable events. It requires experience managing global payroll operations via Deel, including direct employees, EORs, and contractors, or similar global payroll platforms. It calls for a strong understanding of payroll and tax considerations related to equity compensation. It demands exceptional attention to detail, operational rigor, and an ownership mindset. It requires the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. It specifies the ability to partner cross-functionally with People, Finance, Legal, Tax, and external vendors independently in a high-velocity environment and to collaborate across Legal, People, Finance, Tax, and external vendors.

The Bonus section describes preferred qualifications that are explicitly stated in the source. It mentions experience operating in SOX or AICPA/PCAOB audit environments. It includes experience automating workflows or optimizing integrations between HRIS, payroll systems, and equity platforms. It adds a background working in global, fast-growth technology companies as a preferred item.

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