Senior Manager, Global Payroll

ŌURA

Senior Manager of Global Payroll leading global payroll operations for Oura's growth and expansion. Collaborating on compliance and systems integration across diverse regions.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi, New York, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Global Payroll Operations: Own and scale the end-to-end processing of multi-entity global payrolls, ensuring absolute accuracy, compliance with localized tax laws, and timely execution.
System Administration & Optimization: Act as the primary business owner for our core payroll systems, specifically focusing on the configuration, data integrity, reporting, and automated workflows within Workday Payroll.
Lead Migration and Transformation Initiatives: Lead and participate in complex financial/HR system migrations or implementation projects, partnering with external consultants and internal Business Systems teams to scale infrastructure, including process redesign, testing, cutover, and stabilization.
Internal Controls: Design, implement, and maintain robust internal control frameworks over global payroll processing to ensure compliance with internal control requirements and audit readiness.
Equity & Mobility Partnership: Partner closely with Stock Plan Administration, Legal, and Corporate Tax to accurately process stock-based compensation distributions (RSUs/Options), net settlements, and withholding taxes across global jurisdictions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a trusted thought partner to People/HR, FP&A, Accounting, and legal teams to align payroll execution with broader corporate strategies and company goals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive payroll management experience, ideally within a high-growth consumer technology or hardware manufacturing environment.
Deep Payroll expertise: Knowledge of employer tax, social security, statutory leave, and benefits-related payroll obligations across multiple countries.
Global Exposure: Knowledge of foreign entity reporting rules, global mobility taxation, and cross-border payroll compliance parameters.
Analytical Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills with the capability to see the big picture while translating complex tax and equity withholding logic into digestible guidance for senior leadership.
System Implementation Track Record: Direct experience participating in or leading enterprise-level payroll system implementations, software integrations, or multi-country migrations.
Equity Payroll Experience: Deep experience with equity payroll, including stock-compensation taxation and withholding operations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity packages
Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
An ŌURA Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
Paid sick leave and parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

global payroll processingpayroll system administrationdata integrityreportingautomated workflowsfinancial system migrationsprocess redesigninternal control frameworksequity payrollstock-compensation taxation

Soft Skills

exceptional communicationanalytical skillscross-functional collaborationstrategic alignmentthought partnership