About the job
About Watershed
Watershed is a leading enterprise sustainability platform that empowers organizations such as Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens to efficiently manage climate and ESG data. Our platform enables companies to generate audit-ready metrics for both voluntary and regulatory reporting, including CSRD, while actively driving decarbonization initiatives. We are on the lookout for passionate team members who are eager to contribute to a mission-driven startup and play a crucial role in fostering a collaborative culture within our expanding team.
With offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City, and a remote team across the US and Europe, we would love for you to consider joining our journey!
The Role
Watershed is searching for a detail-oriented and proactive Global Payroll Manager to oversee our payroll operations across the US, Mexico, the UK, and our global EOR workforce. This role is pivotal in managing end-to-end payroll processes, vendor relationships, compliance oversight, compensation cycle coordination, and support for cross-border employment.
Initially, this position will serve as an individual contributor, tasked with developing scalable payroll processes from inception and supporting our growth as we expand our jurisdictional reach and workforce.
This role is perfect for candidates who thrive in a dynamic startup environment, possess the ability to operate independently, and are comfortable navigating various countries, tools, and compliance frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the complete payroll cycles for employees in the US, UK, and Mexico.
- Enhance our utilization of Rippling and other payroll/HR systems, ensuring seamless data integration with HRIS, ERP, and time-tracking tools.
- Lead payroll system implementations or migrations, such as centralizing MX/UK payroll operations within Rippling.
- Act as the primary liaison for vendors including Rippling, Remote, Mazars (MX payroll/statutory), and UK payroll providers.
- Ensure compliance and quality across all payroll partners while optimizing SLA performance.
- Maintain audit-ready controls, workflows, and documentation across all jurisdictions.
- Define KPIs (e.g., payroll accuracy, timely processing, ticket resolution) for measuring payroll performance.
- Coordinate the administration of benefits programs in the US and UK in collaboration with the People Ops team.
