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Payroll Operations Manager

Cognition · San Francisco · New York City · Austin, Texas

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own global payroll end-to-end for employees, contractors and commission recipients.
  • Design automation and controls to scale payroll 10x without added effort.
  • Handle payroll for commissions, bonuses, equity and relocation payments.

Ideal candidate

A detail-obsessed payroll operator with high-growth experience who thrives owning complex global payroll end-to-end and cares deeply about accuracy, compliance, and building scalable, automated processes.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in payroll, accounting operations, or finance operations with ownership of complex payroll in high-growth environment
  • Deep domestic and international payroll experience including EORs, global providers, and cross-border matters
  • Strong command of US payroll tax compliance including withholding, deposits, filings, reconciliations, and year-end reporting
  • Working knowledge of international payroll tax and withholding with judgment to coordinate with providers and advisors
  • Fluency with enterprise payroll platforms such as ADP, Workday, or Rippling including configuration and vendor management
remote policy
On-site 5 days per week

Lab profile

About Cognition

Applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents, makers of Devin.

What they build

  • Devin

Known for

  • End-to-end software agents
  • Talent-dense team
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