Global Payroll Compliance Manager

Global Payroll Compliance Manager

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack's AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR's impact on business outcomes. By combining media database, monitoring, and reporting into one dynamic platform, we empower teams to collaborate seamlessly, pitch effectively, and analyze results faster and more efficiently.

Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion, and infuse these values into everything we do.

We're seeking a detail-oriented and compliance-driven Global Payroll Compliance Manager to oversee payroll processes and ensure accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance across all regions and entities. In this role, you'll own payroll execution, reporting, and compliance for U.S. and international employees, while partnering with Finance, Talent Operations, and external vendors to deliver a seamless payroll experience.

You'll be responsible for managing payroll workflows, documentation, maintaining compliance with federal, state, and international tax laws, domestic and international employment compliance and supporting related benefit and reporting programs (e.g., 401(k), stipends, state tax, and global mobility).

What You'll Do :

• Independently own and execute global payroll operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across all employee groups and countries
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and international tax and labor regulations, including payroll reporting, filings, and documentation
• Maintain all federal, state, and international employment compliance
• Manage U.S. payroll compliance items such as 401(k) support, state tax setup, and stipends payment processes
• Administer global payroll (e.g., UK payroll, Canadian payroll, Bulgarian payroll), ensuring accuracy and alignment with local laws and company policies
• Lead preparation for and participation in related audits, collaborating with Finance, Legal, and other internal partners as needed
• Support year-end and quarterly reporting, including W-2, 1099, and global equivalents.
• Partner with the Talent Operations team to support new hire setup, compensation changes, and terminations
• Collaborate with external vendors and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for process automation and system improvements. Drive all vendor and platform consolidation as the payroll subject matter expert
• Own global compliance projects, such as payroll vendor contract management, international payroll integrations, and expansion readiness, including researching and standing up international entities
• Ensure a positive employee experience by responding promptly and professionally to payroll and tax-related inquiries
• Own all aspects of employment-related compliance administration, including unemployment claims, verification of employment requests, and workers' compensation cases
• Serve as the primary point of contact for relevant agencies, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant responses
• Maintain records and documentation in accordance with legal requirements and company policy

How Success Will Be Measured In This Role :

If The Details Below Describe You, You Could Be A Great Fit For This Role :

Salary

In the US, the base salary for this role is between $100,000 - $120,000+, depending on skills and experience. Total compensation for this role consists of base salary and a quarterly bonus plan.

We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

Why Muck Rack?

Remote Work, Forever

Transparent & Fair Compensation

Health & Wellness

Time Off & Family Benefits

Learning and Development

Inclusive, Customer-First Culture

Note : Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations.

While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.