Senior Manager, Payroll Compliance

About the Team

OpenAI Finance is responsible for ensuring the organization is set up for success in pursuit of its mission.

OpenAI’s Payroll team is responsible for timely and accurate processing of payroll and ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations.

About the Role

The Senior Manager, Payroll Compliance, will oversee and manage all payroll-related compliance requirements, with a primary focus on tax compliance for OpenAI's global payroll operations. You’ll be responsible for ensuring adherence to all country-specific, state, and local payroll regulations, maintaining accurate compliance reporting, and proactively identifying and addressing compliance risks.

As a strategic leader, you will own the execution, accuracy, and scalability of the payroll compliance function. Your deep expertise and extensive knowledge of payroll compliance requirements will be critical to success. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of effectively managing compliance in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure complete compliance with all country-specific, state, and local payroll tax regulations, including timely and accurate filings and payments.

• Lead the management and execution of payroll compliance audits, proactively addressing gaps and mitigating potential risks.

• Oversee payroll compliance processes, including the establishment and continuous improvement of internal controls and procedures.

• Act as the primary point of contact for payroll-related compliance inquiries and escalations, partnering closely with internal stakeholders such as Finance, Tax, and HR.

• Stay abreast of regulatory changes and ensure compliance practices remain aligned with evolving requirements.

• Work directly with various tax agencies to resolve inquiries, audits, and discrepancies related to payroll compliance.

• Leverage systems and internal technology to effectively automate compliance tasks, enhance accuracy, and support scalability.

You might thrive in this role if you have: 

• 10+ years of experience in tax compliance, with significant experience in a fast-paced, high growth environment.

• Expert knowledge of tax regulations and compliance requirements.

• Proven track record of scaling tax compliance functions for large, diverse organizations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex compliance issues clearly and concisely.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

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