Payroll & Equity Manager
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 140 - 170
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
About Clay
Our mission is to help organizations turn any growth idea into reality.
We see growth as a creative practice not a formula. Finding and reaching your best-fit customers takes unique ideas and constant iteration. As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy creativity is the only lasting advantage. Were already helping thousands of customers including Anthropic Waste Management Figma and Ramp go to market with unique data signals and AI research.
In 2025 we crossed $100M in revenue and raised a $100M Series C at a $3.1B valuation backed by world-class investors including Sequoia CapitalG and First Round. We also completed our first first employee tender offer and launched a community equity round for our customers agency partners and club members.
Some things to know about us:
Our community includes 11000 customers 150 integration partners 125 agencies 50 Clay clubs and 30k members on Slack.
All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity management and more.
Our operating principles including negative maintenance and non-attached action guide our work. Read more about them here.
Read about us in the NYT Forbes First Round Review and more.
Hear from our employees directly on our Glassdoor page!
The Role
Clay is looking for a Payroll & Equity Manager to own and scale our payroll operations and equity administration as we scale operations and grow globally. This role sits at the intersection of Finance People and Legal and is critical to ensuring accuracy compliance and a world-class employee experience.
Youll be responsible for managing multi-entity payroll administering equity plans and building the systems and processes that support a fast-growing and distributed workforce. This is a hands-on role with strategic ownership which is ideal for someone who thrives in detail compliance and continuous improvement.
What Youll Do
Payroll
Own end-to-end payroll processing across the U.S. and international entities (employees and contractors). Strong experience with multi-state payroll and tax scenarios.
Ensure timely accurate payroll runs tax filings and statutory compliance across jurisdictions
Own year-end payroll activities including review of tax forms W-2 as well as fringe benefit reporting 401k limits and ensuring accuracy of state tax rates
Partner with external payroll providers (Rippling) and drive automation
Manage payroll related reconciliations journal entries monthly/quarterly close support and audits.
Maintain and improve payroll controls documentation and internal processes
Act as the primary point of contact for payroll questions from employees and leadership
Stock & Equity Administration
Own administration of Clays equity plans (ISOs NSOs RSUs etc.)
Process grants exercises terminations and vesting events accurately and on time
Partner with Legal and Finance on equity compliance board approvals and cap table integrity
Support equity related reconciliations journal entries monthly/quarterly close support and audits.
Support equity-related reporting for audits valuations (409A) and financial statements
Help educate employees on equity basics and provide clear thoughtful support
Research and resolve complex equity transactions with the support of management
Cross-Functional & Strategic Work
Partner closely with People Ops Finance Legal and external vendors
Support scaling efforts as Clay grows headcount geographies and complexity
Identify opportunities to automate streamline and future-proof payroll and equity workflows while supporting new system implementations
Contribute to broader finance and people operations projects as needed
What Were Looking For
7 years of experience in payroll and/or equity administration ideally in a high-growth startup or tech environment
A successful candidate thrives in a dynamic high-accountability environment is able to manage multiple workflows and will partner closely with HR Finance Legal and external auditors and consultants
Deep hands-on experience running payroll and administering equity plans
Strong understanding of U.S. payroll compliance and international payroll experience Experience with equity platforms (Carta Pulley Shareworks etc.) and HRIS platforms (Rippling ADP Workday etc)
Exceptional attention to detail and a strong control mindset
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
Comfortable operating independently in an evolving fast-paced environment
Clear communicator who can translate complex topics into simple employee-friendly explanations
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Dayforce
- Paychex
- Payroll Management
- Ceridian
- Paylocity
- SOX
- Payroll
- ADP
- Kronos
- Human Resources
- JD Edwards
- Workday
About Company
Implement your creative growth ideas to build pipeline for your sales team. First, maximize your data coverage with 75+ enrichment tools and our AI agent. Then, use AI to craft the perfect outreach.
