North America Payroll Lead

Location: Boston United States - Hybrid United States  Canada Mexico Hybrid/Remote options available

We are seeking a North America Payroll Lead to manage payroll operations across the U.S. Canada Mexico and limited EOR-supported populations.

This role will oversee payroll delivery for a multi-country employee population and will be responsible for ensuring payroll accuracy compliance timely processing strong vendor management and operational excellence including support for month-end quarter-end and year-end payroll-related financial close activities and payroll audits.

What Youll Do

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations across North America including the U.S. Canada Mexico and limited EOR-supported populations.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately timely and in compliance with applicable federal state/provincial local and country-specific payroll tax labor and statutory requirements across 30 U.S. states and multiple Canadian provinces.
• Serve as the primary payroll lead for Workday Payroll supporting payroll processing configuration testing audits reporting integrations releases system changes data validation and ongoing process optimization.
• Manage payroll delivery through internal processes third-party payroll providers and Workday implementation/support partners ensuring effective vendor performance SLA management project deliverables issue resolution and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the payroll subject matter expert for North America partnering closely with HR Finance Legal Benefits Compensation and external vendors.
• Support payroll inputs and employee lifecycle events including new hires terminations transfers leaves of absence bonuses equity-related payments benefit deductions and other payroll adjustments.
• Oversee payroll impacts of stock/equity transactions executive compensation retention bonuses relocation benefits taxable fringe benefits and other complex compensation programs.
• Partner with Finance on payroll accounting balance sheet reconciliations accrual calculations variance analysis funding reporting SOX-compliant controls where applicable and month-end quarter-end and year-end close activities.
• Manage year-end payroll activities including U.S. W-2 Canada T4/T4A/Relevé 1 and Mexico annual reporting statutory obligations payroll audits tax statements and employee inquiries.
• Develop and maintain payroll policies SOPs process documentation governance frameworks controls and audit-ready processes to support compliance and operational scalability.
• Support international expansion activities including new state/province registrations entity setup support and oversight of EOR payroll arrangements where applicable.
• Establish and track payroll KPIs service levels audit findings compliance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives to streamline payroll processes improve data quality reduce manual work and strengthen cross-functional workflows.

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For

• 7 years of progressive payroll experience including independent ownership of multi-state multi-jurisdiction payroll operations for geographically dispersed workforces with exposure to Canada and/or Mexico payroll.
• Hands-on Workday Payroll experience required including payroll processing testing reporting production support data validation and issue resolution.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal state and local payroll requirements including payroll tax wage and hour considerations garnishments wage attachments leaves of absence benefit deductions multi-state taxation and year-end processes; familiarity with Canadian and Mexican payroll compliance preferred.
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting payroll funding general ledger interfaces accruals reconciliations variance review controls and financial close processes.
• Experience supporting internal and external payroll audits including SOX statutory tax regulatory compliance and control reviews.
• Experience managing payroll vendors and outsourced payroll providers including SLA management service reviews issue escalation and contract governance.
• Strong analytical problem-solving stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across HR Finance Legal Tax Benefits and external service providers.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced evolving environment with strong attention to accuracy confidentiality and operational follow-through.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Payroll certification or advanced experience implementing optimizing administering or supporting Workday Payroll integrations and payroll transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with OneSource Virtual managed payroll services.
• Experience supporting payroll operations during M&A carve-out stand-up or broader business transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to global payroll governance shared services or payroll center-of-excellence models.
• Certified Payroll Professional PCP Canada or equivalent payroll certification.
• Experience supporting payroll operations in high-growth technology or SaaS environments.
• Familiarity with EOR models and international workforce compliance.

Additional Information :

Why Join Velotic

Velotic is uniquely positioned at the intersection of industrial operations advanced connectivity and AI. Joining now means you can help shape:
 

Culture & Growth

• Build foundational People Ops systems processes and culture from day one.
• Work within a team defined by ambition collaboration authenticity and speed.
• Influence global operating models and employee experience at scale.
   

Work-Life Balance

• Salary range for the base is $80000 to $100000 
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
• Global paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time