Mexico City, Mexico Remote (City) Full-time

Watershed is hiring a Global payroll manager

Responsibilities

  • Manage full-cycle payroll operations for employees in the United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico.
  • Enhance efficiency and data accuracy by optimizing Rippling and other HR and payroll platforms, integrating HRIS, ERP, and time-tracking systems.
  • Lead upcoming implementations or transitions of payroll systems, such as consolidating Mexico and UK payroll into Rippling.
  • Act as the main liaison for external payroll and compliance vendors, including Rippling, Remote, Mazars, and UK-based providers.
  • Ensure service level agreements, compliance standards, and output quality are met across all payroll partners.
  • Maintain comprehensive, audit-ready documentation, controls, and operational workflows for all regions.
  • Define and track key performance indicators like payroll accuracy, timeliness, and support ticket resolution rates.
  • Oversee administration of employee benefits in the US and UK in collaboration with People Operations.
  • Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, cost distribution, headcount reporting, and financial forecasting.
  • Collaborate with HR and People Ops on employee lifecycle events, including onboarding, offboarding, and pay adjustments.
  • Coordinate with Legal and Tax teams on regulatory compliance, labor laws, and international employment matters.
  • Engage external advisors such as Mazars in Mexico, UK accountants, and US tax specialists for payroll-related guidance.
  • Support Controllers and FP&A teams with cost-plus reporting and payroll forecasting requirements.

Work Arrangement

Remote — Mexico City

Other

  • Must be willing to work from an office four days per week, except for roles designated as remote.
  • The company maintains hub offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City, with satellite locations in Denver, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin.
  • In locations with offices, staff are expected to work in person four days each week.
  • Some positions are eligible for remote work and will be clearly marked as such on the job listings.
  • Proficiency in English is required for effective collaboration with global teams.
About company
Watershed
Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization.
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Job Details
Department Business Foundations, Finance
Category other
Posted 6 months ago