{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"4cd6aba4e61dcc8bdae5e1b6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4cd6aba4e61dcc8bdae5e1b6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4cd6aba4e61dcc8bdae5e1b6","title":"Payroll Manager","description":"About Decagon\n\nDecagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.\n\nOur technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Block’s Cash App and Square, Chime, Oura Health, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel.\n\nWe’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships. We’re proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, and Index Ventures, along with many others.\n\nWe’re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values — Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner’s Mindset, and The Polymath Principle — shape how we work and grow as a team.\n\nAbout the Team\nThe Accounting team at Decagon is at the center of our growth, building the financial foundation that powers a rapidly scaling startup. We ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP while designing scalable processes and strong controls that support expansion across teams and geographies. Partnering closely with Sales, People, Legal, and Operations, we drive thoughtful spend management, contract oversight, and payroll excellence—balancing precision with agility in a fast-moving environment where our work directly enables the company’s next stage of growth.\n\nAbout the Role\nWe’re looking for a high-impact Payroll Manager to build the finance engine that keeps our company scaling. You’ll own global payroll operations, payroll accounting, and stock administration transforming these core operations into smooth, scalable systems that support a fast-moving, high-growth team. This is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll while helping build the processes and controls needed to support a rapidly scaling organization.\n\nIn this role, you will\n\nRun end-to-end payroll for the U.S. and international entities, including new hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, and equity compensation\n\nOwn stock administration in Carta: grants, exercises, terminations and repurchases, and the tax and reporting that follows\n\nClose payroll and equity every month: accruals, reconciliations, support for stock comp expense, and the schedules auditors ask for\n\nGet payroll tax right across states and countries, including new registrations, mobile employees, and year-end filings\n\nWrite the documentation and build the controls this function is missing, and automate the parts that shouldn't be manual\n\nExpand into broader accounting operations over-time: own T&E policy, process, and compliance; take on accounts payable and month-end reconciliations as capacity allows\n\nYour background looks something like this\n\n4-6 years of progressive payroll experience, with full ownership of U.S. and international payroll\n\nPayroll tax fluency, including registrations, multi-state nexus, and year-end forms\n\nDeep knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.\n\nWorking knowledge of equity compensation mechanics: ISO/NSO, exercises, dispositions, withholding, and reporting. Carta experience is a plus and the ability to pick it up quickly is not optional.\n\nComfort closing the books on your own work: journal entries, accruals, reconciliations\n\nRippling experience is helpful\n\nStrong attention to detail and the ability to independently reconcile and resolve discrepancies\n\nA proactive, ownership-driven mindset with comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment\n\nEven better if you have\n\nHave worked in a hyper growth company\n\nHave stood up payroll in a new country\n\nHave worked directly with external auditors on payroll and equity testing\n\nHave exposure to AP, AR, or T&E operations\n\nCompensation\n\n$160,000 - $190,000 + equity\n\nBenefits\n\nWe proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees:\n\nMedical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family\n\nLife Insurance and Disability Benefits\n\nRetirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)\n\nParental Leave\n\nFertility and family building benefits through Carrot\n\nMonthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance\n\nDaily lunches and snacks in the office to keep you at your best\n\nTake what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)\n\nThese benefits are described in more detail in Decagon’s policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.\n\nCompensation Range: $160K - $190K","company":"Decagon","rawCompany":"decagon","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-17T12:56:42.907Z","occupations":[{"code":"43-3051.00","title":"Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks","slug":"payroll-and-timekeeping-clerks"},{"code":"43-3031.00","title":"Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks","slug":"bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks"},{"code":"13-2011.00","title":"Accountants and Auditors","slug":"accountants-and-auditors"}],"industries":[{"code":"541214","title":"Payroll Services","slug":"payroll-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Payroll Manager","description":"About Decagon\n\nDecagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.\n\nOur technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Block’s Cash App and Square, Chime, Oura Health, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel.\n\nWe’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships. 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