Payroll Lead

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About the Opportunity

The company is transforming the massive and antiquated dental industry—an industry worth over $200B. Backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms, the organization is on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every function of the dental practice through technology. As the company expands its reach globally, it is building the operating system for dental offices around the world—empowering clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients.

About the Role

The company is hiring a Payroll Lead to support the execution and operational excellence of its U.S. payroll program. This role will focus on payroll operations, partnering closely with Accounting and People Systems to ensure payroll is processed accurately, compliantly, and on schedule every cycle.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Lead will own day-to-day payroll execution and act as a key operator in the payroll process, ensuring payroll data integrity, monitoring compliance requirements, and supporting reconciliation and reporting activities.

This is an ideal opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives in a detail-oriented environment, enjoys building scalable processes, and takes pride in delivering accurate and reliable payroll operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute Payroll Operations
• Maintain Payroll Accuracy
• Ensure Payroll Compliance
• Systems, Reporting & Accounting Coordination
• Employee Payroll Support

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of U.S. payroll experience, including multi-state payroll processing.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, tax withholding, and payroll reporting requirements.
• Experience processing payroll in systems such as UKG, ADP, Paylocity, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Experience supporting payroll audits, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Strong organizational and process management skills.
• Ability to operate independently while collaborating cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and Accounting teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience administering payroll in UKG.
• Experience supporting payroll during periods of rapid company growth or scaling operations.
• Exposure to international payroll processes or global payroll vendors.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.

Additional Information

For full-time positions, the company offers a wide range of best-in-class, comprehensive, and inclusive benefits tailored to each country where it operates. The local benefits packages typically include healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off—ensuring team members are supported no matter where they live and work.

The company is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. It is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

The company also fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals.

Compensation$96.9K – $114K • Offers Equity

Actual compensation for roles will vary based on factors including the candidate's location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please note that compensation listed for U.S. based roles applies only to candidates working in the United States. Candidates hired outside the U.S. will receive regionally adjusted compensation.

The hiring company is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.