Senior Manager, Global Payroll Systems & Equity Operations

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As the Senior Manager of Global Payroll Systems & Equity Operations at HTS, you will serve as a player-coach reporting to the Head of People Operations & Workforce Technology to modernize and scale our workforce compensation infrastructure. Sitting on the leadership team, your mandate is to transition the function away from manual, multi-vendor handoffs into an automated, highly scalable operating model that maximizes systemic efficiency without proportional headcount growth. This high-visibility role uniquely blends global cross-functional system design with hands-on execution to directly mitigate operational and financial risk.. What would your day-to-day look like Own the end-to-end global payroll operating model across employees, contractors, EORs, PEOs, and local providers. Manage and develop a team of 2-3 direct reports while maintaining execution discipline and high operational standards. Lead the operational administration of employee equity in Shareworks, covering grant processing, data updates, and multi-department reconciliation. Identify and implement automation workflows to minimize manual data transfers, recurring exceptions, and data friction. Partner with HR Technology, IT, and Finance to drive payroll platform consolidations and maximize system reliability. Strengthen compliance protocols, payroll controls, and documentation to protect the business from financial exposure and ensure audit readiness. Establish clear processing calendars, accountability metrics, and data scorecards to measure function accuracy and capacity gains. Step into complex tax, equity, and market-specific payroll challenges to drive swift cross-functional resolution. An ideal candidate has Global Payroll Leadership: Proven experience managing multi-country payroll operations, specifically navigating EOR, PEO, and local provider frameworks. Equity Administration Expertise: Direct familiarity handling equity platforms like Shareworks, including managing grant lifecycles and complex equity tax coordination. Systems & Automation Focus: A strong track record of designing HRIS integrations, optimizing workflows, and intentionally removing manual touchpoints from financial operations. Controls & Compliance Rigor: Deep knowledge of payroll controls, financial audit readiness, and tax implications within a high-growth technology or fintech corporate structure. Player-Coach Capability: The demonstrated capability to manage and upskill a remote operational team while simultaneously acting as a hands-on technical expert. Commercial & Analytical Mindset: The ability to convert complex operational patterns into clear, data-driven decisions that improve company-wide scaling efficiency 🇦🇷 Contractor Disclosure: Argentina 🇦🇷 This position is offered as an Independent Contractor role (Locación de Servicios) based in Argentina, supporting the Hopper Cloud / HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) business unit. The successful candidate will engage with Hopper as an independent service provider and will not be considered a legal employee under Argentine Labor Law. Consequently, the contractor is solely responsible for their own equipment, workspace, and compliance with all local tax and social security obligations, including registration and payments under the Monotributo or Régimen General (AFIP). This engagement is governed by a commercial service agreement and does not carry eligibility for company-sponsored benefits, statutory 13th-month salary (Aguinaldo), or paid vacation (Vacaciones pagas) typical of a traditional employment relationship. More about Hopper At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally - powering Hopper's mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We have developed several unique fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions - helping people travel better and save more on their trips. The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. he Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers - with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials. While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In recent years, we've grown into a travel fintech provider, commerce platform, and global travel agency that powers some of the world's largest brands. Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners' direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel

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