Senior Director, Global Payroll and Equity Administration

Responsibilities

• Compliance & Risk Architecture: Design, build, and audit robust internal controls globally. Ensure multi-jurisdictional tax logic, labor compliance, and equity regulations are engineered directly into the DNA of our payroll/equity organization.
• Team Leadership: Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global payroll and equity team. Actively cultivating a "builder" mindset across the organization, fostering a culture that balances rigorous operational accuracy with continuous innovation.
• Data Architecture & Predictive Analytics: Build out the data infrastructure required to deliver regular, actionable insights, cost-trend analysis, and key transformation metrics to senior leadership in Finance, Legal, HR, and IT to align with broader corporate milestones.

Requirements

• Educational Foundation: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Global Payroll and Equity Scale Expertise: 15+ years of progressive experience in payroll and equity administration, with a proven track record navigating highly complex, high-volume, multi-country environments across large-scale, publicly traded organizations.
• Geographic Regulatory Expertise : Deep operational and compliance expertise across multiple global geographies, with a strong emphasis on Asia-Pacific and North America markets.
• Executive Stakeholder Influence: Elite communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to align and influence cross-functional executives and teams.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in written and spoken English, with proficiency in a Korean a plus.

Benefits

Additional Information

What The Role Is: The Senior Director, Global Payroll and Equity Administration will lead worldwide payroll and equity strategy and operations across all countries where Coupang operates. Sitting at the intersection of operational excellence and product innovation, he/she will lead a global team, ensure accurate, timely, and compliant processes, serving as the functional "product owner" to partner with internal tech and engineering teams to build a world-class payroll and equity infrastructure to support Coupang's global ambitions.

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