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# Global Head of Payroll at Via

- **Company:** Via
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-06-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/via/jobs/8592210002

## Job description

Via is on a mission to create public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. Our platform serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks, transforming antiquated and siloed public transportation systems into smart, data-driven, and efficient digital networks. With hundreds of agency partners around the world, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider globally.

As Global Head of Payroll, you will lead and scale payroll operations across our global footprint, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery for employees across the United States, Europe, Israel, and other international markets supported through employer-of-record (EOR) and payroll partners. This role is responsible for global payroll strategy, payroll operations, compliance, vendor management, and payroll technology.

You will build and develop a high-performing global payroll organization, establish scalable processes and controls, and serve as a key partner to the Finance, Legal, People, and Operations teams. Success in this role requires a hands-on leader who can operate strategically while remaining close to the details, driving operational excellence in a fast-paced, high-growth, and globally distributed environment.

## What You'll Do

- Lead global payroll operations across all countries and entities, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing.
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of Payroll Managers and payroll professionals across multiple regions.
- Establish scalable payroll governance, controls, policies, and operating procedures that support a growing global workforce.
- Own relationships with global payroll providers, Employer of Record partners, tax advisors, and other payroll vendors, ensuring service quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with People Operations to ensure the accurate and timely flow of employee data, including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, benefits, leave programs, equity transactions, and organizational changes.
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Equity Administration, and Legal to ensure compliance with global payroll regulations and reporting requirements.
- Ensure accurate processing and reporting of equity compensation, including RSUs, stock options, and related payroll tax obligations.
- Drive payroll technology strategy and optimization, including Workday Payroll, global payroll platforms like P&I Loga and iiPay, integrations, automation, reporting, and system implementations.
- Develop meaningful payroll metrics, dashboards, and reporting packages, including headcount reporting, payroll spend analysis, variance analysis, payroll tax reporting, and executive-level reporting.
- Ensure accurate and timely payroll tax filings, registrations, remittances, garnishments, and statutory reporting requirements globally.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve controls, reduce risk, and enhance the employee payroll experience.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex payroll matters and drive timely resolution of payroll-related issues.

## Who You Are

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience, including responsibility for multinational payroll operations.
- Demonstrated experience leading global payroll teams across multiple countries and regions.
- Strong understanding of payroll taxes, financial controls, and payroll compliance.
- Proven ability to build scalable payroll processes and lead through periods of growth, change, and system transformation.
- Strong project management skills with experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Hands-on leadership style with a willingness to dive into operational details when needed.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement capabilities.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
- High degree of discretion and commitment to maintaining confidentiality.

What Catches Our Eye

- Experience with Workday, global payroll platforms (iiPay, P&I Loga, Malam, or similar)
- Experience supporting publicly traded companies and equity compensation payroll processing.
- Experience leading payroll transformations, implementations, and integration projects.
- Familiarity with SOX controls, public company reporting requirements, and audit environments.
- Experience building and mentoring high-performing payroll teams.

Compensation and Benefits:

- Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
- Salary Range: $175,000 - $190,000 per year
- We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.

## About Via

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Via provides software and operations to build and optimize dynamic, shared public mobility networks for cities, transit agencies, schools, universities, healthcare providers, and corporations around the world.
- **Entity Type**: Private (conflicting reports: some sources list a public stock symbol VIA on NYSE, but LinkedIn and Crunchbase classify it as privately held; total disclosed funding of $1.4B)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Daniel Ramot (CEO), Oren Shoval (CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Public transportation technology, mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), paratransit, student transit, microtransit, and transit planning software.
- Target customers: B2G (transit agencies, cities), B2B (corporations, universities, healthcare providers), and B2C (riders).
- Mission or purpose statement: “Using technology to transform transportation. Creating more livable cities that are efficient, highly connected, and help more people easily access education, healthcare, and employment opportunities.”

## Products & Services
- **Microtransit**: On-demand, dynamic ride-sharing services for cities and transit agencies to fill gaps in fixed-route networks.
- **Paratransit**: AI-powered paratransit software (including Eligibility Manager, AI Application Scanning, Caregiver App) to digitize approvals, reduce ride times, and increase efficiency.
- **Student Transit**: Flexible, cost-effective school transportation with real-time visibility for districts and parents.
- **Remix Planning & Scheduling**: Data-driven planning, scheduling, and predictive runtime tools to design and optimize transit networks.
- **Citymapper**: Consumer mobility app for journey planning across all modes, plus MaaS+ for agencies to power multimodal trip discovery.
- **Corporate & Campus Shuttles**: Managed shuttle services for employers and universities, using AI routing and scheduling.
- **Health Transportation**: Integrated transportation for healthcare providers and payers to improve patient access.
- **Via Intelligence**: A vertical AI platform that provides recommendations and automations to boost transit efficiency and service performance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed; confidential valuation upon SPAC merger reports are conflicting (some indicate $3.5B at merger announcement in 2021, but current status unconfirmed).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $1.4B across 12 rounds; annual revenue estimated at $434.3M (as of latest public data).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Works with 700+ global partners including King County Metro (Seattle), Transport for London, Transport for NSW (Australia), Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. Backed by investors undisclosed in the provided sources.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of +10.1% YoY to 827 employees; operates in 29 countries; recent product expansions (AI Paratransit, Remix Planning, Citymapper integration).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical AI platform**: First AI platform purpose-built for public transit, offering predictive runtimes, ridership modeling, and automated planning across all service types.
- **Full-stack offering**: Unique combination of software SaaS, managed operations, and consulting – allowing deep integration with partner agencies.
- **Scale and trust**: 700+ partners globally including some of the largest transit agencies, providing real-world operational data and network effects.
- **Multi-modal ecosystem**: Citymapper acquisition gives a consumer-facing mobility app that feeds insights back to the planning tools.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities across all product lines (e.g., AI Planning, AI Paratransit) to automate more decisions and reduce costs for partners.
- Expanding student transit and health transportation verticals as high-growth adjacent markets.
- Continued global expansion into new cities and countries, particularly in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
- Integrating Citymapper’s rider experience data with Via’s operations platform to close the loop between planning, operations, and ridership.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: Employees get to directly impact urban livability, equity, and sustainability through transportation technology.
- **Hybrid workspace**: Flexible on-site/remote policy (typical time on-site is flexible); offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and international hubs.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Competitive salaries, equity packages, 401(k), health/dental/vision insurance, FSA, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, generous parental leave, and family medical leave.
- **Professional development**: Learning opportunities via “Via-Versity”, customized development tracks, and exposure to cutting-edge AI and transit operations.
- **Culture**: Values of “Smart, Human, Shared” – intellectual curiosity, focus on human impact, and collaboration across teams.
- **Perks**: Free snacks and drinks, travel concierge services, company car (for certain roles), local volunteer opportunities, Employee Resource Groups.
- **Inclusive hiring**: Committed to equal opportunity and diverse backgrounds; explicitly welcomes unconventional career paths.

## Sources
1. [Life at Via careers page](https://ridewithvia.com/careers/)
2. [Via public mobility solutions – product overview](https://ridewithvia.com/)
3. [Via open jobs listings](https://ridewithvia.com/careers/jobs)
4. [LinkedIn company profile for Via](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ridewithvia)
5. [Built In company profile and perks](https://builtin.com/company/via)

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