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# Global Payroll Manager at Airtable

- **Company:** Airtable
- **Location:** San Francisco CA & CA, Portugal
- **Compensation:** $132k–$200k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/airtable/jobs/8490611002

## Job description

Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done.

Airtable is seeking a Global Payroll Manager to lead and optimize our end-to-end payroll operations across the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the UK. In this high-impact role, you’ll ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely processing for our growing global team. You’ll have the opportunity to build scalable payroll processes, strengthen audit readiness, and partner cross-functionally to deliver a seamless employee experience—all while driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

## What you'll do

- Manage end-to-end payroll processing for exempt and hourly employees across all global entities (U.S., Australia, Canada, UK)
- Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll execution, including setup for new hires and processing of all employee changes (compensation, deductions, benefits, garnishments, tax elections)
- Maintain compliance with wage and hour regulations, payroll tax registration and filing requirements, and ensure complete payroll records in line with legal and tax obligations
- Drive payroll controls and documentation, serving as the payroll compliance owner (including SOX-ready controls where applicable)
- Perform pre- and post-payroll audits, reconciliations, and variance analysis to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reconciliations and reporting (W-2, amendments, 401(k) testing, payroll tax filings)
- Manage incentive and equity payroll processing (ISOs, NQSOs), ensuring accurate withholding, reporting, and tax submissions
- Liaise with auditors and coordinate payroll tax, benefits, and compliance audits, ensuring documentation readiness and timely issue resolution
- Partner with Accounting to support month-end close, including review of payroll journal entries, accruals, and reconciliation of payroll registers and bank deposits
- Collaborate with People, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to resolve payroll issues, improve efficiency, and maintain data integrity
- Continuously improve payroll operations by building scalable workflows, documenting processes, and strengthening internal controls
- Leverage AI or automation to streamline payroll processes, improve data accuracy, and reduce manual effort

## Who you are

- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience) with 7+ years of progressive payroll experience, including ownership of U.S. payroll in a high-growth technology company; global payroll (AU, UK, CA) exposure strongly preferred
- Deep knowledge of U.S. payroll, wage and hour compliance, and employment tax regulations, including federal and multi-state requirements
- Experience operating in complex multi-state and multi-country environments, including managing payroll through Employer of Record (EOR) partners and supporting expansion into new jurisdictions
- Working knowledge of payroll accounting principles
- Experience administering equity and incentive payroll (RSUs, ISOs, NQSOs) and related payroll tax reporting and withholding
- Hands-on experience with modern payroll, HRIS, and time tracking systems such as Workday (preferred) and ADP; ability to troubleshoot and improve workflows across integrated systems
- Demonstrated ability to operate with high ownership in a fast-paced environment—able to prioritize competing deliverables, manage deadlines, and drive issues to resolution
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner effectively across HR, Finance/Accounting, Legal, external vendors, and employees
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g., data analysis, reconciliations, reporting)
- Experience using AI or automation to streamline payroll processes, improve data accuracy, and reduce manual effort

Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by applicable federal and state laws, regulations and ordinances. Learn more about your [EEO rights as an applicant](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jAj2by1bto5g8Xqn9hWNAwPOMGNd_fM6/view?usp=sharing).

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If you have a medical condition, disability, or religious belief/practice which inhibits your ability to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please complete our [Accommodations Request Form](https://airtable.com/shrq13fCV8h1sx2t8) and let us know how we may assist you. Airtable is committed to participating in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants.

Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location, relevant skills, and experience.

Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits, restricted stock units, and may include incentive compensation. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings, please check out [Life at Airtable](https://airtable.com/careers/life-at-airtable).

For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles, the base salary range for this role is: $146,500—$200,000 USD

For all other work locations (including remote), the base salary range for this role is: $131,900—$180,000 USD

Please see our Privacy Notice for details regarding Airtable’s collection and use of personal data relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking [here](https://www.airtable.com/company/personnel-privacy-notice).

For applicants that live in or have a link to Australia, please see this [Privacy Collection Statement](https://www.airtable.com/company/job-application-privacy-statement) for details regarding Airtable's collection and use of personal data relating to the application and recruitment process.

🔒 Stay Safe from Job Scams All official Airtable communication will come from an @airtable.com email address. We will never ask you to share sensitive information or purchase equipment during the hiring process. If in doubt, contact us at hr@airtable.com. Learn more about avoiding job scams [here](https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2022/05/want-work-home-spot-scams-first).

## About Airtable

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Airtable is an AI-native digital operations platform that combines a relational database with custom interfaces, automations, and AI agents to help organizations build apps and streamline workflows.
- **Entity Type**: Private (currently valued at ~$4B, down from $11.7B peak)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, Emmett Nicholas

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Low-code / no-code platform, enterprise software, AI-powered workflow automation
- **Target customers**: B2B – marketing, product operations, project management, and more; used by over 500,000 organizations including Netflix, NASA, and Shopify; 80% of Fortune 100 companies
- **Mission or purpose**: “Give everyone the tools they need to organize their world” (original); more recently positioned as the system of record for companies building what’s next.

## Products & Services
- **[Airtable Platform](https://www.airtable.com/platform)**: Core product – a relational database with spreadsheet-like interface, supporting HyperDB (up to 100M records per table), automations, custom interfaces (drag-and-drop app builder), sync, and enterprise administration controls. AI features include Omni (AI builder that creates apps from natural language) and Field Agents (autonomous AI agents that execute tasks across data).
- **[Superagent](https://superagent.com)**: Standalone AI agent platform launched in January 2026. Uses multi-agent coordination to break complex requests into plans, dispatch specialized agents, and synthesize results into interactive deliverables.
- **[MCP Server](https://www.airtable.com/platform)**: Connects AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) to Airtable bases for natural-language queries and updates.
- **Integrations**: Seamless connections with Jira, Salesforce, Tableau, OpenAI, Gemini, Llama, Anthropic, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: ~$4 billion (secondary market pricing as of 2026, down from $11.7B peak in 2021)
- **Key Metric**: $478M+ ARR (2024), growing 27% year-over-year; cash flow positive since late 2024
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in recent results, but partnerships with major AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) and enterprise tools (Salesforce, Jira, Tableau).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Launched Superagent – first new product in 13 years – in January 2026.
  - Hired David Azose (former engineering lead for ChatGPT’s business products at OpenAI) as CTO.
  - Headcount stabilized at ~900 employees after two layoff rounds (2022/2023) that removed ~491 roles.
  - 37 open positions as of mid-2026, focused on AI/ML, platform, product, and go-to-market roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Relational database at scale**: HyperDB supports hundreds of millions of records, differentiating from spreadsheet-only tools.
- **AI-native platform**: Not a chatbot bolted on; agents (Field Agents, Omni, Superagent) are deeply integrated with structured data and workflows.
- **Enterprise readiness**: Scalable infrastructure for tens of thousands of users, flexible administration, SOC 2 compliance (implied by “security and compliance”).
- **Massive adoption**: Used by 500,000+ organizations, 80% of Fortune 100, creating strong network effects and ecosystem lock-in.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-first transformation**: Pivot from a low-code tool to an AI-native platform that orchestrates human workflows and AI agents. Investment in multi-agent coordination, orchestration infrastructure, and natural-language app building.
- **Enterprise expansion**: Targeting larger customers with scalability, compliance, and professional services.
- **Sustainable growth**: Prioritizing cash flow positivity and deliberate hiring over headcount growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Engineering-driven, product impact, learning culture, diverse teams. Glassdoor rating 3.8/5.0, work-life balance 4.0/5.0, 71% recommend to a friend.
- **Flexibility**: Hybrid/remote options – roles in San Francisco, New York, Austin, Seattle, London, Sydney, and remote-US.
- **Compensation**: Highly competitive engineering pay – IC3 ~$226K total comp, IC4 $340K–$395K, IC5 $438K–$550K, IC6+ $550K–$650K+, new grad ~$170K. Median all-levels ~$445K.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, generous parental leave, home office stipend, L&D budget. Multiple reviews highlight benefits package as a strong retention factor.
- **Considerations**: Two layoff rounds (2022/2023) impacted morale, but culture has stabilized. Hiring is selective – each role has meaningful scope. Strong opportunity for engineers interested in building agentic AI at a company with real revenue and customers.

## Sources
1. [Airtable.com – Platform overview](https://www.airtable.com/platform)
2. [Airtable.com – Careers page](https://airtable.com/careers)
3. [Airtable Greenhouse jobs listing](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/airtable)
4. [Jobs By Culture – Airtable 2026 profile](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-airtable-2026)
5. [Airtable.com – Homepage](https://www.airtable.com/)

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