Senior Director, Global Payroll and Equity Administration

Role Overview

• Oversee global payroll operations and compliance, ensuring accurate and timely tax withholding and remittance for RSU releases and stock option exercises in partnership with regional teams.
• Lead all aspects of global equity administration—including grants, vesting, exercises, terminations, and leaves—with accuracy and timeliness across all regions.
• Enhance payroll and equity processes through workflow improvements, automation, and close collaboration with systems vendors, transfer agents, and brokers to deliver high-quality, scalable operations.
• Develop and implement policies for payroll practices and equity rewards programs that align with market trends, business needs, and Pinterest’s compensation philosophy.
• Drive cross-functional alignment among Accounting, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and People teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with global accounting, regulatory, and tax requirements.
• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing global team, with a strong emphasis on talent development, diversity, inclusion, and succession planning.
• Represent the function to senior leadership, providing insights on program health, risk, compliance, and upcoming regulatory or market changes.
• Proactively manage and mitigate global payroll tax risks, monitoring legislative changes, and adjusting tax and reporting processes as needed across all jurisdictions.
• Oversee the execution of year-end global payroll tax processes, ensuring timely, accurate reporting, form distribution (e.g., W-2s, T4s, P60s), and regulatory filings.
• Navigate complex global mobility, including shadow payroll, hypothetical tax calculations, tax equalization/protection policies, and cross-border compliance.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and strategic partner to Legal, Finance, and People teams on global payroll tax issues, influencing key business decisions.
• Establish and continuously improve a robust framework for global payroll tax governance and documentation.
• Lead successful completion of all external audits related to payroll and equity taxation, ensuring timely and effective documentation and responses.
• Foster productive relationships with external tax counsel, third-party payroll providers, and tax authorities to ensure proper application of tax laws.

Requirements

• 20+ years of relevant experience, including global payroll, equity administration, compensation, or related finance functions.
• 8+ years leading multi-region or global teams within a public company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or equivalent experience.
• Deep expertise in global payroll operations and controls, and demonstrable experience with public company equity administration (e.g., RSUs)—including program design, operations, vendor management, and ASC 718 reporting.
• A proven record scaling teams and operations, driving automation, implementing new tools, and delivering continuous improvements in process quality and efficiency.
• Sophisticated understanding of global compliance requirements in tax, regulatory, and accounting matters for equity compensation and payroll; adept at collaborating with internal and external auditors.
• Outstanding people leadership skills—particularly developing talent, managing complexity and ambiguity, and delivering results in fast-growth environments.
• Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities, with a talent for influencing senior stakeholders and making complex concepts accessible.

Benefits

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