US and Canada Payroll Manager

Location: U.S. Remote; candidates must be based in the US and able to work Pacific or Eastern business hours.

Salary: $110K–$125K plus bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides an identity security platform for controlling and auditing access by AI agents, humans, and machines across on-premises, multi-cloud, and ephemeral infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own two semi-monthly US and Canada payroll cycles in Workday, including calculations, retro processing, off-cycle runs, troubleshooting, audits, and reconciliations.
• Review the Global Payroll Administrator’s work and establish clear preparer and reviewer controls.
• Maintain US federal, state, local, multistate, and reciprocity compliance, and oversee quarterly filings, W-2s, amendments, and tax agency correspondence.
• Manage Canadian withholding, CPP or QPP, EI or QPIP, Quebec requirements, remittances, ROEs, T4s, and RL-1s while coordinating with the accounting firm partner.
• Lead the transition of US payroll processing from managed services to in-house, including procedures, knowledge transfer, cutover planning, and ongoing partner management.
• Improve payroll processes through Excel, Workday reporting, AI and automation tools; support integrations, acquisitions, controls, audits, data feeds, GL entries, and employee payroll questions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive US payroll experience, including independent ownership of multistate payroll.
• Hands-on Workday payroll experience covering retro processing, off-cycle runs, audits, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll taxes, year-end reporting, and amendments.
• Advanced Excel skills with large datasets, lookups, pivots, and complex reconciliations.
• At least one personally owned and delivered process improvement project.
• Hands-on Canadian payroll experience with provincial withholding, CPP or QPP, EI or QPIP, Quebec requirements, ROEs, T4s, and RL-1s.
• Experience managing an outsourced payroll provider, including setting expectations and reviewing its work.
• Clear written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and the ability to escalate appropriately.
• US-based availability during Pacific or Eastern business hours.

Nice to have

• Experience with managed services and payroll tax providers such as ADP or a Workday partner.
• Experience with vendor relationships, mergers and acquisitions, or payroll system integrations.
• Experience using AI tools and automation for payroll work with appropriate confidentiality and compliance judgment.
• Experience moving payroll processing from a managed services provider to in-house.
• CPP, FPC, or similar certification.
• Exposure to multinational payroll or Deel.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as an individual contributor on a four-person global payroll team, reporting to the Global Payroll Director and collaborating with HR, Finance, Benefits, and Workday teams.
• Values include spirited problem-solving, trust, respect, ownership, nimbleness, and global collaboration.
• Benefits include healthcare insurance, pension or retirement matching, life insurance, an employee assistance program, time off plans, and paid company holidays.
• Meaningful work, career progression, a bonus program, and a collaborative work environment.
• Employment is subject to comprehensive criminal background, education, and employment verification; publicly posted social media may also be reviewed.