Senior Manager, Payroll - NYC

The Senior Payroll Manager is responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing, with a strong focus on wage and tax reporting, payroll transformation initiatives, and team leadership. The ideal candidate combines deep technical payroll expertise with project management capabilities and a results-driven mindset. Overall, the Senior Payroll Manager will be tasked to lead and optimize payroll operations across the United States, Canada, and Latin America (LATAM).

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage payroll resources and vendors across the U.S., Canada and LATAM (Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia) countries, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of end to end payroll with local regulations


• Manage wage and tax reporting, including quarterly and annual filings (e.g., W-2s, and applicable LATAM reporting requirements)


• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws, as well as country-specific regulations across LATAM


• Partner with Legal, HR, and Finance to stay ahead of regulatory changes and implement necessary updates


• Liaise with payroll counterparts in APAC and EMEA to ensure global consistency of Datadog’s payroll processes and practices.


• Partner with the HRIS team for configuration and testing of new codes, tax withholding configurations, inbound/outbound integrations, and all other payroll related projects involving Workday.


• Partner with the Benefits team on all matters involving benefits across the Americas region including open enrollment, testing of new benefit codes, and 401k compliance audits/5500 testing. 


• Partner with Finance stakeholders bridging the relationship between Payroll and Finance functions supporting audits, identifying and implementing control improvements, and ensuring efficient processes are rigorously followed.


• Partner with Equity team for purposes of recording transactions related to restricted stock units, performance stock units, non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).


• Improve internal controls to satisfy SOX auditing requirements while simultaneously creating efficiencies by leveraging Workday and AI technology.

Who You Are:

• At least 10 years of payroll processing experience.


• At least 4 years of team management experience.


• Ability to manage a diverse team.


• Experience with Workday HRIS and payroll module is required.


• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal controls, quarter and year end wage and tax balancing.


• Extensive knowledge of equity compensation processing and reporting.


• Additional experience using ADP Smart Compliance reporting platform, ADP WorkForce Now and other global payroll platforms.


• Additional experience working with PEOs or similar third-party providers. 


• Proficiency in Excel including pivot tables, VLookups, conditional formatting, if-and formulas.


• Ability to interpret and communicate policies, procedures and programs.


• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders across all levels, from employees to senior leadership.


• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.


• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Strong supervisory and team leadership skills.


• Service-oriented attitude and patience working with a diverse employee population. 


• Critical thinking and judgment skills.


• Self-sufficient and able to work independently.

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

• Generous and competitive medical benefits package


• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan


• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities 


• Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space


• Best in breed onboarding


• Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally


• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

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