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Sr. Manager, Payroll

SpaceX· Finance
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Hawthorne, CA$175k - $250kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role responsible for building and managing SpaceX’s global payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance (including SOX), and timely processing for US and international employees, with interaction across CFO and Corporate Controller.

Responsibilities

  • Build a world class payroll process for global employees
  • Identify and drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and internal control enhancements
  • Develop and maintain documentation of current payroll processes and procedures for both US and global entities
  • Support payroll-related projects, including system implementations, integrations, and process transformations
  • Assist with end-to-end payroll processing for all US employees on a weekly and biweekly basis, including exempt, non-exempt, and equity compensation
  • Support annual payroll compliance reporting for the US, including the preparation, review, and audit of W-2s
  • Ensure all monthly close payroll deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule
  • Support SOX requirements for all US payroll, including control documentation, testing, monitoring, and remediation
  • Lead internal and external audits related to payroll, serving as the primary point of contact

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 10+ years of professional experience in finance with 5+ years in payroll
  • 4+ years in a supervisory role managing direct reports

Skills

Required:Payroll processingSOX compliance and internal controlsPayroll systems (UKG and Workday)Regulatory compliance (federal, state, local)Process improvement and automationDocumentation and process mappingCommunication and collaboration

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • various other discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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