Payroll Program Manager
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States · On-site
Pay: USD 140,000 – 202,000 a year
Posted Oct 5, 2026
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Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
We're looking for a Payroll Program Manager to help scale Figma's global payroll operations and lead complex payroll initiatives across AMER and EMEA, with support for APAC initiatives as needed. This is a high-impact individual contributor role that combines deep payroll expertise with program management, operational execution, and cross-functional partnership.
You'll drive delivery of payroll initiatives from planning through implementation, including vendor implementations, new-country launches, process improvements, systems integrations, automation, and other initiatives that span Payroll, Benefits, HRIS, Accounting, People, and external partners. You'll also stay close to payroll operations and provide processing or review support when needed. As Figma continues to grow globally, this role will help create more scalable, consistent, and efficient payroll processes while ensuring regional teams have the support they need to deliver accurate and timely payroll.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you’ll do at Figma:
Lead delivery of payroll initiatives from planning through implementation, including vendor transitions, new-country launches, system integrations, and process changes
Partner with regional Payroll teams to define requirements, manage dependencies, identify risks, and drive projects to completion
Work closely with Benefits, HRIS, Accounting, People, and other partners to translate business changes into effective payroll solutions
Partner with global payroll vendors to drive project delivery, resolve implementation or operational issues, and escalate risks as needed
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve payroll processes across regions
Support payroll operations across the full cycle, including review, validation, troubleshooting, and processing coverage when needed
Help establish scalable program management practices, documentation, and visibility across the global payroll portfolio
Use data, technology, automation, and AI where appropriate to improve payroll efficiency, controls, and Figmate experience
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
8+ years of experience in global or multi-country payroll, including hands-on support across AMER and EMEA
Proven experience leading payroll implementations, vendor transitions, system integrations, or other complex payroll programs, including international expansion or new-country…