Payroll Manager

About The Role & Team

We’re looking for a Payroll Manager (Workday) to join our Accounting team, reporting to the Head of Payroll. You’ll own the day-to-day operations of payroll, ensuring our global team members are paid accurately, on time, and in compliance with all regulations. This role partners closely with HRIS, Finance, and IT to keep our payroll systems running smoothly and to support scalable, compliant processes as Amplitude continues to grow across multiple regions.

This role is open to candidates based in a U.S. Pacific Time Zone location, with the expectation of working standard PT hours. While the team collaborates virtually, payroll and accounting operations rely on tight coordination across time-sensitive workflows.

As a Payroll Manager, you will:

• Serve as the functional lead for Workday Payroll, driving accuracy, compliance, and process efficiency.
• Oversee integrations and data flow between Workday HCM/Payroll and global payroll vendors (like CloudPay), escalating and resolving issues as needed.
• Manage end-to-end payroll processing across multiple states and countries, ensuring compliance with local, state, federal, and international tax and labor laws.
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries and general ledger files, partnering with the Accounting team for accurate financial reporting and reconciliations.
• Act as a subject matter expert and primary escalation point for complex payroll inquiries, audits, and compliance matters.

You'll be a great addition to the team if you have:

• Thrive on getting the details right—accuracy and compliance are your love language.
• Enjoy connecting the dots between payroll, accounting, and HR systems to create a seamless experience for employees.
• Are proactive about improving processes and scaling operations as the company grows globally.
• Communicate clearly and effectively, whether you’re explaining a technical issue or collaborating across teams.
• Bring a mix of precision and curiosity—you don’t just follow processes, you make them better.

At a minimum, you need to have:

• Extensive experience managing multi-state and/or global payroll operations.
• Deep working knowledge of Workday Payroll and experience with integrated global payroll platforms like CloudPay.
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting principles, tax compliance, and labor regulations.
• Demonstrated experience managing vendor relationships and service level agreements (SLAs).
  Advanced Excel skills and the ability to analyze and reconcile large sets of payroll data accurately.

Who We Are

The Company: Amplitude is filled with humble, life-long learners who are eager to help one another and the company succeed. Our values of growth mindset, ownership, and humility are core to the way we work: we’re tenacious in the face of challenges, we take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared success, and we operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view.

The Product: Amplitude is a digital analytics platform—we help companies capture data they can trust, uncover clear insights about customer behavior, and take faster action. This empowers teams to build better product experiences that drive business growth. We’re super proud of what we’ve built and continue to expand: a platform that empowers companies to thrive in the digital era.

We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.

Some of our benefit programs include:

• Excellent ​M​edical, ​D​ental and ​V​ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee ​M​edical, ​D​ental,​ ​​​​​​​​Vision on select plans
• Flexible time off, ​p​aid holidays, and more
• Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), home office equipment (annual), and much more
• Excellent Parental benefits including​:​ 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
• Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP)​

Other fun facts about Amplitude:

• We were recognized in the Newsweek Excellence Index 2024.
• Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 19 quarters in a row on G2.
• We care A LOT about product innovation. Fast Company called us the #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world.
• We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives.
• We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off.
• We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL.
• We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo.
• Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.

Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

This role is eligible for equity, benefits and other forms of compensation.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $161,000 - $241,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)