Payroll Manager

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end advertising solutions for businesses to reach monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin visit: .

To deliver on this mission our global team is composed of team members with life experiences backgrounds and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin we are intentional about the team and culture we are building seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.

AppLovin is looking for a driven Payroll Manager to own global payroll operations across the US and key international markets. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives on building compliance frameworks from the ground up partnering cross-functionally and making payroll run like infrastructure accurate on time and scalable.

You will be the subject matter expert on payroll tax and statutory compliance across our primary geographies: United States Singapore Germany Ireland Cyprus and Italy. You will manage vendor relationships own the end-to-end payroll cycle and work closely with Finance Accounting and HR/PeopleOps to support month-end close audit readiness and equity-related payroll events.

Global Payroll Operations

• Own end-to-end payroll processing across the US (multi-state) and international entities in SG DE IE CY and IT ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery each cycle
• Manage relationships with external payroll vendors and in-country service providers; hold them accountable to SLAs and quality standards
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all payroll-related matters across Finance Accounting HR and Legal
• Handle off-cycle payrolls manual calculations retroactive adjustments and termination runs

Tax & Statutory Compliance

• Maintain deep current knowledge of payroll tax obligations in each covered jurisdiction federal/state/local in the US and statutory requirements in SG DE IE CY and IT
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of all payroll tax returns year-end forms (W-2 P60 IR8A equivalents) and local employer statutory filings
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes across all jurisdictions; assess impact and implement required changes proactively
• Partner with Tax and Legal on cross-border employment structures shadow payrolls and treaty-related matters
• Support external payroll audits tax authority inquiries and statutory inspections

Equity & Stock Compensation

• Process and reconcile equity-related payroll events including RSU vesting ESPP purchase cycles NQ exercises and ISO exercises
• Ensure proper tax withholding and reporting for stock transactions across all jurisdictions including applicable FBT social security and spread income treatment

Systems & Controls

• Monitor integrations and manual business processes between Workday HCM and payroll systems (Workday Cloudpay local partners)
• Audit input data validate outputs and maintain strong internal controls around payroll authorization and data integrity
• Support month-end close: prepare payroll journal entries headcount reconciliations accruals and benefits reconciliations in coordination with the GL/Accounting team
• Identify and drive process improvements automate where possible document where critical and eliminate manual workarounds

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as a trusted resource for HR/PeopleOps on all payroll implications of compensation decisions new hires LOAs and terminations
• Partner with Accounting Ops on payroll-related reconciliations and audit support
• Respond to employee escalations and payroll inquiries promptly and with clarity

• 6 years of progressive payroll experience in a multi-country environment; at least 2 years in a lead or manager capacity
• Deep working knowledge of US payroll tax (federal state local) multi-state is required; experience with CA NY or WA is a plus
• Direct hands-on experience processing payroll in at least two of the following: Singapore (CPF IRAS IR8A) Germany (Lohnsteuer SV contributions) Ireland (PAYE/PRSI/USC/ASC) Cyprus (PAYE GHS contributions) or Italy (INPS IRPEF busta paga)
• Proficiency with Workday HCM/Payroll or equivalent global processor; strong Excel/Google Sheets skills required
• Track record of managing payroll tax filings year-end reconciliations and statutory reporting across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously
• Experience processing equity-related payroll transactions (RSU ESPP NQ ISO) in a public company environment
• Exceptionally detail-oriented with strong reconciliation instincts you are comfortable building processes to detect errors before they become problems
• Clear direct communicator who can translate complex payroll mechanics for a non-payroll audience
• Comfortable in a lean high-velocity environment where you own outcomes end-to-end with limited hand-holding

• APAC payroll experience beyond Singapore (e.g. Japan South Korea Australia or India)
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or equivalent international credential
• Experience supporting payroll for a company that went through rapid international expansion or M&A
• Prior exposure to NetSuite in a payroll accounting context