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Reporting to the Director, Global Payroll, the Global Employment Tax Specialist is the operational lead for payroll-related employment tax matters worldwide. This role sits within the Payroll organization and helps ensure end-to-end tax compliance across pay, benefits and statutory reporting. You’ll lead the global employment tax lifecycle, from advising on new programs and benefits to managing filings, audits and tax authority inquiries across multiple jurisdictions.
What you’ll do:
- Lead global employment tax operations, ensuring accurate and timely compliance for payroll, benefits and required statutory filings across all countries where we operate.
- Serve as the main point of contact for employment tax audits and authority inquiries, partnering directly with federal, state, local and international tax authorities to resolve issues and reduce financial and compliance risk.
- Build and maintain clear tracking and governance processes for global tax audits, disputes, notices, deadlines and year-end reporting requirements.
- Partner with Benefits and Total Rewards to review new employee programs, compensation structures and fringe benefits so they’re implemented in a tax-compliant and efficient way.
- Oversee employment tax compliance for foreign worker and special tax regimes, including inbound and expatriate arrangements, ensuring accurate setup and ongoing administration.
- Support global year-end employment tax reporting, including forms such as W-2s, P11Ds and other required filings, to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery in each region.
- Monitor changes in employment tax laws and reporting requirements globally, and translate those changes into payroll process, controls and system updates.
- Use data, automation and AI to accelerate issue spotting, summarize tax changes, improve audit readiness and reduce manual effort, while applying judgment and verification to ensure accuracy and quality.
What we’re looking for:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in global employment tax and payroll compliance across multiple countries.
- Experience in US and international employment tax rules, including fringe benefits, equity compensation and social security obligations.
- Experience in leading employment tax audits, responding to tax notices and working directly with authorities such as the IRS, HMRC, ATO and similar agencies.
- Experience in leading complex compliance cycles, including global year-end reporting and statutory employment tax filings.
- Experience in partnering cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, HR, Legal, Tax and external advisors to solve issues and drive compliant outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve the speed and quality of analysis, documentation and compliance workflows, with a clear approach to validating accuracy and protecting sensitive data.
- Strong judgment, attention to detail and ownership, with a consistent approach to identifying risk, resolving issues and improving processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, a related field or equivalent experience.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will be in person 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Skills Required
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in global employment tax and payroll compliance across multiple countries
- Experience in US and international employment tax rules, including fringe benefits, equity compensation and social security obligations
- Experience in leading employment tax audits, responding to tax notices and working directly with authorities such as the IRS, HMRC, ATO
- Experience in leading complex compliance cycles, including global year-end reporting and statutory employment tax filings
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, HR, Legal, Tax and external advisors
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve analysis, documentation and compliance workflows while validating accuracy and protecting sensitive data
- Strong judgment, attention to detail and ownership in identifying risk and improving processes
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, a related field or equivalent experience
- US based applicants only
Pinterest Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pinterest and has not been reviewed or approved by Pinterest.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive in core technical roles, with clearly defined base, bonus, and RSU components. Vesting schedules and pay elements are articulated clearly, supporting visibility into total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include substantial paid parental leave globally alongside fertility and family‑building benefits, adoption assistance, and dedicated caregiver supports. Communications also highlight a phased return‑to‑work approach.
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Flexible Benefits — PinFlex enables role‑dependent hybrid/remote work with home‑office, connectivity, and commuter support, plus the option to work internationally for a limited period with approval. Time away is reinforced by a paid company shutdown and generous vacation framing.
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What We Do
Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform people around the world use to shop products personalized to their taste, find ideas to do offline and discover the most inspiring creators. Today, more than 460 million people come to the platform every month to explore and experience billions of ideas that have been saved. We’re proud to help people to discover and do what they love.
