Senior Manager, Payroll

About Us

At Nuna, we believe every family deserves thoughtfully designed products that combine safety, innovation, and style. As a global premium baby gear brand, our core values of Community, Generosity, Teamwork, and Excellence guide everything we do, from creating high-quality products to fostering a collaborative and supportive workplace.

We are committed to continuous growth, meaningful impact, and making a difference for families around the world.

Currently we are looking for a Senior Manager of Payroll to be a hands-on, people-focused leader responsible for directing and coordinating all payroll activities for a complex, US multi-state workforce fulltime- onsite at our Washington Office.

About The Role

This role ensures timely and accurate payroll processing across multiple legal entities and is also accountable for designing, building, and continuously refining a best-in-class payroll infrastructure. By integrating scalable processes, robust compliance measures, and advanced technologies, the Senior Manager will establish a foundation that enables operational excellence, fosters compliance stewardship, and adapts to evolving business needs. This position requires a balance of strategic leadership and tactical execution, fostering strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders while promoting a collaborative and service-oriented environment that consistently delivers exceptional customer service.

What You’ll Be Doing

Infrastructure

• Design, build, and continuously refine a payroll infrastructure that aligns with both immediate and future business objectives, ensuring flexibility to adapt to evolving business and customer requirements. By integrating scalable processes and robust compliance measures, create a foundation that enables a best-in-class payroll function delivering exceptional customer service across the organization.

Payroll Operations, Compliance & Data Integrity

• Oversee end-to-end multi‑state payroll for multiple legal entities, ensuring the consistent accuracy of payroll execution, including timekeeping, data imports, and wage calculations.
• Ensure full compliance with wage and hour laws, payroll tax filings (Federal, State, Local), and garnishments.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and integrity of payroll data.
• Ensure payroll documentation is accurate, compliant, organized, and audit‑ready in alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Remain current on changes in payroll laws, tax regulations, and industry best practices.

Audit, Controls & Special Pay

• Drive compliance through internal controls, managing internal and external audits, and performing GL reconciliations.
• Audit and process incentive compensation, scheduled bonuses, and out‑of‑cycle bonus payments.

Systems, Strategy & Reporting

• Lead payroll system configurations, upgrades, and integrations to support workflow efficiency and data accuracy.
• Generate detailed payroll reports for Finance, HR, and Accounting to support business insight and reconciliation needs.

Team Leadership & Development

• Provide incisive leadership to the payroll team, including coaching, developing, and training team members for success.
• Promote a positive, collaborative, and supportive work environment, ensuring exceptional internal customer service and strong cross‑department relationships.

Process Improvement & Optimization

• Critically review and analyze current payroll practices to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Plan, develop, and implement forward‑looking payroll processes and procedures to improve accuracy, efficiency, and overall employee experience.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and other departments in support of business needs and employee experience.
• Strengthen internal communication with staff and colleagues at all levels to ensure consistent and exceptional internal customer service.
• Support the Accounting team on special projects and other assignments as needed.

This position description is intended to provide a summary of the essential duties, tasks, and responsibilities of this position and shall not be considered an exhaustive listing of all work requirements.

What You Bring

Experience, Knowledge & Education

Experience

• Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years’ relevant work experience leading Payroll and related processes of a large volume of employees (including remote workforce) in a complex and rapidly changing multi-state, multi-entity organization.
• Minimum seven (7) years in a supervisory position with two (2) or more direct reports.
• Demonstrated experience in building high performance teams.
• Overseeing multi‑state payroll processing, including timekeeping integrations and wage calculations.
• Configuring and/or optimizing changes to payroll systems and/or provider.
• Experienced in audit preparation, including GL reconciliation.

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of payroll processing across multiple U.S. states and legal entities.
• Strong understanding of wage and hour laws, timekeeping, payroll tax regulations, and related compliance requirements
• Deep knowledge of multi-state taxation and labor laws (FLSA).
• Knowledge of payroll record‑keeping requirements, data integrity standards, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Well versed with required internal controls related to payroll processes.
• Understanding of general health and welfare benefits related to payroll deductions and compliance.

Education

• Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree or professional certificate in accounting or business administration preferred. 
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (PC) designation is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

Leadership & Teamwork

• Demonstrated ability in building and managing highly collaborative and effective teams supporting multiple companies/business units, committed to a culture of collaboration, performance, transparency, and integrity.
• Outstanding people skills with proven experience in cultivating cross-collaborative working relationships and influencing at all levels.
• Skilled at building partnerships and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Strategic Thinking & Adaptability

• Strategic mindset with the willingness to take hands-on action and a drive to continuously improve processes.
• Capacity to adjust strategies and processes in response to evolving business needs and industry trends.

Communication & Problem Solving

• Ability to communicate with precision, ensuring clear conveyance of project status, problems, resolutions, and recommended actions.
• Ability to evaluate complex payroll issues, identify solutions, and implement effective action plans.

Service Orientation & Integrity

• Commitment to delivering exceptional service and fostering a service-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive payroll data with discretion, upholding the highest standards of integrity.

Process Improvement & Efficiency

• Aptitude for streamlining and simplifying teams, policies, and processes for efficiency while maintaining appropriate internal controls.
• Skill in configuring and optimizing payroll systems to enhance accuracy and workflow efficiency.

Audit & Controls

• Strong orientation toward audit readiness and maintaining effective internal controls.

Technology

• Advanced proficiency in or with:
  • Payroll systems; Paycom is highly valued.
  • Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, V Lookup, Formulas & Filters
• Proficient in or with
  • Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Teams, PowerPoint
  • Corporate travel systems, Navan preferred.
  • Corporate credit card expense management software, BILL Spend & Expense preferred.
• Excels in proficiently learning new software with ease.

Other

As business needs warrant:

• Domestic travel: periodic trips to corporate headquarters in Morgantown, Pennsylvania.
• Ability to work extended hours may, on occasion, include evenings and weekends

Washington State Pay Transparency Act:

• The pay range for this role is $85,000 to $107,500 a year.
• The target compensation range and the actual salary are determined by several factors, including specific skills, competencies, years of experience, geographic location, and education, as outlined in the job description.
• Full-time employees are eligible for company benefits to include medical, prescription, dental, mental health benefits, 401(k) and paid time off (vacation, PSST and paid holidays)

Benefits & Perks

• Medical & Prescription Plan Design: $0 Copay / $0 Deductible
• Dental, Life Insurance
• 401(k) with a 6% Employer Match.
• PTO: Holidays, vacation & sick time
• Gym facilities (PA & WA only)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.