Manager, Global Payroll

About Index Exchange

Index Exchange is a globally trusted independent supply-side platform, powering intelligent decisioning that maximizes value for media owners. As a neutral, conflict-free exchange, we help media owners connect more effectively with the world’s leading brands, enabling marketers to achieve stronger performance while advancing efficiency, transparency, and quality across the programmatic ecosystem.

With more than 20 years of industry leadership, we continue to accelerate the ad technology evolution by applying intelligence closer to the impression and reducing waste across the supply chain. Through radically transparent practices and exceptional standards, we deliver long‑term value for media owners, marketers, and partners worldwide.

Index is an exciting and fast‑paced place to work. You'll be able to feed your ambition, lean into trust and transparency, and feel genuine support from your colleagues. We’re built on our core values and live them each day. They're not just buzzwords.

We pride ourselves on our independence and openness, not only in our technology, but in our teams, too. Our diverse and inclusive culture celebrates how we can leverage our unique differences to help drive Index forward.

We have more than 550 Indexers around the globe dedicated to building a safe and transparent marketplace that provides a trusted experience for consumers, and we’re looking for talented professionals to help take us to the next level.

The Manager, Global Payroll is responsible for the accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of payroll across multiple regions, supporting a global workforce. This role provides end-to-end ownership of global payroll operations, including vendor management, audit controls, and process optimization.

This position partners closely with People Operations, Finance, and external payroll providers to ensure payroll integrity while driving scalable and efficient processes in a fast‑paced, global environment.

• Own end-to-end payroll operations across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC, North America)
• Oversee payroll processing through external vendors, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Review and approve payroll outputs, validating calculations and resolving discrepancies
• Ensure compliance with local statutory requirements, filings, and reporting obligations
• Lead year‑end payroll activities and regulatory reporting

• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate payroll accounting and alignment to general ledger (GL) reporting
• Review and validate payroll journals, accruals, and postings across all regions
• Perform and/or oversee payroll reconciliations including net pay, taxes, benefits, and statutory balances
• Support month‑end and year‑end close processes related to payroll
• Investigate and resolve payroll variances in partnership with Finance and vendors
• Ensure payroll data integrity supports accurate financial reporting and forecasting

• Act as the primary owner of global payroll vendor relationships
• Drive accountability with vendors on timelines, accuracy, and service delivery
• Partner with Finance on payroll funding, approvals, and reconciliation
• Collaborate with People Operations to ensure accurate employee data and transactions

• Establish and maintain strong payroll controls and audit processes
• Ensure all payroll changes are supported by approved workflows and documentation
• Support internal and external audits, including documentation and variance analysis
• Monitor payroll risks and implement mitigation strategies

• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce risk
• Support ongoing Dayforce payroll optimization and configuration
• Standardize global payroll processes while respecting local requirements
• Build and maintain documentation for payroll processes and controls

• Serve as the subject matter expert for global payroll across the organization
• Provide guidance and support to…