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Kodiak Robotics
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Building the world's safest driver
B2B
Scale Stage
Rapidly increasing operations
Top Investors This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
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Payroll Manager
- $110k – $140k
- | Mountain View
- |Full Time
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Job Location
Mountain View
Visa Sponsorship Not Available
RelocationNot Allowed
Hiring contact
Tyler Rosengren Employee
About the job
We are looking for a Payroll Manager to own and oversee payroll operations at Kodiak AI. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for our salaried and hourly employees, while maintaining strong internal controls and supporting the financial reporting requirements of a publicly traded company.
The ideal candidate brings extensive payroll experience, hands-on expertise with Paylocity, and a strong understanding of equity-related payroll transactions and payroll accounting. You will partner closely with our Accounting, Finance, People Operations, and Stock Administration teams to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
In this role, you will:
- Own end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing for salaried and hourly employees across multiple states.
- Manage regular and off-cycle payroll runs, including payroll associated with restricted stock unit (RSU) releases and nonqualified stock option (NQSO) exercises.
- Oversee payroll processing and administration in Paylocity, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and timely resolution of issues.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including wage-and-hour laws, payroll tax requirements, and reporting obligations.
- Own payroll-related month-end close activities, including payroll journal entries, accruals, general ledger reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Partner with Stock Administration to ensure accurate processing, reconciliation, and tax withholding for equity-related payroll transactions.
- Maintain and strengthen payroll internal controls, policies, and procedures to support SOX compliance and public-company audit requirements.
- Oversee payroll tax filings, year-end reporting, and W-2 preparation, and support internal and external audits.
- Collaborate with Accounting, Finance, and People Operations to resolve payroll issues, ensure accurate financial reporting, and improve processes.
- Identify opportunities to streamline payroll operations, improve efficiency, and strengthen accuracy and controls.
What you’ll bring:
- 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including hands-on ownership of end-to-end payroll processing.
- Direct experience using Paylocity for payroll processing and administration.
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including California wage-and-hour laws and multi-state payroll compliance.
- Experience processing payroll for both salaried and hourly employees, including timekeeping and overtime requirements.
- Experience processing equity-related payroll transactions, including RSU releases and NQSO exercises, and associated tax withholding and reporting.
- Strong understanding of payroll accounting and month-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, and general ledger reconciliations.
- Experience with public-company internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit requirements.
- Advanced Excel skills, strong analytical abilities, and exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with a proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.
Nice to have experience:
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
- Prior experience managing payroll at a publicly traded company.
- Experience supporting payroll operations in a high-growth technology environment.
What we offer
- Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
- MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
- Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
- Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
- Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
- Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
- Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
- Fidelity 401(k)
- Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
- Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
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About the company
Kodiak Robotics
Actively Hiring More jobs Building the world's safest driver51-200 Employees
Mountain View
51-200
Startup
Technology Provider
Automotive Products
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation
Robotics
Information Technology
Automotive
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Software
Logistics
Hybrid Vehicles
Trucking
Ground Transportation
Logistics / Transportation / Shipping
B2B
Scale Stage
Rapidly increasing operations
Top Investors This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
Growing fast Showed strong hiring growth in the past month
4.7
Work / Life Balance
Employees rate Kodiak Robotics 4.7/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
5.0
Strong Leadership
Employees rate Kodiak Robotics 5.0/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
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Funding
AMOUNT RAISED $120M
FUNDED OVER 3 rounds
Rounds Gr $50000000
Series Grant - Dec 2022+2
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Perks
Healthcare Competitive salary, equity and benefits, including medical, dental & vision
Company Meals Lunch and snacks provided.
Miscellaneous Work with an experienced and agile team to revolutionize transportation.
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Founders Don Burnette Founder
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