Payroll & Compliance Lead

Posted 7 Hours Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Mid level
Healthtech • Social Impact • Software
We’re transforming mental healthcare accessibility by helping therapists launch tech-driven, in-network practices.
The Role
The Payroll & Compliance Lead will manage payroll operations in a multi-state environment, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal and state regulations. Responsibilities include payroll processing, compliance audits, contractor payments, and process improvement. The role requires proactive management of compliance risks and effective communication across teams.
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About us: 

Grow Therapy is on a mission to serve as the trusted partner for therapists growing their practice, and patients accessing high-quality care. Powered by technology, we are a three-sided marketplace that empowers providers, augments insurance payors, and serves patients. Following the mass increase in depression and anxiety, the need for accessibility is more important than ever. To make our vision for mental healthcare a reality, we’re building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Since launching in February 2021, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape. We’ve raised more than $178mm of funding from Sequoia Capital, Transformation Capital, TCV, SignalFire, and others.

What You’ll Be Doing: 

We’re seeking a dynamic Payroll & Compliance Lead to manage and optimize payroll operations in a fast-paced, multi-state environment. This role goes beyond processing payroll—it ensures accuracy, compliance, and efficiency while navigating complex federal, state, and local regulations. You'll play a key role in maintaining adherence to employment laws, labor standards, and company policies, leveraging your expertise in payroll systems, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is proactive in identifying compliance risks and implementing solutions to keep the company ahead of evolving regulations. If you thrive in a detail-oriented, high-impact role, we’d love to hear from you!


  • Payroll Processing: Manage full-cycle bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll via Rippling across multiple subsidiaries and nearly all 50 states, including off-cycle batches for corrections, terminations, equity releases, and reimbursements.
  • Timekeeping & Contractor Payments: Review and process bi-weekly hours, resolve timekeeping issues with managers, and ensure accurate, compliant payments for 1099 contractors in the U.S. and globally.
  • Compliance & Audits: Support payroll compliance, including multi-state tax withholding, garnishments, and key audits (e.g., 401k, workers’ compensation, and external financial audits).
  • Reporting & Recordkeeping: Provide payroll reports to Finance, Legal, and People Operations, maintain accurate records, and oversee W-2 reviews for timely, accurate issuance.
  • Systems & Process Improvement: Assist with payroll system implementations, automation, and scalable solutions for benefits enrollment, payroll reporting, and compliance.
  • Leave & Benefits Administration: Oversee leave and 401k administration in partnership with People Operations and create monthly reconciliation reports for benefits, 401k, and equity awards.
  • Policy & Project Support: Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, monitor payroll inquiries, and assist with other duties and ad-hoc projects as assigned.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $104,000 USD.

You’ll Be a Good Fit If: 

  • Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, HR Management, or related field (or equivalent experience), with 3-5 years in a payroll function, preferably in a fast-paced or tech/start-up environment.
  • Payroll Expertise: Experience managing multi-state payrolls for 500+ employees, including exempt and nonexempt as well as payments for 1099 contractors.
  • Compliance Knowledge: Strong understanding of payroll compliance, state/federal employment laws, and regulations.
  • Technical & System Skills: Proficiency in payroll systems and data flow; ability to learn new software and processes quickly. Rippling and NetSuite experience preferred.
  • Software Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Excel/Google Sheets and proficiency in MS Word/Google Docs.
  • Organizational & Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines in a fast-changing environment, and exercise sound business judgment.
  • Collaboration & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and cross-functionally, effectively communicating complex information.

Confidentiality & Adaptability: Demonstrated discretion, attention to detail, a tech-savvy mindset, and a positive attitude during high-volume periods.

If you don’t meet every single requirement, but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and Grow believes the perfect candidate is more than just a resume. 

Note: Please upload your resume in PDF format 

Benefits

  • The chance to drive impact within the mental healthcare landscape from day one
  • Comprehensive health insurance plans, including dental and vision
  • Our dedication to mental health guides our culture. Wellness benefits include (but are not limited to):
    • Flexible working hours and location (remote OR in-office, your choice!)
    • Flexible Time Off 
    • Company-wide winter break 
    • Mental health mornings (2 hours each week)
    • Team meditation
    • Wellness Stipend
    • In-office lunch and biweekly remote lunch on us! 
  • Continuous learning opportunities 
  • Competitive salary 
  • The opportunity to help build a rapidly scaling start-up organization by taking strong ownership of your work, mentorship, and our unbounded leadership opportunities 

#LI-REMOTE

Grow Therapy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

Top Skills

NetSuite
Rippling

What the Team is Saying

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Sasha
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Chris
The Company
HQ: New York, NY
440 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

We believe that therapy is an essential part of becoming the best versions of ourselves. No matter who you are or where you are starting, it’s more than support through challenge - it’s the foundation to grow, heal and lead lives that are more resilient, empathic, hopeful and powerful.

Everyone should have the opportunity to receive personalized therapy, and therapists should be able to serve the communities they care about most, not just the 10% of people who can afford to pay out of pocket.

Our mission is to get more people into therapy by bridging the gap between therapists and people seeking mental health care.

Grow Therapy empowers independent therapists to launch and grow thriving in-network private practices by enabling them to tap into large scale credentialing, referrals, administrative and community support enabled by our passionate team/products. When therapists no longer have the hassle of mundane admin tasks like billing and insurance claims or the limitations of out-of-pocket-only payment options, they can provide care to the communities who need it most!

To achieve our lofty ambitions, we’re building an ambitious team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Our founders come from Harvard Medical School, Stripe, and Blackstone, and bring Grow’s mission to life from the inside-out, promoting holistic wellness for all team members. We balance our determination with a culture that champions well-being, from unlimited PTO and a Winter Break to Mental Health Mornings and learning and wellness stipends.

Grow is backed by top VCs and angel investors, including leaders from SignalFire, Village Global, Airbnb, Nurx, PatientPing, and Blackstone. We have a long way to go to maximize our impact, but if we do our job well, in the coming years we will make a difference in countless lives. We hope you’ll join us!

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We are remote first with an optional office in NYC.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQNew York, NY
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