Fundraise Up

Payroll & Equity Specialist

In short

This senior role owns end-to-end global payroll, variable compensation, and equity/long-term incentive administration for a remote-first global fundraising platform. It requires 7+ years of multi-country payroll, benefits, and HRIS experience, including managing EOR/PEO and contractor populations, equity program design, and tools like BambooHR, Justworks, Remote, and Carta. Fluency in both English and Russian is required, and the position is based in Poland with a €3,500–€4,000 gross monthly range.

About
Fundraise Up is a global fundraising platform that makes donating to nonprofits fast, seamless, and accessible. Its technology powers tens of millions of dollars in donations each month, supporting global payments and accessibility-focused design.
Responsibilities
•Own end-to-end global payroll delivery for employees and contractors, ensuring payments, deductions, reimbursements, and changes are accurate, timely, compliant, and reconciled
•Calculate and validate variable compensation and bonuses for executives and non-GTM employees, coordinating finalized inputs, payroll execution, controls, and reconciliation with the GTM variable-pay partner
•Build and run a global payroll calendar with clear cutoffs, review cycles, approvals, funding timelines, and reimbursement service levels
•Design and administer equity and long-term incentive programs, including grants, vesting, exercises, and terminations, maintaining accurate records and cap-table integrity with Finance and Legal
•Own global benefits administration across markets, covering statutory and supplemental programs while balancing employee value, compliance, and cost
•Monitor benefits utilization, market competitiveness, employee feedback, and spend; recommend data-supported changes
•Own payroll and equity data integrity across BambooHR, Justworks, Remote, and Carta, including workflows, integrations, permissions, and reporting
•Manage global employment operations and EOR/PEO relationships from a payroll perspective; own provider governance, including contracts, funding, service levels, reconciliations, escalations, and periodic performance reviews
•Identify recurring failure points and manual work across these programs and implement sustainable fixes
•Actively use AI in day-to-day work, identify how it can improve functional processes, and develop fluency as the tools evolve
Requirements
•7+ years of progressive experience across global payroll, total rewards, benefits, HRIS, or people operations, with meaningful ownership of multi-country payroll
•Experience managing direct-entity, EOR/PEO, and contractor populations across multiple jurisdictions
•Hands-on experience calculating bonuses or variable compensation and building review and approval controls
•Experience designing or administering equity and long-term incentive programs
•Experience auditing an HRIS, including data governance, workflows, permissions, integrations, and reporting
•Working knowledge of payroll compliance, equity tax considerations, audit requirements, and stock-based compensation accounting concepts such as ASC 718
•Evidence of improving complex or manual processes in a scaling, distributed organization
•Fluent in English and Russian
•Demonstrates discretion with sensitive employee information and can explain stock-compensation technicalities clearly to executives
Nice to have
•Familiarity with equity platforms such as Carta, Shareworks, or Pulley
Conditions
•Location: Poland
•Compensation range: €3,500 - €4,000 gross per month. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and alignment with the role's requirements
•31 days off
•100% paid telemedicine plan
•Assistance with purchasing home office furniture and other items to create a comfortable workspace
•English learning courses and relevant professional education
•Gym or swimming pool
•Co-working

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