Global Payroll and Tax Compliance Lead

Join World as a Global Payroll and Tax Compliance Lead in San Francisco, managing payroll and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Salary: $187,000-$220,000.

World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI.

As bots and autonomous agents reshape the internet, people, institutions, and applications need a trusted way to confirm who is a real human while preserving privacy.

Our products make this possible: the Orb verifies real people, World ID proves it privately, and World App enables and distributes the new applications made possible by this technology.

Together, they form a new layer for AI internet.

We’re one of the fastest-growing networks in tech.

More than 17 million people across 160 countries have verified with World ID, and we complete over 350,000 verifications each week.

World App is already among the most used wallets globally.

Developers are integrating World ID to build safer online experiences and create spaces where real people can participate, earn, and be recognized in ways AI simply can’t replicate.

World was founded in 2019 and launched globally in 2023.

We are more than 400 people across hardware, software, AI, cryptography, mobile engineering, and global operations.

Our teams come from OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Google, Stripe, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir and MIT Media Lab.

We’re backed by leading investors, including a16z, Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital, Variant, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, as well as prominent operators and founders across fintech and AI.

## What you'll do

• •Partner with external providers to execute payroll tax accurately, on time, and in compliance, while overseeing vendor performance, service quality, and escalations.
• •Review employee data changes, including hires, terminations, compensation, equity, and time inputs, and help maintain payroll-related registrations and compliance across U.S. federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions.
• •Support global tax compliance, including payroll tax, corporate income tax, indirect taxes (sales, use, VAT, GST), filings, registrations, notices, reconciliations, and coordination with external advisors and internal stakeholders.
• •Investigate and resolve payroll and tax compliance issues with a focus on root-cause prevention and timely corrective action.
• •Partner cross-functionally to improve data quality, reporting, controls, and audit readiness across payroll, tax, and adjacent finance processes.
• •Drive process improvements, automation, and scalable controls to support a fast-growing global organization.

## Conditions

• •Salary range: $187,000 - $220,000, plus a competitive long-term incentive package.
• •Comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits including healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) plan and match, life insurance, flexible time off, commuter benefits, professional development stipend, and more.

• •6+ years of combined experience in payroll tax and general tax compliance, ideally in a high-growth environment.
• •Strong knowledge of U.S. and multistate payroll rules and requirements, with demonstrated ability to learn international requirements.
• •Experience supporting operational tax matters such as registrations, filings, notices, reconciliations, and compliance tracking.
• •Hands-on experience with Workday Payroll; ADP or OSV experience is a plus.
• •Strong judgment, attention to detail, and a hands-on approach to execution.
• •Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver in a fast-moving environment.
• •Clear communication skills and a collaborative style across cross-functional partners and external providers.
• •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• •CPA preferred; CPP or tax degrees is a plus.