Payroll Specialist

About Standard Bots

Standard Bots builds AI-native industrial robot arms deployed at manufacturing facilities across the U.S. In June 2026 we closed a $200M Series C at a $1B valuation, led by RoboStrategy with continued backing from General Catalyst and new participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next. This role is central to building the financial infrastructure to match our growth.

Note: This is a full-time, remote role open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S.

The Role

We're bringing payroll in-house. Standard Bots is migrating off a PEO onto Workday, with a January 1 go-live, and we're hiring a Payroll Specialist to own payroll end-to-end from day one of that transition.

This is a hands-on role with real scope. You'll run every payroll cycle, own the accuracy of what lands in employees' bank accounts, and be the person the rest of the company comes to with payroll questions. You'll also help finish standing up Workday Payroll -- testing, parallel runs, configuration cleanup -- and then run the system you helped build. If you like the combination of building something new and running it well, this is that job.

You'll report directly to the Senior Finance Manager and work closely with People Ops.

What You'll Do

Payroll Operations

- Own and execute full-cycle multi-state payroll in Workday for salaried and hourly employees, including off-cycle runs, terminations, retro pay, and bonus and commission payments

- Maintain payroll data integrity in Workday -- earnings and deduction codes, pay groups, work locations, tax elections, garnishments, and direct deposit

- Track hourly time and attendance, overtime, shift differentials, and PTO accruals in coordination with Manufacturing Operations

- Serve as the first point of contact for employee payroll questions, resolving them accurately and discreetly

Workday Implementation Support

- Support the final phase of the Workday Payroll implementation: configuration validation, test and parallel payroll runs, data migration checks, and cutover from our current PEO

- Document payroll procedures and build the internal controls, checklists, and approval workflows a growing company needs

Tax & Compliance

- Register and maintain state and local payroll tax accounts as we hire into new jurisdictions; monitor filings, deposits, and agency notices, and resolve issues through to closure

- Support quarter- and year-end payroll processes: 941s, W-2s, state filings, and amendments

Benefits, GL & Audit

- Administer payroll-side benefit and 401(k) deductions, including contribution changes and funding files; partner with People Ops and the plan provider on reconciliations and census data

- Reconcile payroll to the general ledger each cycle; prepare payroll journal entries and accruals and support the monthly close

- Provide payroll data and reconciliations for the annual financial statement audit, 401(k) audit, workers' compensation audit, and R&D tax credit studies

What We're Looking For

- 3+ years of full-cycle payroll experience, including multi-state payroll in the U.S.

- Hands-on Workday Payroll experience is required -- processing payroll in Workday, not just viewing reports in it

- Working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax rules, wage and hour law, and FLSA classification

- Experience with payroll GL mapping, reconciliation, and journal entries

- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets

- Exceptional accuracy and follow-through -- the judgment to spot when a number looks wrong before it goes out the door

- Sound discretion with confidential compensation and employee data

- Clear written communication and the ability to work independently in a remote, fast-moving environment

Nice to Have

- Experience transitioning payroll from a PEO to an in-house Workday environment

- Experience with a manufacturing or other hourly, non-exempt workforce

- Workday Payroll implementation or configuration exposure (EIBs, calculated fields, payroll reporting)

- Experience at a venture-backed company scaling through rapid headcount growth

- CPP or FPC certification

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $70,000 to $90,000, depending on experience. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.