People Operations & Payroll Manager

Artsy is looking for a People Operations & Payroll Manager who wants to build real depth across HR operations, not just payroll. This is a full-time position, and will report to our Associate Director of People Operations.

You'll join a tight-knit, highly collaborative People team supporting employees at Artsy and Artnet across the US, UK, and Germany. When you're fully ramped, payroll will be about half of your role. You'll own it end to end: running every cycle, auditing the results, and being the person employees and vendors rely on for answers. The other half is the rest of HR operations. You'll manage immigration and visa cases, administer leaves of absence, support compliance work, and keep our HR systems accurate.

This is a strong fit if you're early in your HR career, you're good at payroll, and you want to broaden into the work that makes a People Operations function run. You'll learn from experienced teammates, take on real ownership quickly, and see how the full employee lifecycle fits together.

The role is based in our New York office, 3 days a week in office.

What You'll Do

Run payroll for the US, UK, and Germany, including preparing, auditing, and reconciling each cycle

Act as the main contact for payroll vendors and for employee payroll questions

Process payroll steps for terminations, including final pay, severance, and holiday pay

Own global benefits enrollment and invoice audits, and make sure deductions are accurate on payroll

Administer leaves of absence from start to finish, including employee communication and return-to-work coordination

Manage day-to-day work authorization and immigration cases, including working with outside counsel and keeping employees informed

Support compliance work, including research that informs policy updates when we hire in a new location

Keep HRIS workflows and integrations (BambooHR, ADP, Lattice) running accurately and on time

Handle core HR administration, including employment verifications, unemployment responses, and audit support

Who You Are

Position will be based in-person, in our NYC office 3 days per week

Must be currently located and authorized to work in the US

Required:

1–2 years of hands-on payroll processing experience

Experience using AI to work more efficiently, automate repeatable tasks, and decide where human review is still needed

Strong attention to detail and a habit of checking your own work

Clear written and verbal communication, especially when explaining payroll or HR questions to non-experts

Professional discretion handling confidential employee information

Ideal:

Experience with ADP

Some exposure to international payroll (UK, Germany, or elsewhere)

Familiarity with BambooHR or a similar HRIS

Interest in immigration, leaves, or compliance work

How you work:

Accurate — you catch the small error before it becomes an employee's problem

Self-directed — you manage your own calendar, find your own answers, and know when to ask

Organized under deadlines — payroll doesn't move, and you plan around it

Curious — you want to understand why a rule exists, not just follow it

A good teammate — you work easily with People, Finance, IT, and managers across time zones

How We Use AI

AI is part of how our team works, and we expect it in this role. You'll use AI tools to make your own work faster, automate tasks that repeat every cycle or every month, and judge where a person still needs to review the result. Payroll, immigration, and leave decisions involve sensitive employee data and legal risk, so knowing when to trust the output and when to check it matters as much as the speed.

What We Offer

Opportunity to reimagine the art industry while working with a talented, diverse, international team

Compensation package that includes both base salary and employee equity

Flexible time off: our culture of trust and empowerment allows employees to take the time they need away from work while still excelling in their roles

We are a global hybrid team: most employees work from our NYC, London, or Berlin offices