HR & Payroll Manager

About Us

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 70 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India, and China. Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies, and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 300,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 1,800 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Emeritus has been awarded "Great Place to Work" certification and recently recognized as "The Online Education Solution of the Year" by the EdTech Break Through Awards. Emeritus is backed by leading investors including Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

HR & Payroll Manager

Emeritus is looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented person to join their team as the HR & Payroll Manager. This position is fully responsible for HR operations, benefits administration, and payroll processing. This is a fully remote position, and a great opportunity for candidates seeking a high degree of autonomy.

Responsibilities

HR Operations & Compliance

• Oversee core people operations — onboarding, offboarding, employee file management, and policy/handbook management.
• Ensure compliance and strengthen practices — monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws; recommend and implement best practices; review and update policies to maintain compliance while supporting the business.
• Develop and administer various human resources processes, policies and procedures for all company employees, including PTO, FMLA and other leave policies.
• Define and drive HR operations reporting and analysis. Complete all corporate annual reports including ACA and EEO Reporting and filing
• Establish and maintain department records and reports; recommending new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Act as HR liaison to managers and employees: answer questions, provide guidance on payroll, benefits, and HR policy.

Payroll

• Process payroll for employees: payroll entries, tax and benefit deductions, garnishments, and disbursements.
• Ensure all payroll tax filings, year-end W-2 forms, and state/local compliance requirements are met.
• Maintain payroll records, handle audits, resolve discrepancies, and manage wage garnishments or corrections.
• Serve as owner and primary contact for the payroll system/vendor; recommend improvements or alternatives.

Benefits Administration

• Administer the company’s benefits programs (health insurance, dental/vision, 401(k), paid time off, and any other supplemental benefits).
• Manage enrollment, changes, termination of benefits eligibility; respond to employee questions and issues.
• Manage relationship with our benefits broker and annual plan renewal review.
• Oversee open-enrollment periods, vendor relationships, benefits communications, and compliance (e.g., ACA, ERISA, COBRA where applicable).
• Oversee compliance aspects of all plans – ACA filing, non-discrimination testing, 5500 filings, plan audits.
• Reconcile vendor invoices and submit for timely payment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant HR and Payroll experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business, HR or related field; or equivalent practical experience
• SHRM PHR or SPHR certification preferred
• Experience managing end-to-end payroll processing, including tax compliance, is required
• Experience with HRIS system implementation is strongly preferred
• Experience owning the HRIS and data/reporting
• Experience managing Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), as well as data/reporting. Experience with UKG and Paylocity strongly preferred
• Creative, solutions-oriented thinker who improves systems, not just maintains them
• Expertise developing policies and programs in the context of a multi-state labor law environment
• An approach to work that involves taking initiative and displaying sound judgment, diplomacy, and discretion
• Experience in designing and implementing benefits and leave programs
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills with confident presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with a high degree of collaboration and influence
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and operates with a sense of urgency

EMERITUS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.