Work at ZenPayroll

We are looking for individuals who are yearning to do the best work of their lives.

Who We Are

We're building the future of payroll. If you love solving core, foundational problems, we'd love to speak with you.

Our founders are second time entrepreneurs from Stanford who have sold two prior companies. Our team is made up of technologists, payroll experts, small business owners, photographers, cyclists, and parkour aficionados. The unifying force is our passion for what we do. Payroll affects every single company and employee in the world, and current solutions are complex, expensive and difficult to use. We are on a mission to bring payroll into the 21st century because businesses deserve better than what's available today.

We strongly believe that a person does their best work when they're (1) surrounded by people they trust and respect with shared values, (2) care about the problem they're solving, and (3) enjoy the work they're responsible for. One of our most important company values is Ownership Mentality. To us this means that each person thinks like an owner -- because we all are owners of ZenPayroll -- and holds themselves responsible for the work that they do. We don't have layers of management in the company. Our preference is to hire people that are good at what they do and are constantly striving to get better. A team that is working well together is capable of amazing things and we are very proud of the people who have decided to join us on this journey. We hope you will be one of them.

Benefits & Perks

People are the foundation of everything great that we have done and will do in the future. As such, we are committed to ensuring each member of ZenPayroll is given the resources to do their best work and knows that they are valued.

  • Free breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Endless snacks and beverages.
  • Open vacation policy. We don't count days.
  • If you're sick, just stay home and get better.
  • Buy or build your ideal work environment.
  • Fitness stipend.
  • A sunny, top floor office space.
  • Located near beautiful South Park in San Francisco.
  • Housing stipend if you live near the office.
  • Flexible work hours.
  • Competitive salary and equity package.
  • Health, dental and vision benefits.
  • Team "Workations" where we all travel somewhere for a week for a change of environment.
  • Copious espressos brewed by one of our co-founders.

Positions

UX Designer

ZenPayroll is on a mission to provide delightful, modern payroll to businesses everywhere. We've built a product we're proud of and which our customers love. We are seeking a UX designer that is passionate about creating beautiful online experiences and taking them from concept to implementation. The UX designer will have both strong visual design and html/css skills.

  • At ZenPayroll, you will:
  • Be an owner of what you build.
  • Conceptualize, design, and build product experiences that make users smile.
  • Design a product that processes millions and millions of dollars in payroll.
  • Understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch frequently.
  • Design and build landing pages, email campaigns, icons, infographics, and application features.
  • The ideal candidate will:
  • Be passionate about creating memorable and beautiful web experiences.
  • Be able to understand and empathize with small business users.
  • Have strong HTML/CSS(SASS)/Javascript skills.
  • Be proficient at Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
  • Have interaction design, and user experience design skill sets.
  • Have great attention to details. "Pixel Perfect isn't an ideal, but a requirement.".
  • Clearly communicate design decisions internally.
  • Have a strong portfolio that includes visual design and web development.
  • Bonus: Experience in creating icons, infographics, and other graphical assets.

Location: San Francisco, CA

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your portfolio, LinkedIn, GitHub, resume, and/or any project/portfolio pages. (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of and why.

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Ruby on Rails Engineer

ZenPayroll is on a mission to provide delightful, modern payroll to businesses everywhere. We've built a product we're proud of and which our customers love. We are seeking a few Ruby On Rails Engineers to join our growing team. The "builder" culture is core to everything we do and you'll be joining our existing group of amazing engineers who (1) care about the customer viewpoint, (2) expect excellence of themselves and those around them, (3) are doing the best work of their lives, and (4) make up the ZenPayroll family.

  • At ZenPayroll, you will:
  • Architect, build, test and refine new products and services.
  • Be an owner of what you build.
  • Tackle a wide variety of coding problems throughout the stack and contribute to all parts of our code base.
  • Build a product that processes millions and millions of dollars in payroll.
  • Be a team player in a flat-structured, highly collaborative environment.
  • Work with our product team to understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch frequently what you've made.
  • Be surrounded by individuals doing the best work of their lives, and loving every moment of it.
  • Work directly with our CTO on a daily basis.
  • The ideal candidate will:
  • Care about the customer viewpoint and derive joy from knowing that what they've built is solving a real problem.
  • Enjoy working with technologies like Rails, Backbone.js, jQuery, Coffeescript, MySQL, RSpec, Git, and Mocha.
  • Turn wireframes and mocks into elegantly executed code.
  • Have demonstrable track record building distributed, clustered, high-throughput applications that scale.
  • Embrace a test-driven development process.
  • Have experience with user-centered interaction design.
  • Have the ability to create well-designed API's — we'd love to hear about your favorites and why they are great.
  • Think like an owner in terms of how they work, the quality of their work, and what they work on.
  • Be able to design and write well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code that balances beauty and pragmatism
  • Bonus: Proficient in both Linux (production) and Mac OSX (development) environments preferred
  • Most importantly, be the type of person who's not just looking for a "job", but wants to join a tight-knit, hard-working family united by a common mission. You'll be amply rewarded for the work you do.

Location: San Francisco, CA

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn, GitHub, resume, and/or any project pages, (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of and why.

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Online Marketing Lead

ZenPayroll is on a mission to provide delightful, modern payroll to businesses everywhere. We've built a product we're proud of and which our customers love. We're seeking an Online Marketing Lead to drive ZenPayroll awareness and lead-generation.

  • At ZenPayroll, you will:
  • Run all our paid customer acquisition programs (directly and/or through third party firms that you select).
  • Own AdWords, split testing, designing and running ad campaigns.
  • Grow our marketing budget from zero to a million dollar spend.
  • Track and analyze campaign data to proactively identify opportunities for optimization. Drive CPA improvement.
  • Manage advertising channel partners and affiliate marketing campaigns.
  • Identify, experiment with and prioritize new advertising opportunities.
  • Drive ZenPayroll's online marketing strategy and push beyond industry best practices.
  • Build out a team to help with your efforts as we grow.
  • The ideal candidate will:
  • Have run a marketing budget of $100,000+ (bonus for being in the millions)
  • Have experience with re-targeting campaigns
  • Have intimate knowledge of the online advertising process, especially paid search
  • Have an analytical mindset to determine ROI of ad spend and can organize/communicate insights with the rest of the team
  • Be self-motivated, take the initiative with enthusiasm, and have the ability to inspire as a leader. You will be expected to come up with ideas and execute rapidly.
  • Be fearless and comfortable owning projects without handholding.
  • Have led projects from conception to closure, and have experience leveraging internal and external resources (designers & developers) to get things done.
  • Bonus: Have experience with SEO
  • Bonus: Have experience with affiliate style programs and pay-per-action programs

Location: San Francisco, CA

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn & resume, plus any project pages, (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of, and why.

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Sales Lead (Multiple Positions)

ZenPayroll is on a mission to provide delightful, modern payroll to businesses everywhere. We've built a product we're proud of and which our customers love. We're seeking Sales Leads who will form the core of our sales organization. This role includes significant growth opportunities and your day to day work will touch all aspects of the sales process. As we grow, we will fill individual roles in sales development, direct sales, account management, etc.

  • At ZenPayroll, you will:
  • Be involved in the entire sales process, including engaging inbound prospective customers & closing them, as well as prospecting for new customers.
  • Research, develop and implement sales tactics and strategies to drive new leads into the ZenPayroll sales pipeline.
  • Own the customer relationship pre-close.
  • Understand our customer's needs and communicate to leads our value proposition.
  • Tactical work includes giving product demos, learning about customer needs, attending local and regional networking and trade show events to evangelize ZenPayroll, etc.
  • Work directly with our CEO.
  • Build out a team to help with your efforts as we grow. This includes defining the right tools, infrastructure and process, to ensure our sales efforts scale as the company grows.
  • The ideal candidate will:
  • Be ambitious, driven, and hungry to have an impact on day one.
  • Have 2+ years experience in a sales role with a track record of consistently exceeding quota (SaaS is a plus).
  • Have proven success in acquiring new clients as well as experience cold calling and presenting sales pitches.
  • Have great presentation, verbal, and written skills.
  • Have experience with the complete sales cycle: lead generation, cold call, and close.
  • Understand that in a rapidly growing start-up, the sales culture is 24/7.
  • Be a team player and embrace wearing multiple hats.
  • Be enthusiastic and inspire those around you to do great work.
  • Be technically proficient and deeply experienced with web technologies (able to present pros/cons, use cases/examples, trends, etc.).
  • Bonus: Have experience selling SaaS.
  • Bonus: Have experience with SMBs and financial services products.
  • Attributes: strong communicator, driven to excel, organized, resourceful, entrepreneurial, fearless.

Location: San Francisco, CA

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn & resume, plus any project pages, (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of, and why.

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Channel Marketing Lead

ZenPayroll is on a mission to provide delightful, modern payroll to businesses everywhere. We've built a product we're proud of and which our customers love. A key stakeholder and partner for us are CPAs and other intermediaries who manage the back-office for millions of businesses in the US. By using ZenPayroll, they're able to provide a higher quality service to their customers, streamline the manual parts of payroll processing, and build their business. We're seeking a Channel Sales Lead who will manage our growing relationships with CPAs, prospect and engage news ones, and build a scalable program for us to ultimately work with tens of thousands of them. This role includes significant growth opportunities and your day to day work will touch all aspects of managing and growing our channel. As we grow, we will fill individual roles such as Channel Sales & Channel Account Management.

  • At ZenPayroll, you will:
  • Develop & manage our channel, which is made up of CPAs and other back-office service providers.
  • Be involved in the entire channel sales process, including engaging inbound prospective leads & closing them, as well as prospecting for new channel partners.
  • Research, develop and implement sales tactics and strategies to drive new channel leads.
  • Own the channel partner relationship, pre and post close.
  • Understand our channel partner's needs and craft programs to bring them onto ZenPayroll, plus keep them once they're set-up.
  • Tactical work includes prospecting for new channel partners, giving product demos, learning about channel partner needs, attending events to evangelize ZenPayroll, etc.
  • Work directly with our CEO.
  • Build out a team to help with your efforts as we grow. This includes defining the right tools, infrastructure, and process to ensure our channel sales efforts scale as the company grows.
  • The ideal candidate will:
  • Be ambitious, driven, and hungry to have an impact on day one.
  • Understand the CPA & back-office service provider channel, ideally through prior experience.
  • Have 2+ years experience in a comparable role with a track record of consistently exceeding expectations.
  • Have proven success in acquiring new clients as well as experience cold calling and presenting sales pitches.
  • Have great presentation, verbal, and written skills.
  • Have experience with the complete sales cycle: lead generation, cold call, and close.
  • Understand that in a rapidly growing start-up, the sales culture is 24/7.
  • Be a team player and embrace wearing multiple hats.
  • Be enthusiastic and inspire those around you to do great work.
  • Be technically proficient and deeply experienced with web technologies (able to present pros/cons, use cases/examples, trends, etc.).
  • Bonus: Have experience in SaaS.
  • Bonus: Have experience with SMBs and financial services products.
  • Attributes: strong communicator, driven to excel, organized, resourceful, entrepreneurial, fearless.

Location: San Francisco, CA

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn & resume, plus any project pages, (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of, and why.

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Business Development Lead

ZenPayroll is on a mission to provide delightful, modern payroll to businesses everywhere. We've built a product we're proud of and which our customers love. We're seeking a Business Development Lead to build & manage relationships with our ecosystem partners. These include a variety of companies including accounting software providers, benefits systems, HRIS, Time & Attendance, etc. We're laser focused on providing the best payroll solution on the market and our partners are excited to work with us on creating a better experience for businesses everywhere.

  • At ZenPayroll, you will:
  • Be responsible for prioritizing, developing and managing our partner relationships with other back-office ecosystem providers.
  • Own the partner relationship, pre and post close. This includes driving partnership success, managing partner marketing efforts, etc.
  • Research & propose partnership strategies to drive new customer leads.
  • Tactical work includes responding to inbound partner interest, reaching out to new potential partners, prioritizing partner funnel, learning about partner needs, giving product demos, closing deals, attending events to evangelize ZenPayroll, etc.
  • Work directly with our CEO on a daily basis.
  • Build out a team to help with your efforts as we grow. This includes defining the right tools, infrastructure, and process to ensure our partner efforts scale as the company grows.
  • The ideal candidate will:
  • Be ambitious, driven, and hungry to have an impact on day one.
  • Have 2+ years experience in a comparable role with a track record of consistently exceeding expectations.
  • Have managed complex negotiations successfully, and have experience evaluating legal documents, and building financial models to drive a decision.
  • Understand the back-office ecosystem, including trends, key players, competitive landscape, etc.
  • Have great presentation, verbal, and written skills.
  • Be a team player and embrace wearing multiple hats.
  • Be enthusiastic and inspire those around you to do great work.
  • Be technically proficient and deeply experienced with web technologies (able to present pros/cons, use cases/examples, trends, etc.).
  • Bonus: Have experience in SaaS.
  • Bonus: Have experience with SMBs and financial services products.
  • Attributes: strong communicator, driven to excel, organized, resourceful, entrepreneurial, fearless.

Location: San Francisco, CA

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn & resume, plus any project pages, (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of, and why.

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Growth Marketing Internship

Are you self-motivated and eager to build your marketing skills in the startup trenches? We're looking for an intern to help with our marketing. The specifics of your role will change weekly depending on the current flow of the business. To be successful, you'll have to be super smart, outgoing, love writing, and have a passion for helping small businesses succeed.

  • Some projects could include:
  • Writing content for our customer blog, website, newsletters, or social media
  • Doing keyword research on new target verticals
  • Developing and managing search marketing campaigns
  • Shooting webinars or customer testimonial videos
  • Researching and pitching speakers for upcoming events
  • About you:
  • An upperclassman available full-time for a minimum of 3 months
  • Has awesome computer skills
  • Creative, thorough, and thoughtful
  • Has impressive writing skills (you could be writing newsletters or blog posts)
  • Has a love for learning and resourceful nature
  • Fearless and comfortable owning projects without handholding
  • Bonus: HTML, video editing, or PR experience

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn profile, personal website, or portfolio, (2) 3-5 writing samples, (3) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (4) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of.

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Internships

We have engineering and business internship positions available.

  • Qualifications:
  • Available for a minimum of three months.
  • Be an upperclassman.
  • Desire to understand the customer perspective. All members of our team are builders and it's important everyone understands the pain point we're solving.

To apply, email jobs@zenpayroll.com and include (1) your LinkedIn and resume, note: if you're applying for an engineering position, please include your GitHub, (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of.

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