Vestwell · 1 day ago
Team Mentor, Payroll Operations
Vestwell is a financial technology company powering the new savings economy. They are seeking a Payroll Operations Team Mentor to support the execution and health of their Payroll Operations function, acting as a hands-on operational partner and helping to prioritize work and surface issues early.
Employee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechRetirement
Responsibilities
Act as a day-to-day point of support for the Payroll Operations team, helping prioritize work, answer questions, remove blockers and ensuring contributions are processed successfully
Maintain strong awareness of ticket queues, SLAs, and workload distribution to ensure timely and accurate execution
Support the team during peak processing periods by helping coordinate coverage, triage issues, and flag risks early
Partner closely with the Payroll Operations Manager to surface trends, concerns, and opportunities for improvement
Serve as a first-level escalation point for complex operational issues before involving management or cross-functional partners
Partner with Product, Engineering, Implementations, and external payroll providers to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Assist with preparing issues for formal escalation by gathering context, documenting findings, and recommending next steps
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience working in a project management/implementation/operational role
Excellent project management skills
Ability to manage multiple work streams and competing priorities
Ability to work independently and with a team
Effective communication with many different stakeholders
A tight operator who can see the big picture
Excellent communication skills and follow-through; it requires little lift for you to stay on top of issues
Commitment to quality as a top priority - you pay attention to the details and strive to tie out any discrepancies, regardless of how small
Experience with project management software (e.g. Jira/Confluence, Asana, Zendesk, etc.)
Preferred
Payroll system experience
Retirement industry experience
Benefits
Competitive health coverage
Generous vacation offering
Great 401(k) plan
Company
Vestwell
Vestwell is the backbone of the modern savings economy; a fintech company powering savings for retirement, education, and healthcare.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$238.82MKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoldman Sachs Growth EquityF-Prime
2023-12-21Series D· $125M
2021-07-20Series C· $70M
2019-04-02Series B· $31.27M
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