🌎
Payroll Specialist
Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . January 21, 2026
Description
We’re on a mission to transform HR for everyone.
Borderless AI builds AI agents that help HR teams work smarter. Our platform leverages generative AI to automate routine HR tasks from employee onboarding and payroll to paying international team members — and even generate employment agreements with AI-powered precision.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Borderless AI is backed by over $30M in funding from investors including Susquehanna, Aglaé Ventures, and the co-founders of Cohere. For more information, go to: https://www.hireborderless.com/.
With AI agents transforming labor into software, we’re tackling a services market worth trillions of dollars. Our team includes seasoned executives from some of tech’s most prestigious companies, and we’re scaling quickly. Borderless AI has achieved product-market fit, and we’re excited to build the future of HR technology.
If you’re passionate about customer impact, enjoy solving complex problems, and thrive in a fast-moving environment, we’d love for you to join us.
The Opportunity:Â
We’re looking for a Payroll Specialist to help run our payroll smoothly as we scale. You’ll work hands-on with internal teams and customers to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing globally.
In countries where we already operate, your mission is to level up how we work — improving processes, tooling, technology, and reporting. You’ll help build a scalable and resilient payroll process that remains best-in-class in our industry. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, bringing structure to complex operations, and continuously improving the business.
Role and ResponsibilitiesÂ
- Process payroll accurately and on time for employees and contractors globally
- Coordinate with customers to ensure payroll inputs, approvals, and deadlines are met
- Review and validate payroll data including hours, salaries, bonuses, deductions, and benefits
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, in partnership with internal Operations and Engineering teams, our customers, and our payroll providers
- Ensure compliance with local payroll, tax, and employment regulations, keeping up-to-date with any compliance changes
- Maintain accurate payroll records, reports, and documentation
- Partner with Customer Success and Product on payroll-related workflow improvements
- Support payroll audits, reconciliations, month-end, and year-end payroll activities
Great candidates will have:
- 3+ years of experience in payroll operationsÂ
- Experience with payroll systems and tools (experience with multi-country systems is a plus!)
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive information
- Working knowledge of payroll compliance, taxes, and statutory requirements
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills
- A strong sense of ownership — you care deeply about the quality and impact of your work
About the Borderless AI team:
- We're an early stage company and we love to collaborate in person 5 days a week in our Toronto HQ.
- We offer a healthy benefits & perks package, including free lunch everyday.
- Customers are the heart of our business, we're obsessed with our customers, and that drives the bulk of our decisions.
- Big challenges don’t scare us. We’re solving global problems that need creativity, technology, and determination. Be part of the impact!
- We'll grant you a lot of autonomy and trust, and back it up with meaningful empowerment and support.
We appreciate your interest and application. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
Borderless AI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, colour, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances.Â
Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.