Payroll & Benefits Specialist, North America
Better Collective is looking for a proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join their People Operations team. This role is responsible for managing payroll and benefits for the US and Canada, with the opportunity to expand skills to support growing operations in LatAm. The ideal candidate takes pride in accuracy, is a "Compliance Hero" unafraid to dive into tax registrations, enjoys explaining complex employee queries, and is curious and collaborative, eager to learn international HR processes and build positive relationships across a global team.
- Own the end-to-end bi-weekly payroll cycles for North America, ensuring everything runs smoothly and accurately.
- Lead engaging benefits sessions for new hires and support the annual renewal and Open Enrollment experience.
- Oversee local taxation setups, manage 401(k) and IRS/DOL audits, and prepare essential government filings.
- Maintain absolute accuracy between our HRIS (Sage) and our payroll software (ADP).
- Stretch your wings to support HR processes (onboarding, offboarding, changes) for our LatAm and North American teams.
- Identify and implement process efficiencies to enhance the People Ops function.
- 3+ years in a People Ops or HR role with a heavy focus on US & Canada payroll and benefits.
- Proficiency with ADP, HRIS systems (Sage), and Google Suite.
- Strong understanding of federal, state, and provincial payroll regulations and tax laws.
- Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to handle sensitive information with the utmost integrity.
- Willingness to work on general People Operational tasks outside of just payroll and benefits.
- US or Canada Remote (Hybrid if based in Toronto or Edmonton).
- Competitive salary based on your location and experience.
- Annual bonus program tied to the achievement of specific targets.
- Generous package including health insurance, 401(k) match, and pet insurance.
- Generous and flexible time-off policy designed to support a healthy work-life balance.
- Opportunity to be cross-trained in global HR projects.
Better Collective is a digital sports media group operating a House of Brands of leading digital sports media, sports betting media and esports communities. Incorporated in Denmark in 2004, Better Collective remains under the direct management of its original founders, Jesper Søgaard and Christian Kirk Rasmussen. Since our inception, we have undergone substantial growth driven by successful acquisitions to realize our ambitious vision of becoming the leading digital sports media group. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Better Collective operates across more than 20 offices around the world. Better Collective covers a vast range of sports that spans from the most popular leagues – such as the Premier League and the NFL to niche competitions. Through our brands, fans can explore the exciting world of sports through various content formats such as exclusive videos, engaging podcasts, editorial sports news, and expert commentary on the latest and upcoming sports events. Across our House of Brands our wide range of content engages a sports audience of more than 450 million visits on a monthly basis. These brands include HLTV, FUTBIN, Betarades, Action Network, Playmaker HQ, VegasInsider, CanadaSportsBetting, The Nation Network as well as Bolavip that are a part of our Latam sports media network, Futbol Sites. Our group has developed and continues to refine our unique set of digital capabilities and track record of attracting and driving sports fans to our brands. Combined with engaging and immersive content offerings, we are able to build and grow a strong and loyal audience across all our brands. On top of all this, we have developed a diverse and unique toolbox of business models, spanning from performance based marketing models within the sports betting space, where Better Collective is commissioned by advertising sportsbooks by either receiving a share of the revenue generated by the losses from the acquired customer or by receiving a single Cost per Acquisition fee (a fixed sum for each customer who claims an offer on our site that is redeemed by a sportsbook), to strategic partnerships, premium subscriptions, advertising as well as sponsorship deals. In combination, we have built a resilient and viable business, geared to deliver sustained future growth.
