Product Regulatory Compliance Manager

The Product Regulatory Compliance Manager is a critical role responsible for ensuring that WorkWave's software products adhere to all applicable regulatory and compliance standards. This individual will act as the bridge between internal teams and external agencies, managing compliance requirements, driving process improvements, and reducing risk exposure for the organization.The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in payroll, tax, and regulatory compliance, along with strong leadership skills. This role requires a strategic mindset and the ability to translate compliance requirements into actionable software updates, ensuring that WorkWave products meet customer needs and maintain the highest standards of operational integrity.It is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented individual to make a meaningful impact on WorkWave's products and overall business operations.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Must have ability to learn and understand WorkWave’s software products, WorkWave’s customer use cases and how regulatory compliance translates to software requirements
• Manage large complex relationships with internal and external parties, including Compliance Solutions, Finance, Accounting, Payroll, Audit, Legal, and State Agencies.
• Collaborate with partners and other leadership to drive strategic, design, and service enhancements.
• Manage Daily Activities - manage associates responsible for achieving internal and external service and operational standards
• Process Improvement - Analyze operational workflows and processes and develop standards, policies and procedures
• Drive continuous process development, improvements and refinement, including development of standards that drive excellence, measurable results, scale and consistency
• Compliance/Risk Management - Risk mitigation through development and application of effective controls, communications, reporting and checks & balances to reduce financial exposure and liability
• Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and tax filing requirements
• Strategy and Business Advancement - Partner with business development, sales and strategy to identify service and product offering, pricing and definition
• Participate in enhancement projects to improve customer service and retention

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Must have 5-8 years of directly related experience in the following areas: Business Administration, Health & Wealth disciplines, Payroll, and US tax withholding. International experience is a plus 
• Must have prior experience with software compliance 
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have federal payroll filing and tax acknowledgment as well as cheque reconciliation experience
• Prior experience with payroll taxes and associate development
• Must be detailed oriented, highly organized, and possess excellent time management skills
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with State Unemployment Insurance, State Income Tax, Local and special tax 
• Regulatory Compliance 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT US:  • We are laid back but buttoned up. We offer a casual work environment and remote work flexibility and have a passion for developing creative, innovative best in class solutions that directly contribute to the success of our customers• We care deeply and deliver service and solutions that make a real difference in the lives of our clients and their businesses• We openly accept others as they are and build strong partnerships based on trust• Teamwork and collaboration is key to help our colleagues and customers solve their challenges• Our team is energetic, fun, naturally inquisitive and eager to make an impact, we invite you to join us! 
LOVE WHAT YOU DO, NO MATTER WHERE YOU DO IT: • Join our Remote-First Global Work Community: WorkWave provides an innovative and dynamic remote-first Global Work Community that encourages growth, creativity, and collaboration. No matter what stage of your career or where you live, WorkWave is your place to be part of a global company with a startup feel, where your ideas matter and your growth is a priority. 
A GLOBAL COMPANY WITH A LOCAL PRESENCE: • We know that there are benefits of being in the office and working from home. WorkWave promotes a healthy work/life balance and provides employees with the flexibility of collaborating in the office or the option to work virtually if desired. Our teams are well versed at working collaboratively in a fully virtual environment.   • Our HQ is based at our state of the art home office in the historic Bell Works complex located in Holmdel Township, New Jersey. We keep our offices available to all to use when working remotely isn’t feasible, or to help with cross training, team building and/or brainstorming. • We have em