Senior Director, Global Payroll and Equity Administration
Coupang · Seoul, South Korea
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Coupang's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Coupang's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang
- high 683 stale, 14 reposted of 717 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1065 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang.
About this role
The Senior Director, Global Payroll and Equity Administration will lead Coupang's global payroll and equity strategy, focusing on operational excellence and product innovation. This role involves designing and executing payroll and equity frameworks, transforming processes, ensuring compliance, managing vendor relationships, and leading a global team to support the company's strategic goals.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive experience in payroll and equity administration
- Proven experience in building custom, proprietary payroll/equity software
- Deep operational and compliance expertise across multiple global geographies
- Elite communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Korean
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role requires extensive experience in complex, multi-country environments
- Focus on building custom systems rather than managing off-the-shelf solutions
Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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