Full-Time
Community Lead
Posted on 6/19/2025
Warp Payroll
11-50 employees
Global payroll, compliance, onboarding platform
Compensation Overview
$140k - $160k/yr
New York, NY, USA
In Person
Must be able to travel on short notice for key events and partner meetings.
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- 2+ years in partnerships, channel management, or community roles at a startup
- Proven relationship builder with crisp, friendly communication
- Experience working with finance professionals, accountants, or startup advisors
- Organized self-starter who builds systems and iterates fast
- Comfortable hosting events online and offline
- Able to travel on short notice for key events and partner meetings
- Own Warp’s accountant and channel partner relationships end-to-end
- Plan and host dinners, workshops, and virtual sessions that connect founders and partners
- Keep partners engaged through clear updates, enablement, and resources
- Source and close new partners with targeted outreach and tailored follow-ups
- Track partner-sourced pipeline and work with sales to identified qualified leads
- Work with Sales and Marketing on co-branded content and lead-gen campaigns
- Represent Warp in startup, accounting, and finance communities
- Existing network of accountants, bookkeepers, and startup service firms
- Familiarity with CRMs, referral tracking, and partner portals
- Background in payroll, HR tech, or Business-to-Business Software as a Service
Warp Payroll provides an all-in-one payroll and HR platform that helps businesses hire, onboard, and pay global contractors and employees. It handles locally compliant contracts, payroll processing, tax returns and filings, and ongoing regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, all through a subscription-based platform. The product works by generating compliant contracts, managing payroll and tax obligations, and ensuring year-round regulatory adherence, with a user-friendly interface for SMEs and startups. Warp differentiates itself from competitors by offering a streamlined, end-to-end solution focused on global compliance and ease of use, with clients noting high satisfaction and choosing Warp over other providers like Rippling, Gusto, or Deel. Its goal is to simplify payroll and compliance for international teams, enabling businesses to efficiently manage a global workforce without juggling separate tools.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$21.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2023
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Warp hit $8.1M revenue by saving companies $50,000 each in compliance costs.
- $18M Series A from Sound Ventures and Y Combinator fuels AI product expansion.
- Okta SSO integration by December 2025 unlocks enterprise SME customers.
What critics are saying
- Deel undercuts Warp's pricing with $12B scale across 150+ countries now.
- Rippling bundles payroll as loss-leader, locking mid-market customers immediately.
- $18M cash burns out in 18 months without 3x customer growth.
What makes Warp Payroll unique
- Warp's AI automates multi-state tax registrations and unemployment setup instantly.
- Warp generates compliant contracts for contractors in 150+ countries in seconds.
- Warp's 30-second onboarding outpaces Rippling and Gusto for rapid scaling.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -3%1 year growth
↓ -13%2 year growth
↓ -11%Warp has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round to enhance its AI-driven platform that automates back-office tasks for startups, such as payroll, compliance, and benefits management. Designed specifically for startups, Warp aims to eliminate outdated processes and save time, allowing founders to focus on their core missions. The company is also hiring in NYC as it continues to grow.
Warp, an HR and payroll automation service provider, has secured $18 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Sound Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, HOF Capital, and SV Angel. Notable entrepreneurs such as Dropbox co-founder Drew Houston and Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt also supported the round. Warp aims to offer a user-friendly payroll and HR management experience, leveraging AI to automate complex tax compliance and employee benefits processes.
On June 18, 2025, something quietly revolutionary happened in the world of HR tech: Warp, a rising AI-first payroll and compliance startup, announced it had closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by Sound Ventures.
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