About Central

What is Central?

Central is the first payroll & benefits back-office for startups that works like a teammate and proactively handles everything needed to run a compliant business.

Unlike traditional payroll/HR software that forces you to do all the work, Central actually handles multi-state registrations, insurance, HR tasks, government mail, and everything else related to hiring & paying people.

Learn more at centralhq.com

Why Central?

We’re on a mission to kill business bullshit so startups can fly.

Building a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.

Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing.

Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).

As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.

Our culture

Central is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar and 3 core values:

1. Think clearly

2. Show high agency

3. Craft magic

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Who you are

• Strategic operator with experience in consulting, banking, VC, or PE, along with some startup experience, now looking to own and scale a business unit.

• Strong project management background — you can design, run, and improve complex workflows.

• Metrics-driven leader who develops a high-performing team and holds them accountable.

• Plus: HR / Payroll / Tax exposure or certification (e.g., SHRM, CPP, EA)

What you will do

• Own the success of Central’s Payroll & HR business unit, including retention, customer satisfaction, and efficiency.

• Build and optimize processes that make operations scalable, reliable, and efficient while removing any bottlenecks.

• Run migrations and activation for new customers, ensuring a seamless user and operations experience

• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Ops to shape strategy and execution as well as coming up with ideas for product enhancements.

• Lead customer escalations and complex payroll/HR cases when needed, ensuring world-class service.

• Stay ahead of regulatory and compliance requirements, ensuring processes meet high standards

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k (US employees only)

• Unlimited PTO and sick leave

• Remote work

• 2-4 off-sites per year

Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.