Employee Experience & Payroll Tax Compliance Manager

Description

Leidos' Corporate Payroll team is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and highly organized Employee Experience & Payroll Tax Compliance Manager to lead our payroll tax operations while championing employee support and engagement. This role is a hybrid leadership position that combines deep expertise in payroll tax and regulatory compliance with a strong focus on managing employee experience related to payroll, onboarding, and issue resolution.

The ideal candidate must have a solid background in multi-state payroll, strong knowledge of payroll tax and compliance regulations, and proven leadership experience managing teams. This individual will play a key role in ensuring that our payroll processes are compliant, our employees are supported, and our internal systems run smoothly. This position reports directly to the Director of Payroll and works closely with the HR, Finance, and Operations teams.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Tax & Compliance Oversight

• Lead all federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance processes
• Ensure timely and accurate tax filings, amendments, and reconciliations
• Monitor and implement changes in tax regulations across jurisdictions
• Oversee year-end processing including W-2, W-2c, and statutory reporting
• Manage tax audits, correspondence with government agencies, and penalty resolution

Employee Experience & Support

Metrics

Team Leadership & Collaboration

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting : October 16, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $80,600.00 - $145,700.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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