Payroll Analyst Full Time NEW

Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code – testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this “outer loop,” helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.

Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform.

Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend — enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency.

With a global team across 26 offices and 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.

Position Summary

Harness is looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Analyst to support the Global Payroll operations team. This role will be based in Bangalore, India, and will report to the Global Payroll Director.

In this role, you will assist in the day-to-day payroll operations for employees in India, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. You will work closely with payroll, HR, finance, and external vendors to support payroll processing and resolve employee queries. This is a great opportunity for someone who is organized, eager to learn, and interested in building a career in payroll and accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll processing for India, including data collection, validation, and coordination with payroll vendors
• Assist in onboarding activities related to payroll inputs and documentation
• Ensure payroll data accuracy and help maintain compliance with local tax laws and statutory requirements
• Prepare payroll for India and international entities (EMEA and APAC) and ensure the accuracy of related balance sheet reconciliations
• Coordinate with HR, finance, and external vendors to resolve payroll-related improvements/automations
• Respond to employee payroll queries and provide detailed explanations.
• Support payroll reporting, including monthly summaries and statutory filings
• Assist in payroll reconciliations and maintain payroll records and documentation
• Help identify process improvement opportunities and support implementation of changes
• Provide support to the global payroll team as needed, including ticketing or query resolution
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reports and tax filings to the relevant authorities as required.

About You

• 3–6 years of experience in payroll, accounting, or related field
• Good understanding of payroll processes and statutory compliance in India
• Good attention to detail and ability to work with accuracy
• Ability to manage routine tasks and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office tools
• Willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s degree mandatory

Work Location/Work Hours

• This is a hybrid role with 3 days on-site in our Harness’s Bangalore office
• Flexible working hours with an overlapping of 2-3 hours to US business hours to collaborate with the global payroll team and global business partners

What You Will Have At Harness

• Experience building a transformative product
• End-to-end ownership of your projects
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefit
• Flexible work schedule
• Paid Time Off and Parental Leave
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
• Monthly internet reimbursement

Harness In The News

• Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code
• Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation
• How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal
• Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare
• Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at security@harness.io. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.