ANZ Payroll Transformation Lead | End-to-End Migration

Chandler Macleod Group; Cumberland; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod Group in Australia seeks an experienced Payroll Transformation Project Lead to drive the end-to-end migration of payroll and workforce management platforms across Australia and New Zealand, aligning systems with local awards and statutory rules.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage data migration, testing, parallel runs, cutover and go‑live support, and collaborate with implementation partners to deliver a stable, compliant payroll transformation across ANZ.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Australian and New Zealand payroll implementations or migrations.
• Strong knowledge of Awards, Enterprise Agreements and payroll interpretation.
• Deep understanding of ANZ payroll processes, including leave, accruals, terminations and statutory requirements.
• Hands-on experience with data migration, testing, parallel payroll, reconciliation and cutover.
• Experience integrating payroll with time & attendance/workforce management and finance.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end payroll and workforce management system migration across ANZ.
• Managing project delivery, milestones, risks, dependencies and key deliverables.
• Working with implementation partners to drive configuration and solution design.
• Leading payroll and workforce management data migration, testing, reconciliation, parallel runs and cutover.
• Ensuring the new solutions accurately reflect Australian and New Zealand payroll requirements.
• Working through complex awards, enterprise agreements, leave, accruals, terminations and statutory requirements.
• Supporting integration between payroll, time & attendance and finance systems.
• Coordinating stakeholders across ANZ.
• Supporting the business through go-live and post-implementation stabilisation.

Skills

Project leadership

ANZ payroll knowledge

Awards & EA knowledge

Data migration

Stakeholder management

Go-live support

Tools

ADP

Dormakaba

Job description

Chandler Macleod Group in Australia seeks an experienced Payroll Transformation Project Lead to drive the end-to-end migration of payroll and workforce management platforms across Australia and New Zealand, aligning systems with local awards and statutory rules.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage data migration, testing, parallel runs, cutover and go‑live support, and collaborate with implementation partners to deliver a stable, compliant payroll transformation across ANZ.