APAC HR Services Lead - Payroll & Administration

Bradken Ltd.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Learning and development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Bradken Ltd. is seeking an APAC HR Services leader based in Australia to oversee payroll, benefits and employee administration across 12 countries.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team in Australia, India, China and Malaysia to deliver accurate, compliant service. Responsibilities include translating global priorities into regional plans, strengthening payroll governance and driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years in payroll/HR operations with multi-country experience.
• Proven leadership of dispersed teams across regions.
• Ability to translate global priorities into regional plans.
• Strong governance, risk, and compliance understanding.
• Experience with payroll systems like ADP or UKG/Kronos.
• Advanced Excel and 365 skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead geographically dispersed HR Services team across APAC.
• Oversee multi-country payroll, benefits and HR administration.
• Translate global priorities into regional plans.
• Strengthen payroll governance and controls.
• Lead process improvements and systems initiatives.
• Collaborate with People & Culture, Finance and external providers.
• Monitor performance using data and service metrics.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Multi-country payroll

Stakeholder management

Change management

Advanced Excel

HR systems

Education

HR/Business/Accounting degree

Tools

ADP

UKG/Kronos

Job description

Bradken Ltd. is seeking an APAC HR Services leader based in Australia to oversee payroll, benefits and employee administration across 12 countries.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team in Australia, India, China and Malaysia to deliver accurate, compliant service. Responsibilities include translating global priorities into regional plans, strengthening payroll governance and driving process improvements.