APAC Payroll Lead: Build & Scale Global Pay Ops

[Axr] Recruitment & Search; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

[Axr] Recruitment & Search is guiding a fast-scaling technology business to establish and lead its payroll function across Australia and APAC. This newly created role will define tools, processes, and controls, and decide whether payroll is run in-house or outsourced as the business grows.

You will shape the payroll roadmap, manage a cross-functional team and partner with Finance and HR to deliver compliant, scalable payroll delivery across regions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multi-country payroll, ideally including Australia and APAC.
• Experience managing outsourced payroll providers and choosing delivery models.
• Track record uplifting payroll in high-growth or scale-up environments.
• Commercial, detail-oriented and able to advise senior stakeholders autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end payroll function, including in-house vs outsourced decision, systems selection, migration and team build-out.
• Ensure statutory and Award compliance across all regions; establish payroll governance, controls and documentation from the ground up.
• Develop and present a payroll strategy and roadmap with evidence-based recommendations on delivery model by region.
• Prepare payroll reporting for Heads of Finance and leadership; partner with HR and Finance on related queries.

Skills

Payroll strategy

Multi-country payroll

Outsourcing management

Stakeholder leadership

Job description

[Axr] Recruitment & Search is guiding a fast-scaling technology business to establish and lead its payroll function across Australia and APAC. This newly created role will define tools, processes, and controls, and decide whether payroll is run in-house or outsourced as the business grows.

You will shape the payroll roadmap, manage a cross-functional team and partner with Finance and HR to deliver compliant, scalable payroll delivery across regions.