GM Remuneration & Payroll

Civeo Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Civeo Australia seeks a General Manager - Remuneration & Payroll to lead payroll delivery and remuneration governance across Australia. You will drive incentive programs and provide workforce insights to enable performance and strategic decision-making.

Reporting to the Executive General Manager, People & Culture, you will partner with Finance and operations, lead a high-performing team, and continuously improve payroll operations and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in payroll and remuneration within a large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.
• Experience leading change, process improvements and systems transformation.
• Ability to translate data into strategic workforce insights and decisions.
• Proven ability to manage external providers and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and governance across payroll, remuneration and reward functions.
• Oversee accurate, compliant and timely payroll services with robust controls.
• Lead remuneration frameworks, salary structures and annual reviews, including incentives.
• Partner with executives to advise on workforce costs, remuneration strategy and governance.
• Deliver workforce, payroll and remuneration analytics to support planning and budgeting.
• Drive process improvement, systems enhancements and operational excellence.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team with accountability and service focus.
• Manage relationships with external providers and advisors for service delivery.
• Support People & Culture initiatives and business transformation projects.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Payroll governance

Remuneration & rewards

Stakeholder management

Analytical reporting

Workforce planning

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance or Commerce

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an accomplished and commercially astute General Manager - Remuneration & Payroll to lead the strategic and operational delivery of payroll, remuneration governance and reward programs across Australia.

Reporting to the Executive General Manager, People & Culture, this pivotal leadership role is responsible for driving payroll excellence, ensuring compliance with legislative and corporate requirements, overseeing remuneration frameworks and incentive programs, and delivering workforce insights that support organisational performance and decision-making.

Working closely with Executive Leadership, Finance and operational stakeholders, you will play a critical role in shaping remuneration practices, enhancing payroll operations and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and governance across payroll, remuneration and reward functions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and organisational priorities.
• Oversee the delivery of accurate, compliant and timely payroll services, maintaining robust controls and adherence to legislative, taxation, award and enterprise agreement requirements.
• Lead the administration and continuous improvement of remuneration frameworks, salary structures, annual remuneration reviews and pay-for-performance programs, including incentive and bonus schemes.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders to provide expert advice on workforce costs, remuneration strategy, payroll governance and reward initiatives.
• Deliver high-quality workforce, payroll and remuneration reporting and analytics to support workforce planning, budgeting, governance and strategic decision-making.
• Drive process optimisation, systems enhancement and continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, compliance and employee experience.
• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service and operational excellence.
• Manage relationships with external providers, vendors and specialist advisors to ensure effective and efficient delivery of service.
• Support key People & Culture initiatives and business transformation projects relating to payroll, remuneration, reporting and workforce effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Commerce, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Significant senior leadership experience in payroll, remuneration, reward and workforce governance within a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrated success developing and leading remuneration programs, annual salary reviews and payroll operations.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, payroll compliance obligations, awards and enterprise agreements.
• Experience leading organisational change, process improvement and systems transformation initiatives.

Skills

• Strategic leadership and commercial acumen.
• Expertise in payroll governance, remuneration and reward.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.
• Advanced analytical, reporting and workforce planning skills.
• Ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insights.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on operational excellence.

About Us

Civeo Australia, a division of Civeo Corporation, provides workforce accommodation services globally. In Australia, Civeo has a national footprint of approximately 10,000 rooms across twelve villages in Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. In addition, Civeo also operates approximately 16,500 rooms in client-owned properties in remote regions of Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. With more than 40 years of experience, Civeo supports individuals who live and work away from home.

We're committed to fostering sustainable partnerships and inclusive opportunities in all the communities we operate in. By actively engaging with Traditional Owners and First Nations Businesses, we're not just operating accommodation villages, we're nurturing relationships that honour the rich cultural heritage of the land.

We're safe, welcoming, and proud to encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to join us.