Payroll Systems Architect — Automation & AI Workflows

Xero; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking a Payroll Systems Engineer to own the platforms, integrations, and reports that keep payroll running reliably across Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and the UK. You’ll translate Pay team needs into actionable requirements, manage configuration and access, and drive changes from testing through launch.

You will redesign workflows with automation and AI to cut manual reconciliation, while ensuring payroll operations stay accountable to policy.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll systems configuration & administration.
• Ability to map data flows across end-to-end payroll processes.
• A focus on automation and AI to reduce manual work while maintaining accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Own payroll platforms, integrations and reports across Australia, NZ, US, Canada and the UK.
• Define requirements from the Pay team and deliver through testing to launch.
• Reduce manual reconciliation and errors via automation and AI workflows.
• Collaborate with Pay, Finance, Technology and vendors to align on changes and rollout.

Skills

Payroll systems

Data flow mapping

Automation & AI

Cross-functional communication

Tools

ADP

Infinet Cloud

Ramco

Tray

Workday

Claude

Glean

Rovo

Jira Service Management

Job description

Xero is seeking a Payroll Systems Engineer to own the platforms, integrations, and reports that keep payroll running reliably across Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and the UK. You’ll translate Pay team needs into actionable requirements, manage configuration and access, and drive changes from testing through launch.

You will redesign workflows with automation and AI to cut manual reconciliation, while ensuring payroll operations stay accountable to policy.