Wage Compliance Lead — Payroll Governance & IR

Civitas Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Civitas Talent is recruiting a Senior Wage Compliance Lead for a major ASX-listed organisation in Australia. You will own the wage compliance program, lead investigations and design remediation across payroll.

Reporting to the General Manager, Workplace Relations, you will partner with Payroll, Finance, IT and Legal to implement preventative controls and ensure audit readiness across a national workforce.

Qualifications

• Experience in wage compliance, payroll governance, or workplace relations.
• Strong command of Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards, and enterprise agreements.
• Experience leading investigations and remediation programs.
• Ability to interpret industrial instruments and apply them operationally.
• Analytical, discreet, and governance-focused with hands-on delivery.
• Experience with large payroll environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end wage compliance investigations, including root-cause analysis of payroll discrepancies
• Design and execute remediation programs for current and former employees, with back payments calculated and validated to legal standard
• Provide expert advice on Modern Awards, enterprise agreements and employment legislation
• Manage impacted-employee communications with transparency and care
• Partner with Payroll, Finance, IT, Legal and P&C on systemic fixes and preventative controls
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and Fair Work Ombudsman readiness
• Contribute to a rolling review cycle across six enterprise agreements

Skills

Wage compliance

Payroll governance

Industrial relations

Australian employment law

Audit & governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Civitas Talent is recruiting a Senior Wage Compliance Lead for a major ASX-listed organisation in Australia. You will own the wage compliance program, lead investigations and design remediation across payroll.

Reporting to the General Manager, Workplace Relations, you will partner with Payroll, Finance, IT and Legal to implement preventative controls and ensure audit readiness across a national workforce.