Payroll Operations Leader - AI-Driven, UK Compliance

Atlassian Williams F1 Team; Grove; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is seeking a Payroll Operations Manager to lead end-to-end payroll for all staff, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with UK legislation. You will manage payroll systems, data integrity, and vendor relationships while driving process improvements and AI-enabled automation.

The role requires strong leadership, expert knowledge of HMRC rules, pensions, year-end duties, and collaboration with People Systems, Finance and Tax teams to optimise payroll operations

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll operations in a complex organisation.
• Detailed knowledge of UK payroll legislation, taxation, and statutory reporting.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing or developing a payroll team.
• Proficient in payroll systems and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work accurately under pressure.
• Identify, trial and embed AI and automation tools to streamline payroll processing.
• Advocate AI adoption within the payroll and wider People Services team, building team capability and confidence with new tools.
• Use AI and data analytics to strengthen payroll accuracy, exception reporting, and anomaly detection.
• Partner with the People Systems team to evaluate and adopt emerging AI functionality within payroll platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations for all employees, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC legislation, pension regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Oversee calculations of pay, overtime, bonuses, allowances, deductions, and statutory payments.
• Manage year-end activities including P60s, P11Ds and tax-year submissions; lead on payroll benefits.
• Oversee payroll systems with People Systems; maintain data integrity and efficient workflows.
• Collaborate with People Systems, Finance and Tax to design and improve payroll processes.
• Maintain secure, accurate payroll data in line with data protection guidelines.
• Manage relationships with third-party payroll providers, pension providers, and auditors.
• Provide timely, accurate payroll data to Finance for budgeting and reporting.
• Lead governance, audits and process improvements to reduce risk.

Skills

End-to-end payroll ops

UK payroll legislation

People management

Payroll systems & MS Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

CIPP qualification or equivalent

Tools

Workday integrations

SAP integrations

ADP integrations

Job description

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is seeking a Payroll Operations Manager to lead end-to-end payroll for all staff, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with UK legislation. You will manage payroll systems, data integrity, and vendor relationships while driving process improvements and AI-enabled automation.

The role requires strong leadership, expert knowledge of HMRC rules, pensions, year-end duties, and collaboration with People Systems, Finance and Tax teams to optimise payroll operations