Professional - People Operations & Payroll ANZ

Danfoss; Zone 7 Ambattur; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th salary

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss in Chennai, on-site, is seeking a mid-senior People Operations & Payroll professional to ensure seamless HR service delivery and accurate payroll for Australia and New Zealand. You will manage core HR processes and collaborate with local teams to uphold compliance.

You will work with payroll vendors and HR colleagues to support end-to-end operations, maintain records, and contribute to continuous process improvements across the ANZ region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Finance or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years in HR operations, employee lifecycle administration, and payroll support.
• Experience with payroll for Australia and New Zealand and related statutory requirements.
• Hands-on experience with payroll, HR, and case-management systems such as ADP Payforce/ESS, PeopleNow or similar.
• Ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure compliant operations.

Responsibilities

• Support employees and managers with HR and payroll queries via HR ServiceHub, ensuring timely resolution.
• Manage onboarding, changes, transfers, probation, and offboarding.
• Coordinate recruitment admin including interview scheduling and pre-employment checks.
• Support ANZ payroll operations with accurate processing of changes, inputs, leave, deductions, and final payments.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR systems, payroll data, and documentation.
• Prepare and reconcile workforce and payroll reports, supporting audits and governance.

Skills

HR operations

Payroll support

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources / Business / Finance

Tools

ADP Payforce

PeopleNow

HRIS

ServiceNow

Job description

Professional - People Operations & Payroll ANZ

Req ID: 51977 Job Location: Oragadam, IN Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Group Functions CEO Job Category: Human Resources Work Location Type: On-site Job Experience Level: Mid-Senior level Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

As the People Operations & Payroll professional, you will play a key role in ensuring seamless HR service delivery and accurate payroll operations across Australia and New Zealand.

Your impact? You will help create a reliable, consistent, and compliant employee experience by managing core HR processes, supporting local teams, and safeguarding payroll accuracy in alignment with country-level, regional, and global HR policies.

You’ll collaborate closely with HR teams, payroll vendors, global mobility, talent acquisition, and local stakeholders, taking ownership of end-to-end operations while enabling smooth employee lifecycle transactions and strengthening our operational foundation across the region.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support employees and managers with HR and payroll queries through the HR ServiceHub platform, ensuring timely and accurate resolution.
• Manage employee lifecycle administration, including onboarding, employee changes, transfers, probation administration, and offboarding activities.
• Coordinate recruitment administration activities such as interview scheduling, pre-employment checks, candidate communications, and onboarding support.
• Support Australia and New Zealand payroll operations in partnership with external payroll providers, ensuring accurate processing of employee changes, pay inputs, leave, allowances, deductions, and final payments.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR systems, payroll data, and personnel documentation.
• Administer leave, workforce data, benefits, employee recognition, and other HR operational programs.
• Prepare, validate, and reconcile workforce and payroll reports while supporting compliance, audit, and governance activities.
• Support annual compensation reviews, incentive programs, payroll-controlled benefits, and mobility-related payroll administration.
• Support statutory payroll obligations, year-end activities and regulatory reporting requirements across Australia and New Zealand.
• Contribute to HR and payroll projects, organisational changes, system updates, process improvements, and business transformation initiatives.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure high-quality HR operations and payroll service delivery across Australia and New Zealand.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in HR operations, employee lifecycle administration, and payroll support, preferably within a shared-services or service-delivery environment.
• Experience supporting payroll across both Australia and New Zealand, with practical understanding of payroll inputs, leave, superannuation/KiwiSaver, tax, deductions, final pay, and related statutory or compliance requirements.
• Hands‑on experience with payroll, HR, and case‑management systems such as ADP Payforce/ESS, PeopleNow or a comparable HRIS, ServiceNow or similar platforms.
• Ability to work effectively with onshore stakeholders, HR teams, external payroll vendors, audits, governance requirements, and process-improvement activities.
• High attention to detail, strong problem‑solving ability, and a consistent focus on data accuracy, confidentiality, compliance, and service quality.
• Clear English communication skills, customer‑service mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with ownership and reliability in a fast‑paced environment.

Location

• Chennai - Non-remote

What You'll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work‑life balance. Your well‑being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.