Regional Payroll Tech Lead — Governance & Innovation

Marketplace

New Zealand

On-site

NZD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) seeks three Regional Technical Leads to provide strategic leadership and governance of payroll technology across the Northern, Central, and Southern regions. You will oversee payroll systems, ensure compliance with NZ legislation, and drive upgrades, security controls and testing frameworks.

As a senior payroll technology leader, you will guide vendor relationships and roadmaps, partnering with Finance, HRIS, Data & Digital, and Enterprise Architecture to

Qualifications

  • 5–10 years in payroll systems management within large organisations.
  • Experience leading enterprise payroll technology functions and specialist teams.
  • Experience managing integrated payroll and HRIS environments for large workforces.
  • Knowledge of NZ payroll legislation and Holidays Act requirements.
  • Experience with governance frameworks, testing strategies and technical standards.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership and operational governance of payroll technology.
  • Oversee system upgrades, integrations, testing frameworks and security controls.
  • Develop and communicate enterprise roadmaps for payroll capability.
  • Partner with Finance, HRIS, Data & Digital, and external partners to deliver initiatives.

Skills

Payroll systems
Enterprise governance
Leadership
HRIS integration
Security controls

Education

IT/IS/Business degree

Tools

HRIS platforms
SQL / Data tools

Job description

Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) seeks three Regional Technical Leads to provide strategic leadership and governance of payroll technology across the Northern, Central, and Southern regions. You will oversee payroll systems, ensure compliance with NZ legislation, and drive upgrades, security controls and testing frameworks.

As a senior payroll technology leader, you will guide vendor relationships and roadmaps, partnering with Finance, HRIS, Data & Digital, and Enterprise Architecture to

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