Remote APAC Payroll Operations Lead

Remote; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 77,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere

Flexible PTO

Async hours

Parental leave 16 weeks

Home office budget

Stock options

Wellness budget

Job summary

Remote is hiring a Manager, Payroll Operations to lead a global payroll function and a distributed team across regions. You will own payroll processing, ensure compliance, and manage relationships with providers and stakeholders.

The role requires extensive AU/NZ payroll experience, strong leadership, and fluency in English within an asynchronous, remote-first environment. Compensation reflects global operations and location-agnostic work.

Qualifications

• Extensive regional/global payroll ops experience, esp. Australia/New Zealand.
• Understanding of global payroll best practices.
• Experience with multiple country payroll implementations and third-party payroll providers.
• People management with a collaborative leadership style.
• Proficient in SAP and Excel/Google Sheets.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Payroll Operations team.
• Own end-to-end payroll processing to ensure timeliness, accuracy and compliance.
• Act as primary liaison between internal/external payroll stakeholders.
• Stay updated on international payroll laws/regulations.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and country regulations.
• Manage relationships with payroll, accounting and service providers.
• Develop KPIs and SLAs to drive team performance.

Skills

Payroll operations

AU/NZ payroll

Global payroll

Stakeholder mgmt

People management

SAP

Excel/Google Sheets

Analytical mindset

Async work

Fluent English

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Remote is hiring a Manager, Payroll Operations to lead a global payroll function and a distributed team across regions. You will own payroll processing, ensure compliance, and manage relationships with providers and stakeholders.

The role requires extensive AU/NZ payroll experience, strong leadership, and fluency in English within an asynchronous, remote-first environment. Compensation reflects global operations and location-agnostic work.