Lead the strategic reward, payroll and global mobility agenda for a major global brand. This senior role provides governance across remuneration, benefits, payroll, HRIS and mobility, ensuring competitive and equitable reward frameworks, compliant Trans-Tasman payroll operations, strong data governance and alignment with global Group standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation’s reward, remuneration, benefits, payroll and global mobility strategy across Australia and New Zealand;

• Own annual salary reviews, incentives, bonuses and remuneration processes, ensuring consistency and alignment with business objectives;

• Develop and govern salary structures, remuneration bands, job evaluation and market benchmarking frameworks;

• Lead global mobility, including international assignments, mobility policies, visa sponsorship and regional programs;

• Oversee end-to-end Australian and New Zealand payroll, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and legislative compliance;

• Oversee taxation, statutory reporting, superannuation, KiwiSaver, industrial instruments and audit requirements;

• Drive HRIS optimisation and data governance, ensuring data integrity, privacy and reporting accuracy across HRIS and payroll systems;

• Advise senior leaders, HR Business Partners and managers on remuneration, incentives, pay equity, retention and reward strategy;

• Lead and develop a high-performing payroll and global mobility team, establishing clear KPIs and service standards; and

• Partner with regional and global Reward stakeholders and HR leadership to embed Group frameworks, manage risk and deliver commercially aligned outcomes.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be an experienced Reward, HR Operations or HR / Finance leader with strong remuneration and payroll expertise, comfortable operating in a complex matrix environment and influencing senior stakeholders across a multinational organisation.

Key Requirements

• 6+ years’ senior leadership experience across Reward, HR Operations, Finance or a related function, including budgetary and financial responsibility;

• Proven expertise in remuneration frameworks, salary bands, job evaluation, market benchmarking and incentive structures;

• Strong knowledge of Australian and New Zealand payroll, taxation, superannuation, KiwiSaver and compliance requirements;

• Demonstrated experience managing or overseeing global mobility, international assignments and visa sponsorship frameworks;

• Strong commercial and analytical capability, with the ability to translate reward, payroll and HR data into meaningful insights for senior leadership;

• Experience leading teams and influencing stakeholders within a large, complex or matrixed organisation; and

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Finance or a related discipline, with eligibility to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion contact Kate Benson at u&u on 07 3232 9163 by quoting reference number 46586.  
 
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