Team Leader - Payroll & People Data

• Newly established Permanent role – make it your own!
• Full time role based in Wellington

The role | Te tūnga

This is not your typical payroll role.

Reporting to the Senior Manager – People Operations & Data, this role leads the end-to-end payroll function while shaping how payroll, systems, and people data come together to enable better business outcomes.

You’ll lead and grow a capable team, building technical depth, lifting performance, and embedding a strong culture of quality, ownership, and continuous learning.

As a key connection point with the business, you will work closely with leaders across People & Culture, Finance, and the wider organisation.

You will bring hands‑on leadership to BAU payroll operations while stepping beyond BAU to lead improvements across people, process and technology.

This is a role where you can:

• Take ownership and operate with autonomy
• Influ...

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