At Lion, we don’t settle for ordinary. We believe in the power of our products to bring communities together, spark conversations, and create lasting memories.
We're currently looking for a Payroll Leader to lead and evolve our payroll function across Australia and New Zealand. This is a permanent full-time position based in our Sydney CBD office, working three days in the office and two days at home.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a critical function at the intersection of people experience, technology and governance. At Lion, we’ve made a significant investment in transforming our people experience. In this role, you’ll work across the business to help realise the full value of that investment by strengthening payroll operations, lifting organisational capability, improving controls, and shaping a future-fit payroll model that is scalable, reliable, and aligned to our evolving business needs.
Reporting to the People Experience Director, you'll lead a team of payroll professionals and oversee payroll delivery for approximately 2,500 employees across Lion Australia & New Zealand. You'll:
Drive payroll governance, controls and risk management, including audits, compliance obligations and remediation activities.
Partner closely with People & Culture, Finance, Tax, Risk, Audit and operational leaders to deliver outstanding payroll outcomes.
We're looking for someone who combines deep payroll expertise with strong leadership and a continuous improvement mindset. You'll bring:
We’re a certified B Corp, which means we care about people, planet and purpose—not just profit. We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we celebrate the unique perspectives that help us grow and innovate. We intentionally embrace difference and cultivate belonging every day, whether through our investment in our Reconciliation journey through our Innovate RAP, our commitment to gender pay equity or providing progressive people policies.
If you need specific support or accessibility adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at [email protected] so we can make sure that your recruitment process is fair and we enable you to shine. This includes tailored support for First Nations people, individuals with disabilities, those who are neurodivergent, and people who identify as transgender or gender diverse as we understand the unique challenges and concerns you may face.
