Team Leader - Payroll & People Data

Stats NZ
Full-time wellington, wellington Compensation & Benefits
Posted:
June 18, 2026
Location:
wellington, wellington, New-Zealand

Job Description

  • 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
  • Influence how system...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: wellington, New-Zealand
Posted: June 18, 2026
Deadline: July 28, 2026