Payroll Operations Manager

Manage relationships with third‑party payroll providers, pension providers, and auditors.

Act as main point of contact for internal stakeholders on payroll queries and reporting.

Provide timely, accurate payroll data to Finance for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

Establish strong governance and control frameworks to reduce risk and ensure compliance.

Lead internal and external audit activities related to payroll.

Drive AI, automation and efficiency across payroll processes, seeking opportunities for system and process improvements.

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:

Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same.

Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations.

Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department.

Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation.

Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance.

Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements.

Proven experience managing end‑to‑end payroll operations in a complex organisation.

Detailed knowledge of UK payroll legislation, taxation, and statutory reporting.

Strong leadership skills with experience managing or developing a payroll team.

Proficient in payroll systems and MS Excel.

Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem‑solving capability.

Ability to manage deadlines and work accurately under pressure.

Identify, trial and embed AI and automation tools to streamline payroll processing and reduce manual effort.

Act as an advocate for AI adoption within the payroll and wider People Services team, building team capability and confidence with new tools.

Use AI and data analytics to strengthen payroll accuracy, exception reporting, and anomaly detection.

Partner with the People Systems team to evaluate and adopt emerging AI functionality within payroll platforms.

CIPP qualification or equivalent.

Experience with People systems/payroll integrations (e.g., Workday, SAP, ADP, OSV, etc.).

Experience within multi‑site, multi‑contract, or unionised environments.

Experience in using AI in Payroll Operations.

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.