Manager Payroll Systems Operations

Manager Payroll Systems Operations

• Exposure to global operations, processes and stakeholders
• Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment
• Opportunity to drive improvement and standardization
• Based in Gurugram, Haryana

About the role

We are looking for a Manager Payroll Systems Operations who will lead the delivery of payroll systems change across business-as-usual activity, production fixes and enhancements, ensuring solutions are compliant, controlled and fit for purpose.

Key Accountabilities:  

• Lead the delivery of payroll systems changes across business-as-usual work, production fixes and operational improvements.
• Supporting Payroll Service Delivery during payroll execution
• Provide expertise when system issues or challenges arise and work closely with IS&T and payroll to ensure they are investigated and resolved in a timely manner
• Oversee testing, quality assurance, implementation and final review activities for payroll systems changes.
• Support payroll service delivery teams during payroll execution by resolving system-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Manage core payroll systems activities across pay rules, wage types, tables, constants, organizational structures and allowances.
• Work closely with payroll advisory, HR, IS&T and Global Payroll systems stakeholders to ensure change impacts are understood and implemented effectively.
• Drive Agile ways of working within the team, including planning, backlog refinement, prioritization and delivery governance for payroll systems changes.
• Support the maintenance of service standards and achievement of agreed service level agreements by ensuring payroll systems changes and issue resolution are delivered in a timely and effective manner.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Strong experience in payroll systems delivery, including business-as-usual support, issue resolution, fixes and enhancements.
• Deep understanding of payroll systems controls, testing, governance and implementation requirements.
• Good knowledge of payroll operations, statutory compliance, and local payroll regulations across multiple countries, like Australia, alongside exposure to Singapore, New Zealand, US, Canada, and broader APAC payrolls.
• Strong MS Excel expertise is a preference. Knowledge of Power BI will be an added advantage
• Ability to translate legislative, operational and business requirements into practical system solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across payroll, HR and technology teams.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a complex operational environment.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals group that focuses on finding, mining, processing and marketing the earth's mineral resources. We have been in business for more than 140 years and remain focused on the long term. We're committed to sustainable and innovative ways to do business, deliver results and build a great work environment. It's how we grow – it's how you grow.

About us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find then in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.

So, if this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now or before 31st July 2026

About Rio Tinto
 

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
 

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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