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Don’t come for an easy career. Stay for a rewarding one.

At Santos, we do work that matters and always have. When you join us, so will you.

As a global energy company, we’re committed to providing reliable and affordable energy to help create a better world for everyone.

To make it happen, we work as One Team and ask ourselves, “How can we?” (Even when others say, “We can’t.”)

We’re proud of our history as pioneers, problem-solvers, and pragmatists. And as we strive to achieve our Vision2040, we’ve got our sights set on a culture that is focussed and disciplined to drive value, and entrepreneurial and energised to leave a positive legacy.

The difference isn’t just thinking big – it’s delivering on it too.

As part of the team, you’ll tackle one of the most complex problems of our time. It’s no easy task, but nothing rewarding ever is.

What you’ll do:

As Team Leader Payroll, you’ll lead a team of payroll professionals responsible for delivering accurate, timely and compliant payroll services across Santos’ domestic, offshore and expatriate workforce. You’ll provide strong hands-on operational leadership to ensure payroll practices meet all regulatory requirements, and champion continuous improvement to enhance the employee experience and efficiency of our payroll function. Building trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business, you’ll play a key role in delivering the strategic priorities of Payroll and People & Culture while ensuring our people are paid accurately and on time, every time..

Key responsibilities and accountabilities of the role include:

Leading, coaching and developing a team of Payroll Officers by providing clear direction, setting of performance expectations and the conduct of regular performance reviews to achieve high performance and engagement
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability
Managing workload allocation and resource planning to ensure service delivery standards are met
Management of the Payroll team ensuring delivery of an accurate, compliant and on-time payroll
Managing payroll cut-off dates and payment schedules
Overseeing end-to-end payroll processing for designated employee populations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and company policies

What you’ll bring:

You’ll bring demonstrated experience in payroll leadership or supervision within a complex, medium to large organisation, with a strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processes, Australian payroll legislation, awards and enterprise agreements. You’ll have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, along with strong knowledge of payroll systems, HRIS platforms and compliance requirements.

Experience in payroll system implementations, significant change initiatives, audit coordination and compliance management will be highly regarded. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy will be essential to your success in this role.

Ideally, you will be degree qualified or demonstrate significant training and experience within directly relevant role(s), within large corporate environments.

What you’ll get:

Here, you’ll be amongst high-calibre people and get to work on industry-leading projects. We don’t shy away from solving tough problems at pace. We like it that way. You can expect to be challenged and supported; to learn and grow.

At Santos, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. This means a place that is safe; where you are valued and respected, and your contribution is recognised and appreciated. Join us, and you’ll play a role in this too.

Each of our sites offer access to specific amenities that aim to create the best possible benefits to your health, wellbeing and performance. This includes Onsite Gym facilities, Onsite GP services and many more employee benefits.

What you’re part of:

Everywhere you turn you will be a part of a team who are coming together to contribute to our single uniting purpose - to provide reliable and affordable energy to help create a better world for everyone

And because it’s not only what you do, but how you do it, you will also contribute to improving the living standards of the communities where we operate, building enduring and respectful relationships that serve a generation. It’s about each of us, and all of us – together.

How to Apply:

Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB Wednesday, 2nd September 2026

A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Santos acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of Aboriginal people. We recognise the traditional rights to maintain the culture, identities, traditions, and customs on their country. 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 ongoing 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.

Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply.

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