Payroll Sub Workstream Lead – Global and UK

Job Title: Payroll Sub Workstream Lead – Global and UK (15433)

Type: 12 Month Secondment

Location: Luton

Description:

The Nexus Programme (Payroll Transformation – powered by Workday) focuses on fixing payroll by integrating off-system processes, repairing broken integrations, and building new ones to create standardized, automated payroll operations that consistently achieve 99% accuracy. We aim to power our future by implementing standardized end-to-end processes, enabling workflow and automation to reduce complexity, enhance data quality, and ensure better process visibility and scalability.

Through collaboration with our partners, stakeholders, and program colleagues, we are creating a better path forward for easyJet and our people—all while working hard and having fun along the way.

What you'll be doing:

As the Payroll Sub Workstream Lead, you’ll play a key role in the Nexus program, ensuring payroll processes across all countries are accurate, efficient, and well-designed. You’ll use your payroll expertise to guide decisions, making sure processes are clear, practical, and avoid unnecessary manual work. A big part of your role will be keeping payroll teams updated, helping them understand the changes, and supporting them in adopting new ways of working. Flexibility will be important as your responsibilities may shift to meet new priorities.

What you'll bring to the team:

You’ll bring a strong understanding of current payroll processes, including compliance with regulations, and a clear grasp of the challenges and dependencies involved. You’ll be confident in making decisions, challenging where needed, and providing expert input to improve ways of working. With solid stakeholder management skills and industry knowledge, you’ll help identify and implement changes effectively. As a program ambassador, you’ll support and motivate the team to achieve success together.

What we offer in return:

• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits package
• Excellent staff travel benefits

Location & Hours of Work:

This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. Hybrid working with 3 days in the office.

About easyJet:

At easyJet, our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service. It takes a real team effort to carry over 90 million passengers a year across 35 countries. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.

Apply: Complete your application on our careers site.

We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that supports the needs of all.