Manager, Payroll APAC

The Community You Will Join:

Airbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal. Airbnb’s various functions embody the company’s innovative spirit and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.

The Global Payroll team is expanding in APAC and we are looking for an experienced Manager, Payroll APAC to join us in Singapore. Reporting to the Manager, International Payroll Operations, the ideal candidate will own end-to-end payroll delivery across Airbnb’s Asia-Pacific entities, brings deep regional legislative expertise, and thrives in a fast-paced, globally distributed team.

The Difference You Will Make:

As APAC Payroll Manager you will be the primary owner of payroll operations across Airbnb’s Asia-Pacific entities — ensuring every employee in the region is paid accurately, compliantly, and on time. You will have broad exposure to Airbnb’s Finance, Talent, and Global Mobility functions, and will work closely with in-country vendors, internal stakeholders, and the global CloudPay and Workday platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep APAC payroll expertise, hands-on CloudPay and Workday experience, and the collaborative spirit to excel in a fully distributed international team.

A Typical Day:

• Owning end-to-end payroll processing for all Airbnb APAC entities — including Singapore, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, and China — ensuring accurate and on-time delivery every cycle.
• Managing all employee lifecycle changes — new hires, leavers, promotions, and compensation updates — ensuring accurate and timely reflection in both CloudPay and Workday.
• Serving as the regional subject matter expert for CloudPay and Workday, maintaining accurate configuration of country-specific payroll rules, tax logic, and data mappings across all APAC entities.
• Ensuring the Workday–CloudPay integration operates accurately for all APAC entities, proactively identifying and resolving data discrepancies before payroll processing.
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