Who we are

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

• We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission

• We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy

• We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale

• We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission

• We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time

• We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average

This role

As our Group Engineering Manager, you’ll be working with our Global Engineering Leadership and will be instrumental in scaling and evolving our platform to deliver even greater impact to businesses across Canada and beyond.

Your key focus areas will be:

• Elite Engineering Execution: Overseeing a high-performing cohort of Engineering Managers and Engineers across our HR and Payroll domains to ensure our Canadian roadmap becomes a reality.
• Agentic Development Pioneer: Leading our mission to integrate Agentic development tools, fundamentally changing how we build software to achieve unprecedented speed and quality.
• Regional Technical Leadership: Acting as the primary technical point of contact for the Canada region, translating complex engineering challenges into clear business outcomes for non-technical stakeholders.
• Platform Performance & Reliability: Strategic oversight of platform uptime, resilience, and scalability within the Canadian timezone.

This will include:

• Mentoring and inspiring Engineering Managers, providing clarity of vision and enabling continuous improvement.
• Partnering hand-in-hand with Product Leaders to ensure engineering effort perfectly mirrors regional strategy.
• Building trusted relationships with business stakeholders, championing software engineering excellence across the organization.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to efficiency, quality, and delivery processes.
• Navigating the complexities of a regional team within a global organization, aligning with global counterparts, tooling, and processes.

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring:

• 8+ years in engineering, with significant experience leading other managers in a fast-moving, high-growth SaaS environment.
• A proven track record of delivering complex, multi-domain projects on time and to a high standard.
• A genuine passion for the next frontier of software—specifically Agentic workflows and AI-assisted development.
• Experience in driving high-performance teams and alignment to an execution-focused culture.
• The ability to navigate a global organization while maintaining regional focus (experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments is preferred).

What we can offer

At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means:

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous parental leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali, Dubai and are excited to meet in Gold Coast in Australia in September 2026

We’re AI-first, so you may meet some of our AI tools early in the process. They help us cut the noise, surface great talent fast and make sure every candidate gets a fair, consistent experience.

We verify candidate identity and location as part of our hiring process.

At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. To understand how we do so, you can read our Applicant Privacy Policy here employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/.

Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.

Company Overview

Employment Hero is the world’s first Employment Operating System: an end-to-end system built to make employment easier for everyone. From hired to retired, everything employment is managed in one place. Employment Hero helps over 300,000 businesses worldwide hire great people and manage everything from hiring, HR and payroll, through to rewards, recognition and offboarding —all automated behind the scenes. And for the 2M+ employees and jobseekers using Employment Hero, Employment OS is their work passport to unlock great job opportunities, manage work admin and grow their career.