Leadership

Marcus Zeltzer is one of Australia’s pre-eminent experts in automation technology and workforce compliance. Pursuing his passion for solving real-world business problems with technology, Marcus founded Yellow Canary to address widespread workforce compliance issues in Australian businesses.

Prior to Yellow Canary, Marcus co-founded an employment relations law firm built on automation technology and ran a company that delivered critical skills training to organisations undergoing transformational change. Marcus is a member of the Investment Review Council for Blackwattle Investment Partners. He also serves on a working group for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, advising on its regulatory technology roadmap for modern awards.

Brenton is a senior technology professional with over 15 years of experience as a full stack software developer and CTO. Brenton co-founded Yellow Canary in 2018.

Prior to Yellow Canary, Brenton was a senior software engineer at Woolworths, focusing on core infrastructure for the Woolworths X business (online grocery retail). Brenton also spent over 5 years in senior development roles at William Hill Australia focusing on mission critical infrastructure.

Warren is an experienced corporate lawyer and principal investor with over 16 years of experience in the Australian and international markets. Prior to Yellow Canary, Warren worked as a corporate lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills advising clients on mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and general commercial matters.

Warren also sits on the ESG Council for Blackwattle Investment Partners.

Riz has 25 years experience in software development spending the last decade in engineering leadership roles, with a track record of scaling data and software engineering teams.

Before Yellow Canary, Riz built up software teams in financial services, investment software and recruitment technology companies.

Andrew is a Senior Executive with over 25 years experience working with organisations improving underlying performance.

He has history in public and private sectors across a diverse range of industries including sport, retail, manufacturing, property, government, financial, entertainment and IT in Australia, Europe and the UK.

An experienced lawyer, Courtney takes a pragmatic approach - priding herself on an ability to work with clients to achieve results balancing commercial considerations, risk, compliance and reputation. With a solid foundation in litigation and commercial work focusing on employment, she has led large-scale remediation and compliance projects across complex workforces, partnering with legal, executives, payroll and finance teams to identify systemic risk, interpret industrial instruments and implement defensible, scalable solutions. Combining legal insight with commercial acumen, Courtney helps organisations move from reactive correction to proactive, technology-enabled compliance — positioning payroll governance not just as risk mitigation, but as a strategic driver of trust, performance and sustainable growth.

Amanda is a payroll specialist with over 17 years of experience spanning payroll operations, consulting, and large-scale transformation initiatives. She spent the first 10 years of her career in payroll operations, leading system implementations, optimisation projects, and payroll integration across acquisitions. This hands-on experience provides her with a deep, practical understanding of payroll systems and processes.

Amanda has also worked within a Big Four consulting environment, advising organisations on payroll strategy, system transformation, complex operational challenges, and remediation. In this role, she contributed to some of Australia’s largest and most complex payroll remediation projects. Over the past seven years, she has specialised in leading large-scale payroll remediation work, delivering complex implementations and projects for organisations in some of Australia’s most highly regulated and complex industries. She is known for navigating intricate payroll issues, aligning stakeholders, and delivering sustainable, compliant outcomes.

Rebecca brings over 15 years of experience in payroll operations, with deep expertise in Australian payroll compliance. She has led payroll functions for large, complex organisations, streamlining processes, overseeing system implementations, and ensuring compliance. Her career highlights include centralising global payroll, supporting international expansion, and integrating decentralised payroll functions.