AI-Driven Payroll Systems Lead

Business Edge Personnel Service; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EPF

SOCSO

Annual Leave

birthday leave

EIS

Job summary

Business Edge Personnel Service is seeking a Project Lead, Software Development to spearhead the design and build of a new payroll software system. You will leverage AI to accelerate development, drive automation, and coordinate across departments and external vendors.

This role requires independent leadership, strong development experience, and a track record of delivering complex software projects from inception to deployment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Software Developer across the full development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience building software from scratch, ideally payroll/HRIS related systems.
• Comfortable using AI tools as a core part of development workflow, not just as an aid.
• Strong project management skills; able to plan, coordinate and execute without a dedicated team.
• Strong IT background, including system integration and technical troubleshooting.
• Good analytical skills and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
• Experience coordinating with vendors or cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design, development and rollout of a payroll software system built from scratch.
• Use AI tools to build the payroll system from code generation to testing and deployment.
• Define system architecture, data models, and integration points with HR/finance systems.
• Own the project timeline, milestones and deliverables, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain and improve internal software tools; troubleshoot and fix issues; ensure security and data integrity.

Skills

Software development

Hands-on development

AI tools

Project management

IT & systems integration

Analytical mindset

Vendor coordination

Job description

Business Edge Personnel Service is seeking a Project Lead, Software Development to spearhead the design and build of a new payroll software system. You will leverage AI to accelerate development, drive automation, and coordinate across departments and external vendors.

This role requires independent leadership, strong development experience, and a track record of delivering complex software projects from inception to deployment.