APAC Payroll Leader | Governance, Automation & Growth

Boston Scientific; George Town; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific is seeking a senior payroll leader to base in Penang, Malaysia. The role requires 10–12 years in payroll, with multinational or shared services experience, and leadership capability to guide a payroll team across APAC regions.

You will drive end-to-end payroll operations, ensure compliance, manage vendors, and partner with HR and Finance to meet business objectives while delivering accurate, timely payroll services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Requires 10 - 12 years of relevant payroll experience, including leadership experience managing payroll teams in a multinational or shared services environment.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll operations, payroll controls, statutory compliance, and payroll governance across APAC countries.
• Proven experience leading payroll service delivery, managing payroll vendors, and partnering with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills with experience developing teams, managing performance, and driving operational excellence.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to resolve complex payroll and compliance issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of experienced payroll professionals and, where applicable, first-line managers or supervisors.
• Translate payroll and business objectives into team plans, priorities, resource allocations, and performance goals.
• Ensure accurate, timely, compliant, and efficient payroll delivery across the assigned countries or business scope.
• Monitor team performance, service quality, controls, and key payroll metrics, taking corrective action when required.
• Provide operational oversight and resolve complex payroll, compliance, systems, vendor, and organizational issues.
• Make decisions within established policies and departmental plans, escalating matters with broader business or financial impact to senior management.
• Adapt team plans, processes, and milestones in response to changing business requirements, operational risks, and project priorities.
• Recommend and implement operating procedures, controls, and standardized approaches that strengthen payroll governance and service delivery.
• Identify and lead process improvements that enhance payroll accuracy, efficiency, employee experience, and cost effectiveness.
• Manage relationships with HR, Finance, external payroll providers, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and achieve shared objectives.
• Contribute to budgeting, workforce planning, capacity management, and vendor performance discussions for the assigned payroll area.
• Partner with Payroll Global Process Owner (GPO) to implement reporting and analytics that measure process effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and compliance.
• Monitor payroll legislation, market developments, and industry practices relevant to the assigned scope, ensuring appropriate operational responses.
• Provide payroll expertise and represent the function in operational reviews, project meetings, audits, and cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Payroll leadership

APAC payroll operations

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration

Job description

Boston Scientific is seeking a senior payroll leader to base in Penang, Malaysia. The role requires 10–12 years in payroll, with multinational or shared services experience, and leadership capability to guide a payroll team across APAC regions.

You will drive end-to-end payroll operations, ensure compliance, manage vendors, and partner with HR and Finance to meet business objectives while delivering accurate, timely payroll services.