Business Analysis

Talent; Subang Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Talent is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join a high-impact payroll transformation spanning Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. You will translate complex payroll processes into clear functional requirements and support system design, data migration, testing, and change adoption with regional stakeholders, HR and external vendors.

Based in Kuala Lumpur on a 12-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid office/remote work arrangement, you will lead discovery workshops, develop

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst delivering complex systems implementations or transformation programs, ideally with payroll, HRIS or HCM platforms.
• Experience supporting multi-country or regional projects across Asian markets.
• Strong capability across requirements elicitation, process mapping, functional specs, gap analysis, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with HCM/HRIS platforms such as Workday or similar solutions, with payroll migration exposure.
• Excellent stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and communication skills across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state analysis of payroll processes across multiple countries, identifying gaps and dependencies.
• Run discovery workshops with payroll, HR, technology and vendor stakeholders to document requirements.
• Develop functional specs, process maps and future-state workflows for system design and implementation.
• Support payroll data migration activities including data mapping, validation and reconciliation across markets.
• Coordinate end-to-end testing, including integration testing, parallel payroll testing and UAT.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Requirements elicitation

Process mapping

End-to-end testing

Analytical thinking

Excel

Visio

Jira

Confluence

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Excel

Visio

Job description

HCM & Payroll Transformation | Multi-Country Migration | Workday / HRIS

About the role

This is a high-impact Senior Business Analyst opportunity embedded within a large, globally recognised technology organisation undergoing a significant HCM and payroll transformation. Working closely with the People & Culture function and reporting to the Senior Payroll Project Manager, you will support the delivery of a complex payroll migration spanning Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. You will act as the critical link between regional business stakeholders, technical teams, and external vendors, translating complex payroll processes into clear functional requirements and supporting system design, data migration, testing, and change adoption.

Key responsibilities

• Lead current-state analysis of payroll processes across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, identifying process gaps, system dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate discovery workshops with regional payroll, HR, technology, and vendor stakeholders to capture, validate, and document business and functional requirements.
• Develop detailed functional specifications, process maps, and future-state workflows to support HCM and payroll system design, configuration, and implementation.
• Support payroll data migration activities, including data mapping, validation, reconciliation, and resolution of data quality issues across multiple markets.
• Coordinate and support end-to-end testing activities, including integration testing, parallel payroll testing, UAT, defect management, and issue resolution to ensure system accuracy and readiness.
• Partner with project and change teams to maintain documentation, support stakeholder communications, coordinate training, and ensure a smooth transition to the new payroll environment.

About you

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst delivering complex systems implementations or transformation programs, ideally involving payroll, HRIS, or HCM platforms.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-country or regional projects, with the ability to navigate different payroll processes, compliance requirements, and stakeholder expectations across Asian markets.
• Strong business analysis capability across requirements elicitation, process mapping, functional specifications, gap analysis, and end-to-end system testing.
• Experience with HCM or HRIS platforms such as Workday or equivalent enterprise solutions, with exposure to payroll migration, data mapping, and parallel testing highly regarded.
• Excellent stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to bridge business requirements and technical delivery across diverse regional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and proficiency in Excel, Visio, Jira, Confluence, and other business analysis and documentation tools.
• Full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Hybrid working arrangement offering flexibility between office and remote work.
• Opportunity to contribute to a major regional HCM and payroll transformation spanning four Southeast Asian markets.
• Work within a globally recognised technology organisation alongside experienced regional stakeholders, technical specialists, and delivery teams.

Application questions

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?