Global HRMS & Payroll Implementation Lead

JAC Recruitment International; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment International is seeking an experienced HRMS and payroll project professional to drive end-to-end implementations across Malaysia and other markets. You will gather requirements, design solutions, and coordinate multi-country deployment with global delivery standards.

The role requires 3–6 years of implementation experience, strong stakeholder management, and a solid grasp of HRIS platforms, SQL, Excel, and project methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, IS, HR or related field.
• 3-6 years in project implementation, consulting, or systems delivery.
• Proven experience delivering payroll or HRMS implementations.
• Experience across requirement gathering, design, testing, go-live, post-implementation support.
• Regional or multi-country project experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile or Waterfall).
• Experience with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, ADP is advantageous.
• Proficient in SQL and Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support end-to-end implementation of HRMS and payroll solutions across the Philippines, Malaysia, and other assigned markets.
• Collaborate with customers to gather, analyse, and document business, functional, and system requirements.
• Develop project plans and coordinate activities across discovery, solution design, system configuration, testing, go live, and post implementation support.
• Configure and deploy systems according to the agreed project scope, business requirements, country-specific regulations, and global delivery standards.
• Coordinate with local project management teams to ensure alignment with country specific payroll, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Manage data migration, user acceptance testing, parallel payroll runs, end-user training, and system deployment activities.
• Serve as a key point of contact for customers, ensuring clear communication, effective stakeholder engagement, and timely resolution of project matters.
• Collaborate with regional and local teams, including Product, Payroll, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant functions, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Monitor project progress, timelines, risks, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure timely and high-quality execution.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including requirement documents, configuration logs, test scripts, user guides, project trackers, status reports, and implementation records.
• Provide regular project updates to internal and external stakeholders and elevate potential risks or delivery issues where necessary.
• Support continuous process improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance implementation quality, efficiency, and the overall customer experience.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Multi-country delivery

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Information Systems/HR

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

ADP

SQL

Microsoft Excel

Job description

JAC Recruitment International is seeking an experienced HRMS and payroll project professional to drive end-to-end implementations across Malaysia and other markets. You will gather requirements, design solutions, and coordinate multi-country deployment with global delivery standards.

The role requires 3–6 years of implementation experience, strong stakeholder management, and a solid grasp of HRIS platforms, SQL, Excel, and project methodologies.