HR Operations & Governance Leader (Payroll & HRIS)

Talent Recruit; Kuching; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Recruit is representing a leading Sarawak conglomerate seeking a Senior Manager to lead HR operations, payroll governance, HRIS, ER/IR, and compliance across multiple subsidiaries. You will shape a One People System and partner with the Head of People to drive scalable HR services group-wide.

You will oversee HR governance, data integrity, analytics, and policy frameworks while ensuring statutory compliance with Malaysian labour laws and payroll controls.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of HR experience with strong focus on HR operations.
• Strong experience in payroll governance and ER/IR.
• Experience in multi-entity or conglomerate environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead Group-wide HR operations and shared services delivery.
• Standardise HR processes, SOPs and service workflows.
• Establish service standards and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee payroll accuracy, timeliness and compliance.
• Ensure compliance with EPF, SOCSO, EIS, LHDN and HRD Corp.
• Strengthen payroll controls, audits and risk management.
• Oversee ER/IR processes including disciplinary, grievances and investigations.
• Ensure compliance with Malaysian labour laws and fair practices.
• Act as Product Owner for HRIS platforms.
• Drive HR digitalisation and process automation.
• Ensure strong HR data governance.
• Maintain HR policies, SOPs and compliance frameworks.
• Ensure audit readiness and documentation governance.
• Deliver HR analytics and workforce insights.
• Provide reporting on headcount, trends and HR metrics.
• Manage payroll, HRIS and HR service providers.
• Monitor vendor performance and compliance

Job description

Talent Recruit is representing a leading Sarawak conglomerate seeking a Senior Manager to lead HR operations, payroll governance, HRIS, ER/IR, and compliance across multiple subsidiaries. You will shape a One People System and partner with the Head of People to drive scalable HR services group-wide.

You will oversee HR governance, data integrity, analytics, and policy frameworks while ensuring statutory compliance with Malaysian labour laws and payroll controls.