Payroll Manager, APAC

Boston Scientific Medical Device (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Medical Device (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in Penang is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead APAC payroll operations.

The role requires extensive experience, governance, and collaboration with HR, Finance, and external providers to deliver accurate, compliant payroll services. You will manage a dedicated team, drive process improvements, participate in budgeting, and ensure timely payroll delivery across APAC while aligning with global standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 10–12 years of payroll experience, including leadership in a multinational or shared services environment.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll operations, governance, and compliance across APAC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of payroll professionals and, where applicable, first-line managers.
• Translate payroll objectives into team plans, priorities, and performance goals.
• Ensure accurate, timely, compliant payroll delivery across APAC countries.
• Monitor performance, controls, and payroll metrics; take corrective action as needed.
• Provide operational oversight and resolve complex payroll, compliance, and vendor issues.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, external providers, and Payroll GPO to strengthen governance.

Skills

Payroll management

Leadership

APAC payroll

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance/Accounting

Job description

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This role will be based in Penang. Please note that Boston Scientific does not offer relocation support for this position. Applicants should be based in, or have valid work authorization for this location.

Purpose Statement

The Payroll Manager, APAC is responsible for leading and developing a team of experienced payroll professionals and, where applicable, subordinate supervisors or managers. The role is accountable for the performance and results of the assigned payroll organization, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant, and efficient service delivery aligned with business objectives. The Payroll Manager translates departmental priorities into operational plans, allocates resources, provides input into budgeting, and adapts processes and priorities to address business and service requirements. Operating within established policies and functional strategies, the role resolves complex payroll matters, drives continuous improvement, and collaborates with internal stakeholders, external providers, and Payroll Global Process Owner (GPO) to strengthen payroll governance, controls, and overall performance.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a 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.
• Experience leading process improvement, standardization, automation, or transformation initiatives within payroll operations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization.

Requisition ID:634661

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare.

Our work is guided by core values that define Boston Scientific culture and empower our employees.

Boston Scientific by the numbers:

45K employees worldwide

33M patients treated each year

16,000+ products that change lives

$12.682 billion sales in 2022

130 countries with commercial representation

- from Boston Scientific Performance Report 2022.

Expanding our footprint in APAC

In 2017, we opened our first manufacturing facility in Asia in Penang, producing medical devices including diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. In 2022, we expanded our presence in Malaysia Penang with a Global Distribution Center to manage the distribution of medical devices within Malaysia and around the world.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare.

Our work is guided by core values that define Boston Scientific culture and empower our employees.

Boston Scientific by the numbers:

45K employees worldwide

33M patients treated each year

16,000+ products that change lives

$12.682 billion sales in 2022

130 countries with commercial representation

- from Boston Scientific Performance Report 2022.

Expanding our footprint in APAC

In 2017, we opened our first manufacturing facility in Asia in Penang, producing medical devices including diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. In 2022, we expanded our presence in Malaysia Penang with a Global Distribution Center to manage the distribution of medical devices within Malaysia and around the world.