Senior HR Exec/Payroll Specialist

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking an HR professional to partner with business leaders across Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru on workforce planning, performance management and retention. The role covers employee relations, investigations, and compliant separations under local labor laws.

You will also handle onboarding, lifecycle processes, and employee engagement initiatives, ensuring a high-performance workplace culture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years HR generalist experience.
• Bachelor degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Experience with payroll processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning and performance management.
• Manage employee relations, investigations, and disciplinary matters.
• Provide compliance guidance on Malaysian labor laws and terms.
• Support onboarding, lifecycle activities and drive engagement.

Skills

Generalist

Payroll

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

about the company

The next-generation, green-by-design digital infrastructure platform. Backed by a leading Asia infrastructure fund, we build and operate scalable, carrier-neutral data centres across Asia.

about the job

• HR Business Partnering & Advisory: Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, performance management, retention, and organizational development across KL and JB locations.

• Employee & Industrial Relations: Manage disciplinary issues, workplace investigations, grievances, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and compliant employee separations in adherence to local labor laws.

• Compliance & Statutory Guidance: Serve as the subject matter expert on the Malaysian Employment Act, overtime eligibility, shift arrangements, statutory obligations, and employment terms.

• Employee Experience & Lifecycle: Support recruitment, oversee onboarding/offboarding, drive engagement initiatives, and champion a high-performance workplace culture.

about the manager/team

Reporting to the Snr HR Manager - APAC

experience

2 years

skills

Generalist, Payroll

qualifications

Bachelor in Human Resource, administrative or equivalent

education

Bachelor Degree