Senior Malaysia Payroll Implementation Lead

Neara; Subang Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Neara is seeking a Payroll Implementation Manager – Malaysia to act as the payroll SME for all Malaysia implementations. You will lead country-specific activities from discovery through go-live, ensuring compliance with Malaysian legislation and best practices.

Fluency in English and Malay is required, with a minimum of 10 years’ payroll experience and hands-on use of Malaysia payroll software. You will collaborate with the Payroll Project Manager, Sales, Product, and Engineering to deliver

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience processing and implementing Malaysia payroll.
• Experience operating Malaysia payroll in-house.
• Expert knowledge of Malaysia payroll legislation, tax, social insurance and reporting.
• Experience with Malaysia payroll engines (ideally Cadena).
• Strong stakeholder management and customer consulting skills.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the SME for Malaysia payroll implementations.
• Lead discovery workshops and advise on legislation and best practice.
• Identify and fix inefficient legacy processes and implement scalable solutions.
• Validate payroll configuration with Product and Engineering.
• Lead payroll testing, parallel runs and payroll validation.
• Support go-live readiness and the first payroll processing.
• Advise Sales on Malaysia payroll requirements.
• Identify legislative risks and dependencies.
• Contribute to product enhancements and implementation methods.
• Own Malaysia implementation playbooks and knowledge sharing.

Skills

10+ years Malaysia payroll

Cadena payroll engine

stakeholder management

communication skills

analytical ability

Tools

Cadena

Job description

Neara is seeking a Payroll Implementation Manager – Malaysia to act as the payroll SME for all Malaysia implementations. You will lead country-specific activities from discovery through go-live, ensuring compliance with Malaysian legislation and best practices.

Fluency in English and Malay is required, with a minimum of 10 years’ payroll experience and hands-on use of Malaysia payroll software. You will collaborate with the Payroll Project Manager, Sales, Product, and Engineering to deliver