APAC Payroll Lead - Automation, Analytics & Compliance

Visa Philippines Business Processing Center, Corp.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Philippines Business Processing Center, Corp. is seeking a Senior Payroll Leader to oversee Asia Pacific payroll operations and drive day-to-day delivery and strategic initiatives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior management to deliver accurate payroll and compliance across multiple countries. The role requires strong leadership, experience managing payroll teams, and expertise in APAC regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll experience with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 3 years of people management experience.
• Deep knowledge of APAC payroll statutory regulations.
• Ability to maintain good relationships with payroll vendors and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of payroll risks, compliance and controls.
• Proficiencies in automation and use of AI tools.
• Meticulous with strong analytical, organization and planning skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and coordinate multiple projects.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, hands-on, growth-oriented environment.
• Exposure to working with various payroll systems.
• Exposure to knowledge transfer activities (transition planning, knowledge transfer, process documentation).
• Proficient in English communication (verbal & written).
• Mandarin Chinese communication ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Asia Pacific payroll operations.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll delivery and compliance with local laws.
• Oversee junior team members and deliver end-to-end payroll.
• Attend to payroll queries with a customer-centric approach.
• Maintain payroll data per company guidelines and policies.
• Produce analytics to improve operational execution and efficiency.
• Develop, maintain, update, and communicate payroll policies and processes.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders for processes and issue resolution.
• Oversee audits and compliance documentation for government agencies.
• Participate in payroll projects or change requests to improve the working environment.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

People coaching

Analytical skills

English communication

Mandarin Chinese

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Payroll systems

Automation tools / AI

Job description

Visa Philippines Business Processing Center, Corp. is seeking a Senior Payroll Leader to oversee Asia Pacific payroll operations and drive day-to-day delivery and strategic initiatives.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior management to deliver accurate payroll and compliance across multiple countries. The role requires strong leadership, experience managing payroll teams, and expertise in APAC regulatory requirements.