Senior Business Analyst

Salt; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt, partnering with a leading global technology organisation, is recruiting an experienced Senior Business Analyst for a major regional payroll transformation programme across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong.

Based in Kuala Lumpur with a hybrid work arrangement (3 days onsite per week), you will lead requirements workshops, map current to future processes, and drive UAT, data migration and validation across multi-country payroll deployments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of BA experience in payroll or HR tech.
• Hands-on payroll system implementations, migrations or harmonisation.
• Knowledge of payroll in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand.
• Experience in requirements elicitation, specs, workshops, and process mapping.
• Experience with UAT, test-case development and payroll validation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements workshops with country payroll SMEs and stakeholders.
• Analyse payroll processes and develop as-is/to-be maps for regional harmonisation.
• Translate complex payroll requirements into functional specs and documentation.
• Collaborate with payroll tech vendors to validate designs and resolve issues.
• Support data mapping, migration, validation and reconciliation across systems.
• Develop and review test scenarios and coordinate UAT and parallel payroll runs.
• Maintain requirements traceability and track actions, risks and decisions.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication among country teams and partners.
• Apply lessons learned to improve delivery efficiency and reduce risks.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder workshops

Process mapping

UAT testing

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Ramco

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

SAP HCM

ADP

Job description

Salt is partnering with a leading global technology organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Business Analyst for a major regional payroll transformation programme.

This opportunity sits within the organisation's People & Culture function and will play an integral role in the next phase of its multi-country payroll upliftment and harmonisation initiative across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong.

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Employment Type: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)

Start Date: Immediate / December 2026 preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements-gathering workshops with country payroll subject matter experts, business stakeholders, technology teams and external implementation partners.
• Analyse existing payroll processes, identify operational gaps and develop as-is/to-be process maps to support regional harmonisation.
• Translate complex business and statutory payroll requirements into clear functional specifications, process documentation and actionable implementation requirements.
• Collaborate with payroll technology vendors to validate solution designs, clarify requirements and resolve functional or implementation issues.
• Support payroll data mapping, migration, validation and reconciliation activities to ensure accuracy and integrity across systems.
• Develop and review test scenarios and test cases, coordinating user acceptance testing (UAT), parallel payroll runs and defect resolution.
• Maintain requirements traceability and proactively track project actions, risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication, ensuring alignment between country payroll teams, project stakeholders and implementation partners.
• Apply lessons learned from previous implementation phases to improve delivery efficiency and reduce operational risks.

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of relevant Business Analysis experience, ideally within payroll transformation, HR technology or enterprise systems implementation.
• Demonstrated hands-on involvement in payroll system implementations, migrations, harmonisation or transformation projects.
• Working knowledge of payroll processes and statutory requirements in at least two of the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
• Strong experience in business requirements elicitation, functional specifications, stakeholder workshops and business process mapping.
• Proven ability to collaborate with payroll SMEs, technology teams and third-party implementation vendors.
• Practical experience in UAT, test-case development, payroll validation or implementation testing.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical thinking, documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and proactively identify delivery risks.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with payroll or HCM platforms such as Ramco, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, ADP or equivalent solutions.
• Previous involvement in multi-country payroll harmonisation or regional HR transformation programmes.
• Experience supporting payroll data migration, reconciliation and parallel payroll testing.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence or similar project delivery tools.
• Experience working across multiple implementation waves within a complex regional programme.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Contribute to a high-impact regional payroll transformation across multiple Asian markets.

Work closely with experienced payroll specialists, technology stakeholders and implementation partners.

Gain exposure to complex country-specific payroll requirements and enterprise systems integration.

Play a meaningful role in improving payroll processes, consistency and operational efficiency across the region.

Join a collaborative transformation programme within an established global technology organisation.