SALT Talent is looking to hire a Senior Payroll Project Manager for one of the tech clients in Malaysia for 12 months & renewable contract role. The Senior Project Manager will lead a complex, multi-country HCM payroll project, ensuring successful delivery within budget and on schedule. The role brings together business, technology and vendor teams to move toward a single and consistent payroll system and operating model. The role is responsible for making sure the program is delivered within its schedule, quality and budget, while coordinating a broad stakeholder group across P&C, Finance, Technology, local country SMEs, Workday and third-party vendors.

Job Responsibilities

Manage project stakeholders, including executive sponsors, project team members, and external vendor
Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project team members
Lead the end-to-end delivery of the project from mobilization through design, build, testing, cutover, hypercare and country BAU handover
Develop and maintain the integrated project plan, milestones, critical path, dependencies, RAID log and decision register
Build and maintain strong relationships with senior executives, HR leaders, and IT stakeholders
Effectively communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders at all levels
Manage expectations and resolve conflicts to ensure project success
Establish and run fit-for-purpose governance forums, reporting cadence, escalation paths and decision checkpoints across clients and vendors.

Qualification

Demonstrated experience delivering complex enterprise projects or programs involving multiple business and technology teams, vendors and stakeholders
Strong project management capability across planning, governance, risk, RAID management, reporting, budget tracking and delivery control
Experience managing third-party vendors, implementation partners, and commercial delivery obligations
Ability to lead cross-functional delivery across business, technology, and operations stakeholders
Experience delivering payroll, HRIS, ERP, SAAS or other enterprise platform transformations
Demonstrate knowledge of HCM payroll systems, processes, and regulations across multiple countries
Experience in multi-country implementations or APAC delivery environments

CEI No: R1659595 / EA No: 07C3147

Senior Project Manager (Payroll)