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kuala lumpur, wilayah persekutuan
RM3,500 - RM4,500 per month
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specialism
human resources
sub specialism
global mobility
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91M0271572_1784550150334313200

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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.

Project Management

Manage project stakeholders, including executive sponsors, project team members, and externa vendors.
Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project team members.
Lead the end-to-end delivery of the project from mobilisation 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.
Drive disciplined execution across workstreams and vendors so that scope, schedule, cost and quality remain visible, controlled and actively managed.
Ensure delivery plans reflect phased rollout, country-specific requirements and agreed acceptance criteria.
Drive closure of key decisions that materially affect schedule, cost, scope or operational readiness.

Governance and Stakeholder Management:

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 vendros
Coordinate senior stakeholders across People & Culture, Finance, Technology and project sponsors to secure timely decisions, approvals and issue resolution.
Provide clear, concise and decision-oriented reporting to sponsors, steering forums and workstream leads.
Maintain alignment between business priorities, technical delivery constraints and vendor commitments.

Vendor Management:

Manage delivery relationships with vendors, tracking vendor deliverables, commercials, milestone readiness, change requests, risks and obligations under relevant SOWs.
Ensure vendor-led outputs are complete, fit for purpose and aligned to the acceptance criteria before sign-off.
Escalate delivery, quality or commercial concerns early and drive resolution through agreed governance channels.

Cross Functional Coordination:

Orchestrate the work of cross-functional teams including business SMEs, payroll, HR systems, integration, security, finance, testing, change and data migration resources.
Ensure functional design, technical solutioning, data migration, testing and operational readiness activities are sequenced and integrated effectively.
Work closely with business and technical leads, recognising that SMEs and specialist leads own detailed solution content while the Project Manager owns delivery integration and outcome landing.
Collaborate with payroll subject matter experts to ensure accurate and efficient payroll processing.

Hypercare and Support:

Manage the transition to BAU teams, production and provide ongoing support during the hypercare phase.
Monitor system performance, identify and resolve issues, and ensure compliance with service level agreements.

about the company
A premier provider in the employment sector.

about the job
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.
...

Project Management

Manage project stakeholders, including executive sponsors, project team members, and externa vendors.
Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project team members.
Lead the end-to-end delivery of the project from mobilisation 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.
Drive disciplined execution across workstreams and vendors so that scope, schedule, cost and quality remain visible, controlled and actively managed.
Ensure delivery plans reflect phased rollout, country-specific requirements and agreed acceptance criteria.
Drive closure of key decisions that materially affect schedule, cost, scope or operational readiness.

Governance and Stakeholder Management:

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 vendros
Coordinate senior stakeholders across People & Culture, Finance, Technology and project sponsors to secure timely decisions, approvals and issue resolution.
Provide clear, concise and decision-oriented reporting to sponsors, steering forums and workstream leads.
Maintain alignment between business priorities, technical delivery constraints and vendor commitments.

Vendor Management:

Manage delivery relationships with vendors, tracking vendor deliverables, commercials, milestone readiness, change requests, risks and obligations under relevant SOWs.
Ensure vendor-led outputs are complete, fit for purpose and aligned to the acceptance criteria before sign-off.
Escalate delivery, quality or commercial concerns early and drive resolution through agreed governance channels.

Cross Functional Coordination:

Orchestrate the work of cross-functional teams including business SMEs, payroll, HR systems, integration, security, finance, testing, change and data migration resources.
Ensure functional design, technical solutioning, data migration, testing and operational readiness activities are sequenced and integrated effectively.
Work closely with business and technical leads, recognising that SMEs and specialist leads own detailed solution content while the Project Manager owns delivery integration and outcome landing.
Collaborate with payroll subject matter experts to ensure accurate and efficient payroll processing.

Hypercare and Support:

Manage the transition to BAU teams, production and provide ongoing support during the hypercare phase.
Monitor system performance, identify and resolve issues, and ensure compliance with service level agreements.

experience
3 years
skills
Risk Management/Mitigation
qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field
Experience delivering payroll, HRIS, ERP, SAAS or other enterprise platform transformations.
Demonstrate knowledge of HCM payroll syste
education
Bachelor Degree

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