Head of People Services & Asia Payroll – GBS
Toll Group
APAC/Oceania, Malaysia, Penang, Bayan Lepas
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Salary
Rank
VP
Responsibility
Site Lead
Scope
Regional
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
HR
Reports to
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Level
N-1
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
03-03-2026
Description
We are looking for an experienced Regional HR & Payroll Leader to join our Global HR Operations, Payroll and Systems team. This role is responsible for leading a team that delivers high‑quality, customer-focused HR support to employees around the world, while managing payroll services for countries using Workday through existing outsourced partnerships.
You will oversee HR lifecycle events—including performance management cycles, employee engagement surveys, annual review processes—as well as key HR communications and Workday compliance. You will build strong partnerships with HR Business Partners, Country HR teams, and Centres of Excellence.
If operational excellence, service delivery, and process improvement excite you, this role is the perfect opportunity to make a strong impact.
Key Responsibilities
People Leadership
- Coach, mentor, and lead the global HR Operations team.
- Drive a culture of operational excellence and customer-focused service.
HR Operations & HR Lifecycle
- Manage HR lifecycle events including Performance Management, Staff Surveys, and Annual Review cycles.
- Oversee HR communications and maintain the global HR portal and knowledge documentation.
- Provide support for complex HR inquiries.
Payroll Leadership
- Ensure employees are paid accurately and on time for each pay cycle.
- Manage payroll operations across Asia and EMEA in partnership with external vendors.
- Support payroll-related inquiries and ensure compliance.
Process Ownership & Improvements
- Serve as the HR and Payroll Subject Matter Expert for key processes and projects.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including HR system enhancements (e.g., ServiceNow).
- Maintain global HR policies and support change management initiatives across the business.
Knowledge & Document Management
- Build and maintain HR Knowledge Base articles in ServiceNow.
- Manage HR portal content and documentation frameworks.
- Support the establishment of knowledge frameworks for future AI agent integration.
Qualification & Requirements
Technical & Professional Skills
- Strong team leadership with the ability to inspire and develop others.
- Proven capability managing end-to-end tasks and diagnosing customer needs.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Comfortable engaging with senior executives and providing guidance on HR processes.
Experience & Knowledge
- Experience in HR Operations, HR Shared Services, or Payroll.
- Strong understanding of HR systems, processes, and payroll operations.
- Familiarity with generating HR reports, dashboards, and analysing workforce data is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of Workday and ServiceNow is beneficial.
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, or related field (desired but not essential).
Personal Attributes
- High levels of integrity, professionalism, and reliability.
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to collaborate at all levels.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Customer-focused, results-driven, and adaptable to changing business needs.
- Detail-oriented with strong quality standards.
- Passionate about improving culture and driving organisational effectiveness.
- Demonstrates leadership through role modelling and alignment to company values.
Benefits
No information available.
Company Profile
Toll Group
Industry
Transportation Logistics Supply Chain and Storage
Revenue
$9B
Employees
16,000
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
NA
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