Conext Solution Hiring! Full Time SAP Payroll Technical Lead in Selangor - Ricebowl

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced SAP Payroll Technical Lead to support a Global Payroll Transformation Project across multiple countries and business units. The role provides technical leadership throughout SAP Payroll solution design, configuration, integration, data migration, testing, cutover and post-go-live stabilisation, working closely with country HR and Payroll teams, Group IT, Finance, Workday teams, implementation partners and payroll service providers.

Role Boundaries & Decision Authority

The Technical Lead is accountable for the technical quality and integrity of the SAP Payroll solution, including reviewing vendor proposals, resolving technical issues and escalating material risks. The role provides evidence-based recommendations for testing sign-off, cutover approval and Go/No-Go decisions; final approvals remain with designated business owners and project governance. There is no direct budget or final business approval authority.

Key Responsibilies

• Provide SAP Payroll technical leadership across countries, overseeing solution quality from design and configuration through integration, migration, deployment and post-go-live stabilisation.
•  Review and challenge implementation partners’ solution designs, configuration decisions and migration approaches against business requirements, SAP standards, security requirements and the approved architecture.
• Guide SAP Payroll technical analysis across schemas, Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs), wage types, payroll functions and control records to support accurate payroll processing.
• Investigate payroll calculation errors, configuration issues, employee data discrepancies, interface failures and Finance posting differences; guide root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Work with country HR and Payroll, Group IT, Finance, Workday teams, vendors and payroll service providers to resolve cross-functional dependencies and integration issues.
• Coordinate and validate technical execution and results of unit testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), payroll parallel runs and cutover rehearsals.
• Identify, assess and promptly escalate technical risks, defects and design gaps affecting payroll accuracy, statutory compliance, project timelines or business operations.
• Assess technical readiness for deployment and provide recommendations on testing sign-off, cutover and Go/No-Go decisions, supported by evidence and outstanding-risk assessments.
• Maintain accurate technical specifications, configuration and interface records, testing evidence, issue logs, cutover procedures and operational handover documentation.

Candidate Profile - Essential Requirement

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on SAP Payroll implementation and support experience (ideally 5–8 years).
• Experience in at least two full-cycle SAP Payroll implementations, migrations or major transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Payroll configuration, schemas, PCRs, wage types, payroll functions and control records.
• Solid understanding of retroactive and off-cycle payroll, statutory deductions, payroll reconciliation, payroll results and posting to Finance.
• Experience with SAP ECC Payroll and migration or transition to SAP S/4HANA or SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA.
• Ability to review technical solution designs, payroll interfaces, third-party integrations, migration activities and reconciliation reports.
• Experience coordinating SIT, UAT, payroll parallel runs, cutover and post-go-live stabilisation, with the ability to diagnose payroll and integration issues.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder-management and vendor-management skills, with clear communication across payroll users, technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Workday payroll integrations such as PECI, PICOF or equivalent interfaces.
• Knowledge of ABAP debugging, payroll clusters, interface monitoring or technical troubleshooting.
• Experience with multi-country SAP Payroll delivery and country-specific statutory requirements.
• Relevant SAP HCM or SAP Payroll certification.