Associate Director - HR Operations APAC

Job Description Associate Director - HR Operations APAC The Asia Payroll & Benefits Lead reports directly to the Director, GSD HR APJC, and leads a regional P&B team (12-15 team members) across Asia markets. Travel involved (15-20%) The Asia Payroll & Benefits Lead will play a crucial role in defining and realizing regional P&B strategy & initiatives and become one of the key contributors to achieving the strategic roadmap for Regional HR Operations. Additionally, you will play an important role in adding value to the APJC HR Operations organization by ensuring Payroll processing, Benefits operations excellence, and regulatory compliance while acting as a liaison to multiple internal stakeholders as well as HR C&B COEs, Finance & Treasury. The Asia HR Ops lead is responsible for :- 1) take the lead of the Asia Payroll & Benefits team to contribute to deploying regional Payroll strategy, supporting the structure of the function and the way Payroll & Benefits operations are delivered... across Asia countries. 2) lead regional ADP Payroll projects local deployment, manage internal and external payroll & benefits processes, including ongoing supplier relationship management, migrating payroll ownership and suppliers in accordance with company's global payroll strategy. 3) contribute to the development and implementation of payroll policies & procedures and technology & automated data interface process deployment, accuracy and productivity of the payroll functions including payroll vendor relations, internal control monitoring, developing and maintaining the high quality of delivery standards. 4) acting as the regional escalation point for responsible countries for Payroll and Benefits Administration service delivery, driving a team of payroll professionals across multiple countries, instilling desired ways of working, and driving team engagement. 5) coaching and alignment of internal teams and suppliers to assure adherence to agreed service levels (quantitative and qualitative) and local legal and regulatory policies, driving a culture of service excellence. 6) partnering regularly with key stakeholders: HR Business Partners, HR Centres of Excellence (CoEs), Finance, Procurement, and internal and external HR Service delivery to drive Service Excellence, prioritize workloads and manage issue resolution. 7) change Management - consistently demonstrates Leadership Standards; is a leader of change and actively drives strategy development and implementation in the organization Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s): Job Posting End Date: 10/17/2024 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare

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