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Regional Service Delivery Director | Payroll & HR Services

Job title: Regional Service Delivery Director | Payroll & HR Services
Location: Singapore
Specialisation: Information Technology
Salary: SGD 150,000 - 182,000 (Annual)
Reference: PR/097695
Job published: September 25, 2026 10:48
Work Arrangement: Onsite

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing global workforce solutions provider that enables organisations to manage employees, payroll operations and employment compliance across multiple international markets.

Responsibilities

  • Lead regional service operations across payroll outsourcing, Employer of Record (EOR) and HR services, ensuring service accuracy, timeliness and compliance.

  • Manage and develop Service Delivery managers and teams across multiple countries, driving a high-performance and client-centric culture.

  • Own and monitor key service metrics including payroll accuracy, SLA adherence, on-time delivery, client satisfaction, retention and operational performance.

  • Act as the senior escalation point for strategic clients and lead service reviews with key accounts.

  • Drive operational excellence through process standardisation, risk management, internal controls and service automation initiatives.

  • Ensure compliance with local employment, tax and social security regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

  • Oversee and manage the performance of external in-country partners and vendors.

  • Partner with Project Management, Sales, Product and Finance teams on implementation handovers, service costing, pricing inputs and new service offerings.

  • Manage departmental budgets, cost-to-serve metrics and service profitability.

  • Progressively assume full leadership and operational ownership of the regional Service Delivery function.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

  • Minimum 12 years' experience in payroll outsourcing, EOR, HR outsourcing, shared services or a related service delivery environment.

  • At least 5 years' experience leading regional and multi-country teams.

  • Strong expertise in multi-country payroll operations and employment compliance across APAC markets; broader global exposure is advantageous.

  • Proven track record managing large-scale service operations against defined SLAs, KPIs and financial targets.

  • Experience managing budgets, cost controls and service margins.

  • Demonstrated leadership experience managing managers and geographically dispersed teams.

  • Strong client-facing, stakeholder management and escalation-management capabilities.

  • Experience in process improvement, operational transformation, Lean, Six Sigma, payroll technology or service automation initiatives is advantageous.

  • Fluent in English; additional Asian language capabilities will be an advantage.

Working Location: Singapore

Syahirah Binte Ahmad Ja'afar (R22105331) 
JAC Recruitment Pte. Ltd. (90C3026)

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