The LEGO Group Business Service Operations (BSO APAC), is part of the Global established shared service center (BSO) that delivers HR and Finance services to the entire LEGO Group from 6 locations; Mexico, Kladno, Singapore, Billund, China & now Vietnam. The purpose of the BSO is to create an effective and efficient platform for growth to support our strategy and reach twice as many kids over the next 5-7 years.

As a Senior Manager and Regional Service lead for BSO APAC Payroll team, you will report directly to the head of BSO APAC and be responsible for the leadership & daily operations of the BSO APAC Payroll team, while ensuring our services are delivered with the right quality & in alignment with BSO Global processes & practices as principle

You will become part of the BSO APAC leadership team where you will have a key role entering with a strategic & tactic mind-set to develop the BSO APAC Payroll team, add value to the business on the processes & services we deliver on the LEGO Group.

You will also collaborate closely with the Global Payroll team and BSO APAC Leadership Team Stream heads for functional support & Global stream direction.

• Strong leadership experience, with the ability to motivate, engage and coach employees in building high performing and service oriented culture for BSO Employee Service – Payroll function to support the business across APAC
• Oversee and manage payroll operations for APAC (Including Vietnam)
• Support global payroll projects & regional projects as needed
• Partner closely with and supports employees and internal stakeholders, handles issue resolution, process optimization, and collaborates with the finance accounting team to ensure proper reporting and recording of payroll related cost.
• Strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) management and ability to lead & coach continuous improvement mindset
• Proven great communication & collaboration skills and excellent stakeholder management internally and externally

• Prefer candidates with Master’s degree in human resource or business-related field or equivalent working experience & preferably within shared service center context
• 5-7+ years of leadership experience in leading multicultural team and international experience from a multinational company a preference
• Minimum 7 to 10 years of relevant payroll processing and statutory / legislation compliance experience in APAC, experience with outsource payroll vendor management
• Experience with accounting principles & Practices, Tax Filling/Reporting
• Understanding of Financial and Reconciliation, understanding of Compensation and Wage Structures
• Experience of working and driving in a high collaborative environment under global setting, while delivering local deliveries & promoting coherence and end-to-end perspective
• Strong communication & stakeholder management
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities successfully in a pragmatic working day, sense of urgency
• Strong Business acumen, understanding how business work, and how BSO plays a critical role for the LEGO Group on process optimization and value add on scalability & productivity agenda

Nice To Have

• Effective communication with team, leadership and stakeholder
• Experience with HRM system, i.e. Workday, SAP
• Solid experience in full spectrum of end to end payroll processing, including controls, compliance, attention to Confidentiality & Data Privacy
• Detail-oriented, organized with solid time-management experience and able to work under time pressure.
• Payroll / HCM implementation experience is a plus
• Project and change management experience