International Payroll Partner

About Agoda At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide. No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us. Get To Know Our Team: The People Team is a purveyor of opportunity, searching the globe for the most talented individuals and offering them an open, collaborative workplace. By prioritizing skill and potential, we have cultivated a powerful assembly of professionals through our drive for equal opportunity and diversity. We make the move to Agoda a breeze with assisted onboarding programs, and we continue to support and enrich our thousands of Agoda employees through individual growth with outstanding learning programs and various means of assistance. Our development of incredible benefits has ensured everyone can stay strong, healthy, and happy during their time at Agoda. Leading ambitious changes and making a positive impact in the lives of our employees, the People Team is a crucial and rewarding part of the Agoda family. The Opportunity: As a key member of our high-performing Global Payroll team based in Bangkok, you will play a vital role in shaping a world-class global payroll process that supports our employees across the globe. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Partner will oversee the timely and accurate processing of assigned international payroll transactions, ensuring strict compliance with local laws and regulations. In this Role, you'll get to: Responsible for monthly payroll activities such as collating and validating inputs, outputs, and statutory payments for assigned countries. Coordinate with external payroll vendors to ensure timely and accurate payments and filing of taxes, social security funds, provident funds, and other third-party payments to government authorities. Manage payroll vendors by strictly adhering to the contract and SLA and ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements. Manage inquiries relating to payroll matters from internal and external stakeholders, and provide advice as required. Participate and support ad-hoc projects relating to new process implementations or enhancements and perform user testing on systems. Lead and support payroll migration and integration initiatives, including vendor transitions, system upgrades, and process harmonization with minimal disruption. Collaborate with internal People teams and external partners to set up processes, procedures, and policies for new payroll systems or countries. Support external and internal audits. Own and drive process improvement initiatives for respective assigned countries. What you'll Need to Succeed: Holds a Bachelor’s degree in any field. At least 2 years of People Operations or end-to-end Payroll experience in an international fast-paced organization. Experienced in managing APAC payroll. Proven experience in payroll migration and integration projects, with a strong ability to manage complex transitions and ensure operational continuity. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Fluency in English is a must. Strong analytical, articulation, and problem-solving skills, with great attention to detail. Proven track record in process improvement and/or automation implementations. Proficient in all MS products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Experience in Workday is preferred but not a must. A team player who can operate effective…