Manager, Payroll APAC

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

At the heart of our company, the Global People & Culture (P&C) team partners with employees across the business to deliver a meaningful, end-to-end employee experience. We live our values every day and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they truly belong. As part of our team, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the status quo, bring fresh, progressive thinking, and help drive impactful change. With a presence in over 30 countries and supporting more than 30,000 employees globally, our work has real scale and influence. We’re passionate about building an environment that amplifies purpose, passion, and play in every aspect of the employee experience. We value meaningful work, personalized career growth, and the opportunity to shape a world-class People & Culture organization.

Everyday, our Global People & Culture team role models the following strategic pillars: Performance and Growth: Attract and retain the best of the best. Support and inspire them to grow and contribute at the highest level Leadership Development: Cultivate skills and capabilities that make exceptional, innovative leaders Total Rewards: Reward and incentivize our people when and how it matters People Systems: Create integrated systems and processes that are intuitive and effective, and that yield actionable insights, designed with our people at the center Operational Excellence: Execute with excellence, fostering a culture of collaboration while empowering our people Job Description The Opportunity: Responsible for leading payroll governance, standardisation and operational oversight across APAC (excluding Manufacturing). This role will establish a regional payroll governance model, drive process harmonisation, strengthen controls and compliance, and partner with local payroll providers and stakeholders to prepare the region for future global payroll transformation initiatives and global payroll standardisation. The Manager, Payroll APAC will serve as the regional subject matter expert for payroll governance, ensuring payroll processes are accurate, compliant, efficient and aligned to global standards while reducing reliance on local market ownership. Payroll includes salary, tax, attendance, benefits etc. What Your Impact Will Be: Payroll Governance & Strategy Establish and lead the APAC payroll governance framework Develop regional payroll standards, controls and operating procedures. Drive harmonisation of payroll processes across markets. Support preparation for future global payroll system implementation and transformation initiatives. Payroll operation excellence Ensure monthly payroll operation is well executed effectively and accurately per every market’s payroll calendar, in the compliant way. End-to-end in charge of SEA‘s payroll operation work with team support. Vendor & Stakeholder Management Manage relationships with payroll vendors and service providers across APAC. Partner with Finance, P&C Operations, Compensation & Benefits and Business Partners to ensure effective and accurate payroll governance. Monitor vendor performance and service delivery against agreed standards. Compliance & Controls Monitor for regulation/policy updates across the markets and ensure timely adaptation.