Acclime is a leading pan-Asian professional services firm, providing a comprehensive range of advisory and corporate services to businesses expanding across the Asia-Pacific region. Since its establishment in 2019, Acclime has grown rapidly to a presence in 18 markets, supported by more than 2,000 professionals specialising in accounting, tax, fund administration, corporate secretarial, payroll and advisory services. Today, Acclime is recognised as one of the fastest-growing professional services firms in the Asia-Pacific region.
We are seeking an experienced HRIS Domain Solution Lead to join our Group Technology team. The HRIS Domain Solution Lead is accountable for defining, governing, and evolving the Group's Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) domain architecture and solution landscape.
This role provides strategic leadership to ensure HR platforms, data, and integrations are coherent, scalable, secure, and aligned with Group HR strategy, regulatory obligations, and broader enterprise architecture standards.
The position is primarily strategic and governance-focused, acting as the primary technology authority for the HRIS domain. In addition, the role will work closely with Group P&C and business stakeholders to support HRIS implementation, operationalisation, continuous improvement, and the long-term evolution of the Group's HR technology landscape.
Key Responsibilities
HR Transformation & Operational Enablement
- Partner closely with Group P&C, vendors and implementation partners to support HRIS implementation, phased rollout, testing, deployment and post go-live stabilisation activities.
- Support HR process harmonisation, workflow optimisation and operating model alignment across markets and acquired businesses.
- Translate HR operational and business requirements into scalable and sustainable HRIS solutions and workflows.
- Support compensation, performance management and employee lifecycle process enablement through effective HRIS design and governance.
- Support onboarding and integration of acquired businesses into the Group HRIS landscape in alignment with Group standards and governance.
- Drive continuous enhancement and optimisation of HRIS capabilities, workflows, reporting and operational processes as business needs evolve.
- Support change management, stakeholder engagement and user adoption initiatives to ensure successful operationalisation of HRIS platforms across the Group.
Domain Strategy & Architecture
- Define and maintain the HRIS domain architecture, including core HR, payroll, talent management, workforce planning, learning, performance, and employee data platforms.
- Translate Group HR strategy into a coherent HRIS solution roadmap aligned with enterprise architecture principles and technology standards.
- Ensure long‑term platform sustainability, vendor fit, and scalability across countries and business units.
Governance & Standards
- Act as the design authority for all HRIS‑related initiatives, changes, and investments.
- Establish and enforce domain standards for data models, integrations, security, identity, and access management within HR systems.
- Review and approve HRIS solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, data protection, and compliance requirements.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Serve as the primary technology partner to Group HR leadership, ensuring shared understanding of capabilities, constraints, and trade‑offs.
- Lead architectural engagement with HRIS vendors and system integrators, including platform selection, contract input, and roadmap alignment.
- Influence cross‑functional stakeholders across Finance, IT Security, Legal, and Data teams to ensure integrated outcomes.
- Work closely with Group P&C to support the ongoing evolution, operational effectiveness and adoption of the Group's HR technology landscape.
Enterprise Integration & Data
- Ensure HRIS platforms integrate effectively with ERP, finance, identity, analytics, and downstream operational systems.
- Define HR master data ownership, data quality standards, and lifecycle management in partnership with Data & Analytics teams.
Risk, Compliance & Security
- Ensure HR systems comply with local labor regulations, data privacy laws, and internal risk controls across jurisdictions.
- Partner with Security and Risk functions to address identity, access, segregation of duties, and sensitive employee data protection.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise technology roles, with significant exposure to HRIS, ERP, or people systems at group or regional scale.
- Proven experience defining and governing domain or enterprise‑level solution architectures.
- Strong understanding of HR processes, employee data domains, and system integrations.
- Experience with global HRIS platforms (e.g., DarwinBox, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or equivalent).
- Exposure to multi‑country payroll and regulatory environments.
- Architecture or governance certifications (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent).
- Strategic thinking with the ability to balance long‑term vision and practical constraints.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive‑level communication skills.
- Ability to influence without direct authority in a federated operating model.
- High standards for architectural quality, data integrity, and risk management.
- Strong understanding of HR transformation, business process optimisation, and change management within multi-country operating environments.
- Ability to balance enterprise governance requirements with practical operational and implementation needs.
