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Payroll Expert
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 Selangor
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Expert Science & Technology” (Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers) in NC: $113k–$113k, median $113k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Summary Step into a role where your expertise in payroll processes drives meaningful impact. As a Payroll Expert, you’ll support the development of principles and guidelines that shape how we operate, while coordinating data analysis and evaluation to enhance service delivery. Your contributions will help implement and continuously improve payroll systems that support our people and APAC countries. Job Description Key Responsibilities: • Support operational execution of payroll strategic objectives across teams and regions. • Implement payroll processes and standards with guidance and training for users. • Respond to payroll service requests and resolve issues or escalate as needed. • Track and troubleshoot service errors, analyzing messages and user queries. • Evaluate payroll services and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. • Collaborate on payroll-related projects at country or business unit level. • Provide expert advice on payroll systems, compliance, and customer-focused solutions. Essential Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field. • Minimum 5 years payroll experience in full payroll cycle with experience in Taiwan (Main), Hong Kong and China countries. • Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese. • Direct knowledge of country-specific payroll regulations and tax compliance for the APAC region. • In depth knowledge and experience in Reconciliation & audit readiness, Vendor governance and Data privacy & payroll governance. • Expertise in Workday & advanced Excel skills. • Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to manage payroll data, validations, reconciliations, and documentation with a high degree of precision. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve payroll-related issues in a timely manner. • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner with internal teams, vendors, and employees across multiple geographies and manage queries professionally. • Process improvement and automation mindset. Desirable Requirements: • Experience troubleshooting service errors and resolving complex payroll queries. • Strong proactive problem-solving skills in a customer-focused environment. • Multi-country payroll experience other than Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. • Experience with Workday integration • Experience in Global/ MNC and complex & matrixed organizations • Experience in leveraging AI to simplify people processes, reduce duplication, and shift team capacity toward higher impact, value adding work. Skills Desired Adverse Event Reporting System, Collaboration, Communication, Consulting Services, Curious Mindset, Data Analysis, Data Privacy, Dispute Resolution, Employee Experience, Error Analysis, HRIS (Human Resource Management System) (Inactive), Hr Operations (Hr Ops) (Inactive), HR Service Delivery, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management System, Human Resources (HR), Identity Access Management (IAM), Onboarding, Payroll, Process Analysis, Project Management, Sdm (Inactive), Service Request Management, Standards Development, User Management