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Muhammad Azhar Rajput

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
Global Payroll Specialist at Banyan Canopy Group
📍 Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Muhammad Azhar Rajput is a strategic HR Business Partner and GCC Payroll Leader with over 16 years of experience supporting multinational organizations. He specializes in aligning HR strategy with business objectives, particularly in workforce transformation and multi-country payroll governance. Colleagues describe him as reliable, proactive, and detail-oriented.

Beyond his professional expertise, Muhammad shows a keen interest in personal development and life philosophy, having authored a publication on "living the good life. " He appears passionate about career growth within the Middle East, frequently sharing high-level job opportunities across the region with his network.

He has led HR operations and payroll governance across more than 40 countries, acting as a Subject Matter Expert for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Global Payroll Specialist
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan
Personality Overview

How Muhammad shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Muhammad cares about

Global Payroll Governance
He has led payroll operations across 40+ countries and has deep expertise in multi-country compliance, governance, and systems like ADP and Workday.
HR & Business Alignment
Focuses on partnering with senior leadership to ensure HR initiatives directly support and drive business performance objectives in complex organizational structures.
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Career

Work history

7-2025 - 1-2026
Global Payroll Specialist
Banyan Canopy Group
9-2024 - 7-2025
Sr. HRBP Rewards & Operations
MacCare
10-2023
Middle East payroll Leader (Project of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Muscat)
H&P
7-2023
Middle East Payroll Leader Project of (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Muscat)
Spencer Thomas
3-2021 - 8-2024
Payroll Expert (GCC (UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, KSA), South Africa, Trinidad Tobacco, Cyprus)
WebHR
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Education
2012 - 2015
Master
University of Sindh
2009 - 2011
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Sindh
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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