Responsibilities
- Support the Global HR compliance framework and standards to ensure consistent application of regulatory and procedural requirements across APAC.
- Maintain awareness of employment law and regulatory developments across APAC and determine required updates to HR processes and practices with HR and Legal as needed.
- Lead regional compliance and HR process risk assessments and oversee remediation of identified gaps in partnership with HR and Internal Audit.
- Review regional employee relations data and trends and partner with field HR to identify patterns that may indicate compliance or labor-related risk.
- Support the HR function regionally for compliance with GDPR, Cybersecurity, Right to Disconnect and related requirements, and partner on Internal Audit and SOX activities.
- Oversee government submittals related to HR activities.
- Support HR teams in preparing for and navigating works-council, union, and other employee representative consultation requirements as needed.
- Provide regional HR compliance, governance and risk oversight related to working time, pay practices, overtime, and timekeeping requirements, including minimum wage, rest period in partnership with Compensation, Field HR, and Legal to identify and address gaps and risk.
- Develop and deliver HR compliance and labor-related training for regional HR teams.
- Advise HR leadership on compliance exposure, audit risk, labor-related risk, and regulatory developments.
- Manages compliance-related vendors including deliverables, contracts, and payments.
- Other duties as assigned.
Strategic Outcomes
- Reduced compliance and labor-related risk through proactive monitoring and strong governance.
- Sustained audit readiness through strong controls and timely remediation.
- Stronger regional alignment through scalable HR compliance practices.
- Clear insights that support HR leadership in navigating regulatory changes.
Qualifications
- 7–10 years of experience in HR compliance, labor relations, or related risk roles in a multinational environment.
- Experience with enterprise HR systems, including Oracle HRIS.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Knowledge of labor and employment regulations across multiple APAC countries.
- Experience working in or supporting HR environments with works councils or employee representative bodies.
- Experience partnering with Internal Audit, SOX, or comparable governance and control functions.
- Ability to operate strategically with strong judgment and independence.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance for HR partners.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience using data and emerging AI-enabled tools to support compliance analysis, audit readiness, and reporting while maintaining appropriate governance and confidentiality standards.
- Experience analyzing employee relations case data and regional trends to identify risk patterns, support compliance monitoring, and provide guidance to HR on emerging issues and mitigation strategies.
About Us
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
About The Team
Advancing our mission of working for a safer world starts with our people. We have over 15,000 team members around the world, each making a valuable and essential contribution to creating a safer future. Whether it's hiring top talent, empowering our people to learn new skills or providing critical hands-on support, we are always finding new ways to deliver a better employee experience. We're looking for people to share their ideas and help us create a diverse, engaged culture that's united by a passion for safety and sustainability. Join our team, shape our culture and support our global community of experts.
