Location: Singapore (APAC coverage)
Reports to: APAC Corporate Management Director and Chief Financial Officer
Focus: Sustainable growth and HR excellence across APAC subsidiaries, including Singapore
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Human Resources professional to lead and coordinate HR operations across the APAC region. This role focuses on guiding and supporting HR leaders in each subsidiary, setting regional HR strategies, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement. The successful candidate will serve as a strategic partner to both regional and local business leaders, fostering a culture of innovation, engagement, and high performance.
Key Responsibilities
Regional HR Leadership & Subsidiary Oversight
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to HR heads in APAC subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with regional and global HR strategies.
- Facilitate regular communication and sharing of best practices among subsidiary HR teams.
- Oversee the rollout of regional HR initiatives, ensuring effective local adaptation.
- Support HR heads in managing complex employee relations and navigating local labor laws.
Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment
- Serve as the main HR contact for regional executive leadership and local HR heads.
- Align HR programs and communications across subsidiaries for consistency and transparency.
- Guide local HR heads in engaging with external stakeholders (e.g., regulators, industry bodies, benefits providers, educational institutions, business community) to ensure effective benchmarking and representation.
HR Technology & Analytics
- Lead digital transformation efforts through effective use of HRIS and analytics tools.
- Use regional HR data to inform strategy, workforce planning, and leadership decisions.
Compliance, Risk & Governance
- Ensure subsidiaries uphold high standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and integrity.
- Lead regional HR audits, risk assessments, and policy updates.
- Ensure compliance with labor laws and ethical standards across all countries.
Performance Management
- Oversee regional performance management processes to ensure consistency and fairness.
- Provide insights on performance trends and talent dentification.
Total Rewards
- Design and communicate regional compensation and benefits strategies that are competitive and compliant.
- Manage innovative rewards, incentive, and recognition programs.
Employee Experience, Culture & Engagement
- Promote a unified, values-driven workplace culture while respecting local customs.
- Lead regional efforts to improve employee engagement, satisfaction, and well-being.
Talent Management & Workforce Planning
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the region.
- Oversee talent acquisition, onboarding, and internal mobility in collaboration with local HR teams.
- Lead workforce planning to ensure optimal talent deployment.
Change Management Leadership
- Lead regional change initiatives, ensuring understanding and support across countries.
- Build change leadership capabilities among local HR heads and managers.
Organizational Development & Capability Building
- Drive regional talent development, succession lanning, and learning programs.
- Implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness and leadership capability.
Strategic Business Partnership
- Align HR strategies with business goals to drive performance, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
- Act as a trusted advisor to regional and local leadership on people-related matters.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or International Business (with HR focus)
- Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) is an advantage
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Japanese will be an added advantage for communicating with Managing Directors of overseas subsidiaries.
Required Experience & Skills
- Proven experience leading HR teams across multiple countries or subsidiaries
- Expertise in organizational and talent development
- High empathy, active listening, and collaboration skills
- Effective communication with diverse stakeholders
- Familiarity with HRIS platforms
- Strong intercultural communication and problem-solving abilities
- Willing to travel for business upon request
- At least 10 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of regional labor laws and compliance standards will be an advantage
- Strong understanding of APAC HR policies and multinational environments will be an advantage
- Experience in driving cultural and organizational change across borders will be an advantage
