The position holder will focus on HR strategy and HR business partnering for the Asia Pacific (Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and India) market. Besides being a trusted business and HR sounding board with the Regional Director, the role requires close cooperation with the Country General Managers and in-country People & Culture.
HR Strategy and HR Business Partnering
- Partner with Regional Director and Country GMs in aligning HR direction in Asia Pacific with business strategies and objectives
- Serve as a trusted advisor on workforce planning, organizational design, talent strategy, and change management
- Guide and coach Country HRs (in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and India) on HR work, particularly on global HR instructions from HQ
- Anticipate and address complex people-related challenges in diverse cultural regulatory, and business environments
- Standardize HR practices while respecting local requirements
Talent and Performance Management
- Oversee recruitment strategies and hiring plans across the region
- Ensure effective onboarding process for new hires
- Conduct people review sessions and facilitate succession planning process amongst Asia Pacific business leaders in order to identify talents and build pipeline for key positions in the region
- Ensure development plans are drawn up and followed through for talents to be developed
- Champion a data driven approach towards performance management throughout the Asia Pacific organization
- Implement and manage performance management frameworks
Employee Engagement
- Facilitate annual employee engagement survey conducted by HQ in the region
- Lead initiatives to enhance employee engagement through surveys and action plans
- Coordinate and deliver training programs to build leadership and functional capabilities
- Be a HR ambassador, show care and attention to employees needs, offer career and personal counselling whenever it is appropriate.
- Assist Regional Director on corporate branding
Compensation and Benefits Design
- Review and guide the development HR policies in Asia Pacific countries to meet strategic business objectives
- Ensure competitive and compliant compensation practices across markets
- Partner with leadership and Finance on salary reviews, budgeting, and benefits programs
HR Operations
- Manage HR Operations including payroll and employee lifecycle processes for Regional HQ
- Update and maintain HR information systems to improve efficiency and ensure data integrity
- Participate in ad hoc HR projects from HQ
- Support the Finance team in invoice approvals
- Provide end-user support by coordinating laptop procurement for new hires and replacement devices for existing staff, including setup and configuration
