Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner - APAC (GA1001)

Location: Singapore
Reports To: Regional HR Director

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (APAC)partners with regional and country leadership teams to develop and deliver people strategies that enable business growth and organizational success across China, Vietnam and Indonesia, while being based in the Singapore Office.

As a trusted strategic advisor, this role leads the execution of people initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, talent management, associate engagement, and culture. Working closely with regional and global HR Centers of Excellence, the Senior Manager ensures HR strategies are aligned with business priorities while balancing global consistency with local market requirements and employment legislation.

The role serves as the primary HR Business Partner for assigned client groups and provides both strategic counsel and operational leadership across the employee lifecycle while leading a regional HR team.

Organization

Reports to: Regional HR Director

Direct Reports:

• HR Business Partner - China
• HR Business Partner - Vietnam
• HR Business Partner - Indonesia

Major Responsibilities

Business-Aligned People Leadership

• Work closely with regional and country leaders to ensure people plans support business goals
• Provide practical guidance on organization design, workforce planning, succession, talent development, and leadership effectiveness
• Help leaders balance enterprise direction with relevance and applicability tolocal markets and teams

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a geographically dispersed HR team
• Develop direct reports and build capability across a regional HR team
• Establish high-performance expectations, drive accountability across HR deliverables

People & Culture

• Drive engagement initiatives and action planning
• Foster the company's People First culture and inclusive workplace
• Coach leaders on employee relations, performance management, investigations and policy interpretation
• Ensure compliance with local employment legislation across supported countries

Talent & Organizational Development

• Lead talent reviews, succession planning and associate development
• Coach leaders to improve organizational effectiveness and leadership capability

HR Strategy & Analytics

• Analyze workforce metrics and translate insights into business actions
• Lead regional change management initiatives
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated HR solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field
• 8-10+ years progressive HR Business Partner experience
• Experience supporting multiple APAC countries, preferably China and Southeast Asia
• Experience leading geographically dispersed HR teams in a multinational environment
• Strong knowledge of employment law, talent management, employee relations, organizational development and change management
• Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
• Retail or consumer products experience preferred
• Professional HR certification (SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD or equivalent)preferred

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Agility
• Business Acumen
• People First Leadership
• Influencing & Executive Presence
• Change Leadership
• Collaboration
• Results Orientation

Working Relationships

• Regional Leadership Team
• Country Leadership Teams
• Regional HR Team
• Global HR Centers of Excellence
• HR Operations
• Talent Acquisition
• Total Rewards
• Learning & Development

Travel

• Regional travel throughout Asia Pacific is required to support business leaders and HR initiatives