HR Director

📋 Description

• Act as the principal HR leader in the Philippines, overseeing both strategic HR initiatives and daily HR operations.

• Collaborate closely with senior leadership both locally and globally to ensure that HR strategies, talent priorities, and organizational requirements align with business goals.

• Serve as a strategic connector between US-based/global leadership and the workforce in the Philippines.

• Offer strategic HR guidance on workforce planning, organizational efficiency, talent development, and managing change.

• Direct essential HR operations including employee relations, compliance, HR administration, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and talent development.

• Enhance performance management practices to foster accountability, development, feedback, and alignment with business expectations.

• Guarantee compliance with Philippine labor laws, statutory obligations, and other relevant employment regulations.

• Address complex employee relations issues, conduct investigations, resolve conflicts, and manage workplace matters.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field is essential; an advanced degree is preferred.

• A minimum of 12-15 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 8-10 years in a leadership capacity.

• Over 5 years of experience leading country-level HR within a Global Business Services (GBS) context, with a preference for experience in managing or assisting HR operations on a regional or global level.

• Proven track record as the primary HR leader for a country, business unit, or region; standalone in-country leadership experience is highly preferred.

• Experience in start-up, build-up, or rapidly changing HR environments as part of a core leadership team is strongly preferred.

• Extensive knowledge of Philippine labor law, employee relations, compliance, and case management.

• Background in supporting global or multinational organizations, including collaboration with US-based or international stakeholders.

• Strong expertise in HR business partnering, employee relations, compensation and benefits, talent management, organizational development, and HR operations.

• Familiarity with the Philippine Data Privacy Act and related requirements concerning employee data handling.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively engage with both local and global stakeholders.

• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and stakeholder management abilities.

• A high level of professionalism, discretion, resilience, and sound judgment.

• Availability to start immediately is preferred, though not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Retirement plans

• Paid time off

• Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development opportunities