Business HR Manager, Hong Kong & Macau

About the role

The HR Manager acts as a trusted advisor to business leaders and employees, partnering with the Hong Kong and Macau leadership team to turn business priorities into talent and organizational plans. The role covers talent management, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, workforce planning, employee engagement and change management, while collaborating with regional Centers of Excellence and complying with local employment legislation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the General Manager and business unit leaders on people strategy, organization design, workforce planning and succession planning, and coach managers on leadership effectiveness.
• Lead annual talent reviews and succession planning, build leadership pipelines, partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring and drive internal mobility and retention.
• Coach managers on performance management and engagement, work with Learning & Development on capability gaps, and run leadership workshops.
• Promote an inclusive, compliant workplace, guide employee relations matters and investigations, and support engagement initiatives.
• Support organizational change, assess organizational health and run change management plans with stakeholder engagement.
• Support workforce planning and headcount, use people analytics to monitor attrition, hiring, engagement and diversity trends, and advise on compensation reviews and promotions with Total Rewards.
• Ensure compliance with Hong Kong and Macau employment law, ethics, confidentiality and data privacy, and support internal audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field; Master's degree or recognized HR certification preferred.
• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience.
• Preferred: experience in commercial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare or life sciences, and in a multinational, matrix organization.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders and influencing across functions and geographies.