Regional Employee Relations Lead APAC

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Role: Regional Employee Relations Lead Asia Pacific

Location: Mainland China Shanghai / Beijing / Guangzhou / Shenzhen (Hybrid)
Reports to: Global Head of Employee Relations

About the role

We are looking for a Regional Employee Relations Lead Asia Pacific to lead BSIs Employee Relations activity across a diverse and complex regional portfolio.

Supporting BSI businesses across markets including China India Japan Malaysia Vietnam Indonesia Korea and Australia you will provide regional leadership on complex employee relations matters while helping embed a consistent high-quality approach to case management governance and employee experience.

This is both a strategic and operational leadership role. You will oversee complex and high-risk ER activity advise on organisational change and restructuring strengthen regional capability and ensure evolving employment legislation is translated into practical guidance for leaders and People teams.

You will also lead in-country ER Specialists across China India and Japan while working closely with HR Generalists and Regional HR Managers across the wider APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee employee relations activity across the Asia Pacific region ensuring complex and high-risk cases are managed effectively and consistently.

• Provide specialist advice on complex ER matters including investigations performance conduct grievances dismissals and other sensitive employee issues.

• Advise senior stakeholders on organisation design and business change including restructures mergers acquisitions and divestments.

• Balance commercial requirements with employment law regulatory obligations and BSIs responsibilities towards its employees.

• Lead and develop in-country ER Specialists across China India and Japan and provide regional guidance to wider People teams.

• Ensure employment law developments and external insights are translated into practical guidance and communicated effectively across the region.

• Develop and embed consistent regional ER processes governance policies documentation and case management standards.

• Lead the implementation of BSIs Early Resolution Framework and other initiatives designed to reduce formal ER cases.

• Support employee relations activity involving Works Councils labour unions Collective Bargaining Agreements and employee forums where applicable.

• Analyse regional case data to identify trends root causes and opportunities for sustainable improvement.

• Maintain regional ER dashboards and provide clear insight into case volumes risks themes and outcomes.

• Develop and deliver ER education and capability-building programmes for managers People teams and investigation managers.

• Partner with Centres of Excellence and the wider Employee Relations team to ensure global People initiatives are effectively implemented across APAC.

• Identify opportunities to improve ER processes through digitalisation data and effective use of AI.

• Provide clear assessment of legal employee and commercial risk and recommend pragmatic solutions to senior stakeholders.

What were looking for

Essential

• Significant experience operating as an Employee Relations specialist or leader within a complex international organisation.

• Deep understanding of employment law and employee relations practices across Asia Pacific.

• Demonstrable experience managing complex and high-risk employee relations matters including within jurisdictions such as Japan and Korea.

• Experience advising on organisational change restructuring and other complex workforce matters.

• Strong understanding of employee representation models across APAC including unions employee forums and collective arrangements.

• Experience creating or strengthening ER policies frameworks processes and ways of working.

• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to balance legal risk employee experience and business requirements.

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and provide clear authoritative advice on complex matters.

• Experience leading and developing employees or specialist teams across multiple locations.

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to identify trends root causes and sustainable solutions from ER data.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to navigate different cultures stakeholder groups and working environments.

• Resilient and comfortable operating in ambiguity and within a constantly evolving employment landscape.

• Business-level written and spoken English.

Highly desirable

• Experience working within a complex global matrix organisation.

• Broader HR Operations or People function experience within an international business.

• Professional HR qualification or relevant degree.

• Conversational or professional capability in another language used within the APAC region.

• Experience designing and implementing ER frameworks or operating models across multiple jurisdictions.

Do you believe the world deservesexcellence

We are proud to be the business improvement company for other organisations to become more sustainable and resilient and finally to inspire trust in their products systems services and the world we live in.

Headquartered in London BSI is the worlds first national standards organization with more than 100 years of experience. We are a global partner for 86000 companies and organizations in over 193 countries offering development auditing certification and training services including innovative software solutions and cyber security expertise for all industries: from aerospace and automotive to food construction energy healthcare IT and trade sectors. Incorporated by Royal Charter were truly impartial and home to the ultimate mark of trust the Kitemark.

Through our unique combination of consulting training assurance and regulatory services we bring solid and broad knowledge to every company.

If you want to contribute to this inspiring challenge bring your open and enthusiastic mindset to our dynamic team apply now and become part of the BSI family!

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Today BSI partners with more than 77500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15000 strong global community of experts industry and consumer groups organizations and governments.
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