HR Director, NV & Medical, APAC

About the job:

This position collaborates closely with APAC NV & Medical leaders to understand business needs and strategic priorities in order to build the HR strategic plan for the assigned business units. This position is accountable for performing as a trusted strategic partner and advisor to senior level leadership and management in areas of change management organization effectiveness work environment culture and leadership. This position drives change strategies that align with a performance culture; uses strong diagnostic and influencing skills to partner with leaders to significantly improve performance business outcomes and employee engagement; proactively identifies strategic gaps or opportunities and proposes a comprehensive strategic human resource plan to identify and address root causes. Provides leadership and direction for team of HR Business Partners across the region who are partnering with the assigned business unit in the local market while not reporting directly to this role.

What you will be doing:

Business acumen

Aligns HR strategy goals and objectives to overall business strategy and objectives; develops HR business strategies to drive key business results; provides guidance on talent management workforce relations organization design and compensation partnering with subject-matter experts to develop needed solutions.

Maintains broad-based knowledge of the organization and its operations; uses knowledge of business and HR metrics to make business decisions; evaluates critical activities in terms of value added impact and utility derived from cost-benefit analysis.

Recommends business practice/work process improvements to identify opportunities for leveraging human capital; ensures all HR initiatives have ROI that adds to organizational value.

Maintains knowledge of economic factors labor market and economic environment impact on industry and organization operations; leverage benchmark information on the competition and other relevant comparison groups to help drive business decisions.

Human resources expertise

Integrates HR services with organizational initiatives; develops and implements HR operational strategy for assigned business unit networks with other HR professionals to determine best practices in support of organizational direction; ensures the delivery and development of high-quality HR processes and policies.

Collaborates and influences across HR and engages appropriate subject matter experts to execute on strategic human capital plan for assigned business unit

Establishes consistent HR services for the operating entity; leads and/or mentors HR professionals and others within the organization.

Relationship management

Develops strategic partnerships with the senior business leaders HR Operations and HR Centers of Expertise throughout the organization to identify and contribute toward initiatives that address organizational strategic goals and needs.

Facilitates interactions among organizational stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes; resolves escalated conflicts among stakeholders.

Builds consensus and settles disputes on HR policy and practice decisions.

Leadership

Assesses needs and identifies interventions that address issues of retention change management employee engagement and leadership development partnering with subject-matter experts as appropriate; uses appropriate tools for leadership competency and skills assessment.

Translates the vision mission and strategy into projects and initiatives with milestones and delivery schedules; manages and influences the resources available effectively to meet planned objectives; develops clear action plans with results-oriented goals for measuring success; drives alignment and buy-in at all levels in the business units across the organization.

Provides guidance and coaching to business unit leaders on HR and business-related issues.

Serves as a seasoned change agent with proven ability to drive influence strong and seasoned business leaders and HR professionals and implement improvements.

Develop and mentor HR Business Partners for assigned business unit from across the markets.

Strategic HR insights

Maintains advanced knowledge in the use of data evidence-based research benchmarks HR and business metrics to make critical decisions; asks critical questions needed to evaluate data; gathers and analyzes data shares insights with leaders and recommends solutions that support the culture strategic direction and resources.

Analyzes root causes of work environment issues; builds and manages interventions and solutions in collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders.

Who are we looking for:

B.A. or B.S from accredited university required. Advanced Degree preferred.

10 years of work experience required. Previous HR experience including the support of multiple functional areas required. Previous demonstrated experience interacting with COEs and senior business leaders..

Proficiency in technical human resources disciplines to manage a team of HR Business Partners is required.

10 years of HR responsibility/experience preferred and previously demonstrated HR expertise at Director level

Sufficient proficiency in technical human resources disciplines to manage/work with a team of HR Business Partners

Demonstrated experience developing and leading large-scale global initiatives and advising senior management on insights implications and appropriate socialization communication strategy and deployment approaches to programs

Demonstrated success in building a proactive business focused strategic human resources team that is seen as a trusted advisor credible activist provides strategic and operational business thinking.

Excellent leadership influence and negotiation skills

Strong presentation communication and group facilitation skills

Well-rounded business background demonstrated through provision of value-added counsel

Strong diagnostic skills and conceptual abilities

Capability to influence and build trust with individuals at all levels within the organization

Knowledge and experience in building team effectiveness.

Skilled with change processes in complex systems conflict resolution and group dynamics.

Excellent situational assessment and objective evaluation skills.

Advanced written verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Mandarin capability (written and spoken) would be preferred

Physical & Mental Requirements:

Must be able to:

Exercise independent judgment with strong attention to detail

Analyze understand and communicate complicated issues to Leaders to ensure understanding

Develop solutions based on best practices and customer feedback.

Solicit input from leaders and exercise independent judgment in providing recommendations to the business.

Effectively facilitate discussions with and deliver communications to large groups of people.

Communicate telephonically and via email and other electronic means.

Ability to effectively navigate Workday and Microsoft Office Suite.

Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks and changing priorities