
HR Director (Manufacturing MNC)
- Pulau Pinang
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the strategic planning and implementation of organizational design that supports business strategy, improves productivity, enhances communication, and drives change management initiatives.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business goals into impactful HR strategies across multiple locations or functions.
- Design and execute strategies, frameworks, and solutions for talent development in collaboration with the HR Leadership Team.
- Oversee talent acquisition and onboarding processes; conduct talent reviews; create individual development plans; support succession planning; and enhance performance management systems.
- Coach leaders to strengthen their leadership, management, and people development capabilities.
- Partner with business leaders to identify leadership challenges, diagnose capability gaps, and implement targeted development interventions.
- Act as a trusted coach and advisor to the leadership team, ensuring talent strategies are future-ready.
- Oversee and support HR initiatives aligned withCOE, functional, regional, ormulti-site operational needs, including:
- Staffing and workforce planning
- Learning and professional development
- Performance management
- Compensation and benefits
- Succession planning
- Employee relations and engagement initiatives
- Lead by example in demonstrating the company's Core Values and ensure the same is embedded across the team.
- Drive succession planning, potential assessment, and career development to ensure employees are coached and developed to reach their full potential.
- A degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum 15 years of progressive HR leadership experience, with a proven track record in a senior management role.
- Proven leadership experience in HR roles within the manufacturing industry.
- Strong knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices.
- Ability to design and implement HR strategies that drive business results.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse teams.
- A track record of success in managing large-scale HR projects and initiatives.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to address complex challenges.
- Strategic Impact - Influence HR strategy across multiple sites and functions in a high-profile leadership role.
- Leadership Visibility - Work closely with senior executives to shape culture, talent, and organizational performance.