Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner – APAC

Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner – APAC

Location: Singapore
Reports To: Regional HR Director

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (APAC) partners with regional and country leadership teams to develop and deliver people strategies that enable business growth and organizational success across China, Vietnam and Indonesia, while being based in the Singapore Office. 

As a trusted strategic advisor, this role leads the execution of people initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, talent management, associate engagement, and culture. Working closely with regional and global HR Centers of Excellence, the Senior Manager ensures HR strategies are aligned with business priorities while balancing global consistency with local market requirements and employment legislation.

The role serves as the primary HR Business Partner for assigned client groups and provides both strategic counsel and operational leadership across the employee lifecycle while leading a regional HR team.

Organization

Reports to: Regional HR Director

Direct Reports:

• HR Business Partner – China

• HR Business Partner – Vietnam

• HR Business Partner – Indonesia

Major Responsibilities

Business-Aligned People Leadership
• Work closely with regional and country leaders to ensure people plans support business goals
• Provide practical guidance on organization design, workforce planning, succession, talent development, and leadership effectiveness
• Help leaders balance enterprise direction with relevance and applicability to local markets and teams 

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a geographically dispersed HR team

• Develop direct reports and build capability across a regional HR team

• Establish high-performance expectations, drive accountability across HR deliverables

People & Culture

• Drive engagement initiatives and action planning

• Foster the company's People First culture and inclusive workplace

• Coach leaders on employee relations, performance management, investigations and policy interpretation

• Ensure compliance with local employment legislation across supported countries

Talent & Organizational Development

• Lead talent reviews, succession planning and associate development

• Coach leaders to improve organizational effectiveness and leadership capability

HR Strategy & Analytics

• Analyze workforce metrics and translate insights into business actions

• Lead regional change management initiatives

• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated HR solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field

• 8–10+ years progressive HR Business Partner experience

• Experience supporting multiple APAC countries, preferably China and Southeast Asia

• Experience leading geographically dispersed HR teams in a multinational environment

• Strong knowledge of employment law, talent management, employee relations, organizational development and change management

• Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills

• Retail or consumer products experience preferred

• Professional HR certification (SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD or equivalent) preferred

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Agility

• Business Acumen

• People First Leadership

• Influencing & Executive Presence

• Change Leadership

• Collaboration

• Results Orientation

Working Relationships

• Regional Leadership Team

• Country Leadership Teams

• Regional HR Team

• Global HR Centers of Excellence

• HR Operations

• Talent Acquisition

• Total Rewards

• Learning & Development

Travel

Regional travel throughout Asia Pacific is required to support business leaders and HR initiatives

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About Us

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, United Kingdom and the rest of the world with franchise partnerships. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow. Our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities remains as our core values.

Today, we are a more than USD 8.7 billion company, with a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.

The Singapore regional office was set up in 2008 and we currently have more than 160 associates in functions such as sustainability, customs & compliance, finance, human resource, information technology, inventory planning, logistics, sourcing and quality assurance.

The Global team is an inclusive employer where we recruit and provide employees with fair opportunities on the basis of merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability. Find out more about us at our WSI LinkedIn Page!