Responsibilities
* Provide regional leadership to the Asia Employee Relations and Country HR operations team.
* Lead, manage and develop team to achieve annual goals and progress the strategic ER roadmap.
* Act as objective and trusted advisor for both employees and management across the region.
* Consult and provide training, advice, counsel, and resolution to employees and managers on a broad range of employee relations matters, including policy interpretation and application, local employment laws, conflict resolution, performance management, progressive discipline, reductions in force and other separations of employment.
* Conduct robust investigations into employee complaints and allegations of misconduct in a timely, fair, and balanced way. Identify and assess the scale and scope of alleged or confirmed conduct that is deemed inappropriate, impermissible, or unacceptable. Partner with legal counsel as needed.
* Leads and develop team to effectively handle employee relations issues and concerns, minimizing corporate risk and improving employee experience.
* Lead or participate in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures.
* Partner with Business Partners, Centers of Excellence (COEs), internal and external legal counsel, Compliance, and other internal investigative bodies, as necessary to reach an effective resolution for employee matters.
* Provide insight and interpretation to managers and employees regarding relevant employment principles and complex employee relations issues, especially those requiring an explanation or interpretation of employment law, principles of effective performance management, workplace investigations, and critical incident management.
* Participates in the development and delivery of management training programs designed to advance the employee relations skills of management staff
* Lead team to improve employee experience in HR areas such as onboarding, offboarding and compliance activities/audits
* Ensure local legal compliance in areas such as contract and personnel file management.
* Identify gaps in process, policies and practices; Lead cross-functional teams to close gaps and optimize policies, processes or programs.
* Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement; be bold in driving change
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