People Partner, Malaysia

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People Partner, Malaysia

Job Family Summary:

As People Partner, you are responsible for delivering professional guidance to guidance and expert advice to People Leader Partners, People Leaders and PPS on HR related topics, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and organizational policies. In the role you will focus on delivering consistent and high-quality HR service and you act as a key driver of employee and labor relations strategies, contributing to organizational stability and a positive employee experience.

This role is an Individual Contributor, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and will be reporting directly to our People Partner Lead APAC based in Singapore.

You are responsible for:

• Interacts as People function representative with the Country LT and relevant external institutions, audits while ensuring related internal and external communications.
• Ensure country organization is operating in line with evolving local labor law requirements, develop and lead nationalization programs. Monitor and ensure adherence.
• Ensure legally required benefits and Health and Well-being initiatives are provided
• Within the Country Leadership: Execute on relevant Crisis Management Team decisions related to People matters in the respective country
• Advise and execute on M&A, Divestments, shifts to Partners and reorganizations impacted local team

Employee Relations:

• Acts as the primary advisor for People leaders on complex and high-risk employee relations matters, ensuring outcomes align with organizational goals, legal compliance, and employee well-being
• Advising Country Leaders on People Strategies and response related to employee issues, during period of crisis or transformation
• Deliver professional guidance to People Leaders and/or People Lead Partners on transformations (footprint/restructuring) from local/legal perspective and is responsible for the local execution
• Act as a subject matter expert in local labor law application and compliance, advising People Leaders on hosted headcount and cross-border employment issue based on international mobility advice.
• Provide professional advice on performance improvement plans (PIP) ensuring adherence to local policies and best practices
• Oversees and manage absence and sick leave cases, collaborating with People Leaders to ensure compliance with legal and organizational requirements. If required engage with authorities on sick leave related cases.
• Handle disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring accurate documentation and timely resolution with fairness and consistency
• Conduct and support GDP investigations
• Address and provide advisory support on rewards-related questions ensuring alignment with local guidelines and internal equity

Labor Relations:

• May be Subject Matter Expert in specific labor relations domains in compliance with local labor laws
• Ensure consistent application of HR and labor relations policies and practices across the organization.
• Monitor adherence to local labor laws, escalating potential risks to appropriate stakeholders.
• Drives standardization in the execution of People Function policies and processes, ensuring consistent application and compliance across the country to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Act as a coach and thought partner to People Lead Partners, sharing expertise in employee and labor relations. May act as 'Primus inter Pares' in the team.
• Your scope may change over time, depending on business needs.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:

Requirements:

• Min 8 years of HR experience in employee relations, labor relations and country-level HR Leadership, preferably in multinational or highly regulated environment
• Deep expertise in local labor law and employment regulations, with the ability to advise senior leadership on legal compliance and workforce transformation.
• Strategic leadership in labor relations, including engaging with government bodies.
• Experience in high complex employee relations case management, acting as a senior advisor on complex disciplinary actions, grievances, performance improvement plans (PIPs), absence & sick leave management, and workplace investigations.
• Expertise in organizational transformation, with the ability to advise and execute on M&A, divestments, footprint changes, and workforce restructuring from an HR and local legal perspective.
• Strong stakeholder management & influencing skills across multiple level of people leaders and potential Country Leadership
• HR policy standardization & execution, ensuring consistent application of People Function policies and labor relations strategies for the country.
• Coaching & advisory capabilities, acting as a thought leader for People Business Partners, People Leader Partners, and People Leaders, driving capability-building in labor relations and employee relations.
• This will be a hybrid role (at least 3 days in office)

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