Head of HR Operations, Asia

Company Description

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses, which includes Jobstreet and Jobsdb in Asia, make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.​

​Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Place to Work 2023 In Tech (third year in a row). In Malaysia, where SEEK’s Asia HQ is located, we received four accolades at the TalentCorp Life at Work Awards 2023, including first runner-up for Best International Organisation and champion for Best CHRO. We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Job Description

Reporting to the CHRO of Asia, the Regional Head of HR Operations, Asia will lead and drive an efficient and effective HR Operations and HRIS function that delivers modernized, relevant, cost effective and consistent HR services to the businesses across SEEK Asia. You will be responsible for managing the delivery of HR services covering the entire employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll, compliance, employee experience and 3rd party contractors management. In addition, you and your team will provide consultation to employees and managers on topics that cover the full breadth of HR. You will lead HR Services change projects to ensure effective regional implementation and drive communication to relevant stakeholders. You will be responsible for the management, development and deployment of team members to ensure that performance targets and objectives of the team are achieved, in line with the regional metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to enhance the people services and deliver solutions to provide the best possible employee experience
• Lead a team and provide best in class solutions in the HR Operations space.
• Support and manage HR service delivery in all countries in the Region.
• Ensure statutory compliance related to employment in the markets we operate.
• Support and manage the HR components of the Financial budgeting process.
• Address audit and other queries as required.
• Provide insights on HR trends and report findings to the Management.
• Implementation of any new or enhanced HR technology solutions and manage changes.
• Track emerging digital solutions and trends and propose relevant technology for adoption.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of SEEK Asia People Metrics and other ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Drive the development and roll out of local and central HR data analytics and dashboards with real-time reporting.
• Contribute to process improvements for contemporary delivery of HR services.
• Support HR COEs and Business Partners to address challenges in people agenda.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in business studies, human resources or equivalent.
• Over 10 years’ experience in managing HR Operations in a large multi country corporate organization
• Must have implemented or managed HRIS and/ or payroll systems.
• HR Analytics on established platform (e.g. Workday, PeopleSoft, SuccessFactors) is desired.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office especially Excel (Advanced).
• Attention to details and data accuracy
• A self-starter and hands-on in managing data with proven ability to deliver analysis to support business decisions.
• Strong work ethic and a team player.
• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills with the ability to establish credibility/ rapport with stakeholders.
• Organizational, multi-tasking with prioritizing skills.
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and perform under pressure

Desired Values

• Believed in aiming high to deliver world-class results and yet, not forgetting to care for others

Additional Information

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.