HR Director

Kerry Consulting; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 900,000,000 - 1,800,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting in Jakarta is seeking an accomplished HR Director to lead the People and Culture function, based in Jakarta, Indonesia. This high-impact leadership role is responsible for setting the strategic people direction, enabling business expansion and transformation, and acting as a trusted strategic partner to the Country General Manager and regional leadership team.

You will oversee talent management, organisation design, labour relations, HR digitalisation, and workforce planning,

Qualifications

• Senior HR leader with significant experience leading full-spectrum HR functions.
• Strong business partnering experience with General Management, Sales and Commercial leadership.
• Experience in talent management, succession planning, organisation design, reward, HR transformation, HR systems and people analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, build capability and influence senior stakeholders in a matrixed, fast-moving environment.
• Prior experience managing industrial unions, collective bargaining and complex labour relations matters in a manufacturing environment.
• Deep knowledge of Indonesian labour law, employment regulations, labour relations and workplace compliance.
• Excellent communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Country General Manager and regional leadership to align long-term people strategies with commercial priorities, growth and market execution.
• Partner with Site Director and Operations leadership to align people strategies with plant performance and capability needs.
• Maintain matrix collaboration with regional HR leadership to embed regional frameworks into local operations.
• Act as a change agent and trusted advisor on organisation design, culture and ways of working across sites.
• Reshape and enhance talent management programmes including talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development.
• Lead organisation design, job grading and workforce planning to support expansion and agility.
• Champion HR digitalisation and process simplification to improve employee experience and productivity.
• Lead employee and labour relations, including union engagement and collective bargaining where relevant.
• Ensure compliance with Indonesian labour laws, policies and ethics.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Postgraduate qualification preferred

Job description

n Our client is seeking an accomplished and strategic HR Director to lead the People and Culture function based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for setting the strategic people direction, enabling business expansion and transformation. As a trusted strategic partner to the business, the HR Director will partner closely with the Country General Manager and the regional leadership team.

Responsibilities

Business Partnership & People Strategy

• Partner with the Country General Manager and regional leadership team to align long-term people strategies with commercial priorities, growth ambitions and market execution.
• Partner closely with Site Director and Operations leadership to align people strategies with plant performance, capability needs and site transformation priorities.
• Maintain strong matrix collaboration with regional HR leadership to embed regional frameworks, initiatives and governance standards into local operations.
• A change agent and trusted advisor, supporting business leaders on organisation design, culture, capability building and ways of working across business sites.

Talent, Organisation Effectiveness & Employee Relations

• Reshape and enhance talent management programmes, including talent reviews, succession planning and the development of a strong internal leadership pipeline.
• Lead organisation design, role clarity, job grading and workforce planning initiatives to enhance agility and business expansion.
• Champion HR digitalisation and process simplification to improve employee experience and operational productivity.
• Lead employee and labour relations, including engagement with industrial unions, collective bargaining where relevant, complex employee matters and dispute resolution.
• Ensure compliance with Indonesian labour laws, employment regulations, corporate policies and ethical standards.

Background

• Senior HR leader with significant experience leading full-spectrum HR functions, ideally within FMCG, manufacturing, healthcare, pharma or other fast-paced operational environments.
• Strong business partnering experience with General Management, Sales and Commercial leadership and Supply Chain or Technical functions.
• Experience in talent management, succession planning, organisation design, reward, HR transformation, HR systems and people analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, build capability and influence senior stakeholders in a matrixed, fast-moving environment.
• Prior experience managing industrial unions, collective bargaining and complex labour relations matters in a manufacturing environment is critical.
• Deep knowledge of Indonesian labour law, employment regulations, labour relations and workplace compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline; a relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Licence No: 16S8060 | Registration No: R1107886n