HR Director (Indonesia)

Kerry Consulting; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 900,000,000 - 1,500,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting is seeking an accomplished HR Director to lead the People and Culture function in Jakarta, Indonesia. This senior role shapes the people strategy, partners with senior leaders, and drives transformation to support business expansion and performance.

The ideal candidate brings broad HR leadership across FMCG/manufacturing environments, strong stakeholder influence, and fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English. You will steer design, governance, and HR digitalisation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leader with full-spectrum HR experience in fast-paced settings.
• Experience partnering with General Management, Sales and operations.
• Excellent Bahasa Indonesia and English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Country GM and regional leadership to align long-term people strategies with business priorities.
• Lead organisation design, workforce planning and talent management to enable expansion.
• Champion HR digitalisation and process simplification for better employee experience and productivity.
• Lead employee and labour relations, including unions and collective bargaining where relevant.
• Ensure compliance with Indonesian labour laws, regulations and ethical standards.

Skills

Strategic HR leadership

Business partnering

Talent management

Organisation design

HR digitalisation

Labour relations

Indonesian labour law

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Postgraduate qualification preferred

Job description

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