Jakarta-Based Strategic HR Director for Growth & Change

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

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,