Corporate Talent Manager

Frencken Group; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Frencken Group is seeking a Corporate Talent Manager in Penang, Malaysia to lead global talent management, succession and recruitment excellence across regions. You will shape workforce capability and internal mobility in a fast-moving, manufacturing-driven environment.

With 8–12+ years of progressive HR experience, you will drive governance, change management, and Talent Acquisition strategies in a matrix organization, partnering with HRBPs and business leaders to build leadership pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong experience in Talent Management and/or Talent Acquisition.
• Experience in international organizations.
• Experience working with Workday.
• Experience in manufacturing, technology, engineering, or industrial environments.
• Experience working in matrix organizations and transformation environments is an advantage.
• Experience building processes and structures in relatively decentralized organizations is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Frencken’s global talent management framework.
• Establish and coordinate global succession planning processes for key and critical positions.
• Drive organizational talent review processes together with HRBPs and business leaders.
• Support identification of high-potential employees and critical talent pools.
• Develop global talent programs for leadership and key talent development.
• Build structured career and development approaches in alignment with job architecture and competency frameworks.
• Partner closely with the Corporate L&D Manager on leadership development initiatives and talent pipeline development.

Skills

Talent management

Talent acquisition

HR strategy

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR/Business/Psychology

Tools

Workday

Job description

## Corporate Talent ManagerApplylocations: Penang, Malaysiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101700**Who are we?**Frencken Group Limited (FGL) is a Global Integrated Technology Solutions Company focusing on the Aerospace, Analytical, Automotive, Healthcare, Industrial, Industrial Automation, Life sciences and Semiconductor segments. Offering global integrated design, prototyping, NPI, manufacturing and supply chain solutions. Frencken’s success is attributed to its technology, operations excellence and employees, and the quality of its leadership.**1. Talent Management & Succession*** Develop and implement Frencken’s global talent management framework* Establish and coordinate global succession planning processes for key and critical positions* Drive organizational talent review processes together with HRBPs and business leaders* Support identification of high-potential employees and critical talent pools* Develop global talent programs for leadership and key talent development* Build structured career and development approaches in alignment with job architecture and competency frameworks* Partner closely with the Corporate L&D Manager on leadership development initiatives and talent pipeline development* Support organizational discussions around workforce capability, future skills, and internal mobility**2. Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Excellence*** Develop and implement Frencken’s global recruitment and employer branding strategy* Professionalize recruitment standards, processes, and governance across regions* Standardize core recruitment practices while allowing necessary local flexibility* Lead and coordinate regional recruiters across the organization* Improve recruitment capability within local HR teams* Develop recruitment KPIs, reporting, and recruitment effectiveness measures* Improve candidate experience and recruitment process quality* Support implementation and optimization of recruitment technology and systems* Build stronger strategic workforce planning capability together with HRBPs and business leaders* Reduce dependency on ad hoc and reactive recruitment approaches**3. Employer Branding*** Strengthen Frencken’s external employer positioning globally* Develop a more consistent employer brand narrative aligned with the company’s growth and transformation journey* Partner with Communications and business stakeholders on employer branding initiatives* Improve visibility of Frencken as an employer in key talent markets* Support recruitment marketing initiatives, career site improvements, and social media positioning**4. Governance, Collaboration & Change Management*** Act as a global centre of expertise for talent and recruitment topics* Work closely with HRBPs and local HR teams to embed new ways of working* Balance global consistency with local operational realities* Support organizational change and HR transformation initiatives* Drive adoption of standardized talent and recruitment practices across the company* Build stronger talent and recruitment data insights and reporting**5. Education*** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field**6. Experience*** 8–12+ years of progressive HR experience* Strong experience in Talent Management and/or Talent Acquisition* Experience in international organizations* Experience in working with Workday* Experience in manufacturing, technology, engineering, or industrial environments* Experience working in matrix organizations and transformation environments is an advantage* Experience building processes and structures in relatively decentralized organizations is highly preferred