HR Manager

Cognizant; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Malaysia seeks an HRBP Manager to partner with business leaders, delivering strategic and operational HR support aligned to the HR strategy. You will advise on policies, drive engagement initiatives, and oversee HR processes with global and local colleagues.

The role is based in Kuala Lumpur with occasional travel to client sites in KL. Ideal candidates will have HR business partnering experience in a matrix environment, strong knowledge of Malaysian employment law, and excellent

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of HR business partnering within a matrix organization.
• In-depth knowledge of Malaysian employment law and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Mature and empathetic approach to managing people and information.

Responsibilities

• Strategic alignment: translate business goals into people strategies.
• Support HR Leader for defined business units at strategic and operational levels.
• Lead HR support for client groups on-site while coordinating with offshore teams.
• Coordinate HR processes with Recruitment, Academy and Compensation & Benefits.
• Build relationships with leaders and provide proactive HR support.
• Advise on disciplinary, grievance, maternity, and statutory compliance matters.
• Analyze HR metrics to provide actionable insights for decisions.
• Support HR implementation plans with focus on employee engagement.
• Assist in projects like induction, performance and talent management.
• Collaborate with offshore administration to deliver robust HR services.

Skills

HR business partnering

Malaysian employment law

Communication skills

People management

Education

Degree in HR or related discipline

Job description

About the Role

Human Resources at Cognizant is more than 4,000 talented people globally, engaging, inspiring, and enabling our 350,000 associates to engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life. We are a trusted partner to our full business, bringing our expertise and insights to shape winning talent strategies

The HRBP - Manager role sits within Malaysia team, as a senior partner to business leaders, and the role is responsible for strategic enablement and support operational matters i.e. provide proactive day to day employee facing HR resource support to specific business practices in line with the HR strategy and business objectives.

The role is KL based and you must be willing to travel to client sites in KL from time to time.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with business leaders to translate business goals into actionable people strategies and initiatives.

• Support the HR Leader for a defined set of Business Units at both strategic and operational level in a fast-moving dynamic organisation.

• Act as lead HR support to client groups of technology and business process professionals based at Client site while coordinating with the offshore HR team

• Facilitating, coordinating, and driving HR-processes on ground based on global processes and local requirements, including cooperating with other HRBPs, colleagues in Centers of Excellence, such a Recruitment, Academy and Compensation & Benefits

• Build effective relationships within the business, providing leaders with professional and proactive support.

• Advise managers and associates on statutory compliance and HR best practice e.g. disciplinary, grievance, maternity etc.

• Data-Driven Insights: Analyse HR metrics to provide actionable insights for decision-making ie identify trends and make recommendations on improvements to processes and practices.

• Contribute to the delivery of HR implementation plans with a special focus on employee engagement

• Actively support HR related projects e.g. induction, performance management, talent management.

• Collaborating with an offshore administration teams to ensure a robust and smooth HR administration service is delivered to associate.

• Actively support BU related projects and implementation from a people perspective

Job Requirements

• Degree in HR or related discipline or equivalent.

• Demonstrable experience of HR business partnering within a matrix organization on wide range of HR topics, providing expert advice to managers and employees preferably in a business process consultancy environment.

• In-depth knowledge of Malaysian employment law.

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).

• Mature and empathetic approach to managing people and information

Desired competencies/behaviors

• Curious: Future focused, inquisitive and open minded; seeks out evolving and innovative ways to add value to the organization.

• Personal credibility: Builds and delivers professionalism through combining commercial and HR expertise adding value to the organization and engaging stakeholders and peers. Is resilient and has an ability to find solutions to complex problems.

• Collaborative: Works effectively and inclusively with a range of people, both within and outside the organization.

• Skilled influencer: Demonstrates the ability to analyze and understand data and information quickly. Use information, insights and knowledge in a structured way to identify options, make recommendations and make robust, defendable decisions.

• Driven to deliver: Demonstrates determination, resourcefulness and purpose to deliver the best results for the organization. Has a desire to develop and progress within the HR profession.

• Flexible outlook: Able to deal with uncertainty and to manage a variety of different stakeholders happy to occasionally work flexibly in order to best support business objectives.