HR Senior Manager

Chubb Insurance; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Kuala Lumpur seeks an HR Manager to oversee various HR functions including compliance, talent acquisition, and team development. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in HR, strong organizational skills, and the ability to foster a collaborative culture. Key responsibilities include managing payroll, guiding policy implementation, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This role is essential for aligning HR with organizational goals and driving transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years relevant experience in an HR role.
• Strong organizational and personnel management skills.
• Capability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Guide the HR team and ensure compliance with organizational goals.
• Partner with business leaders to address HR needs and challenges.
• Oversee payroll management and performance improvement initiatives.
• Monitor compliance with labor laws and HR policies.

Skills

Personnel management skills

Organizational skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer literacy

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Job description

Purpose

The role oversees and manages various HR functions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements. The role involves guiding the HR team, managing compliance and risk, supporting talent acquisition, and fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusivity.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership (HRBP)

• Partner with business leaders to understand their HR needs and challenges, and provide HR guidance to support organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop workforce plans and talent strategies.
• Act as a change agent to drive organizational transformation and.

HR Operations

• This includes a wide spectrum of HR functions including the oversight of payroll management, performance management, data & reporting obligations (regulatory and internal), performance management, including providing guidance on managing performance improvement plans (PIPs) for underperforming employees, compensation and benefits administration.

Workforce Planning & staffing

• Work closely with the business to forecast workforce needs.
• Manage transfers, promotions.
• Support organizational restructuring and change management initiatives.

HR Policy Implementation

• Ensure review and updates of HR policies, procedures, and practices.
• Provide guidance to managers and employees on HR policies, compliance, and best practices.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with labour laws and regulations.

Compensation Cycle

• Assist the Head of HR in executing the compensation process cycle, ensuring alignment with the company's objectives; compensation decisions are tied to performance.
• Review performance ratings and ensure alignment with merit increases, promotions, performance bonus.

Employee Relation

• Provide advice on best practices for Industrial Relations (IR) to ensure compliance with HR regulations and statutory provisions.
• Ensure no breaches in regulatory and statutory requirements in handling staff disciplinary issues.

Compliance & Risk Champions

• Act as the Compliance and Risk Champion, monitoring and managing regulatory and compliance risks within the department; maintenance of Compliance Risk Register and Compliance Business Profile, ensuring timely updates and communication with the Compliance Department.
• Serve as the Risk Champion for the HR Department, ensuring the Double Check risk register is up-to-date and liaising with ERM.

Leadership & Team Development

• Foster a culture of teamwork by encouraging open communication, collaboration, and mutual respect among team members.
  Coaching of team members, identify strengths and training needs.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years relevant experience in an HR role.
• Well-developed personnel management skills and strong organisational skills.
• Computer literate.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, capable of dealing with all levels.
• Good knowledge of HR industrial information.
• Tertiary qualification or equivalent.