Human Resources Business Partner

Kingfisher HR Solutions Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher HR Solutions Group in Malaysia seeks a senior HR Business Partner to advise business leaders, shape people priorities, and translate them into practical actions across Kuala Lumpur operations.

You’ll partner with senior management and unit leaders on talent development, succession planning, performance and workforce engagement, while addressing frontline workforce issues in a unionised environment.

Qualifications

• 7–8+ years of HR experience.
• Influencing senior leaders to translate business priorities into people plans.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field; regional HR exposure is a plus.
• Experience managing industrial relations and union matters in Malaysia and knowledge of local employment law; Bahasa Malaysia language required.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior management and BU leaders on people decisions aligned with business priorities.
• Partner with leaders and regional HR to implement talent, succession and performance initiatives.
• Lead employee and industrial relations matters, including union engagement, negotiations and agreements.
• Collaborate with site leaders and frontline employees to understand workforce challenges and turn feedback into action.
• Guide managers through complex people matters in line with Malaysian employment law and company policy.

Skills

HRBP

Industrial relations

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Bahasa Malaysia

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/BA

Job description

A global industrial company is looking for a senior HR Business Partner who can advise business leaders, shape people priorities and turn them into practical action across its Malaysia operations.

You’ll partner directly with senior management and business unit leaders on talent development, succession planning, performance and workforce engagement.

This is an individual contributor role with scope to influence leadership decisions and work directly with frontline teams across Malaysia.

Work closely with HR Head in Singapore.

What you’ll do

• Advise senior management and business unit leaders on people decisions that support business and operational priorities.
• Partner with leaders and regional HR to implement talent, succession and performance initiatives.
• Lead employee and industrial relations matters, including union engagement, negotiations and agreements.
• Work directly with site leaders and frontline employees to understand workforce challenges, run focus groups and turn feedback into action.
• Guide managers through complex people matters in line with Malaysian employment law and company policy.

What you’ll bring

• At least 7~8 years of HR experience, including substantial HR business partnering experience.
• A track record of influencing senior leaders and translating business priorities into people plans you’ve helped implement.
• A bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration or a related field. Regional HR exposure is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience managing industrial relations and union matters in Malaysia, with strong knowledge of local employment law. To liaise with employees and handle some union matters, language skill of Bahasa Malaysia will be required.
• Experience supporting a predominantly frontline or field-based workforce in a unionised environment.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates would be notified.