Regional HR Manager, Employee Relations (Japanese Speaker)

GSK; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharma company is seeking an Employee Relations Manager in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. You will lead HR investigations, manage employee relations activities, and provide advisory services. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years of experience in a complex environment, strong investigative skills, and fluency in English and Japanese. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence HR practices in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Employee Relations or Human Resources in a multinational environment.
• Robust understanding of ER/IR knowledge in a commercial setting.
• Must be fluent in English and Japanese.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR investigations and manage end-to-end case reporting.
• Analyze trends in employee relations issues and propose solutions.
• Consult with business partners and legal on complex investigations.

Skills

Employee Relations management

Stakeholder management

Investigative skills

Conflict resolution

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, law, or human resources

Job description

Overview

As Employee Relations Manager/Professional you will be responsible to lead HR investigations and appropriate IR/ER activities across the cluster/region through management of end-to-end HR investigations, including appropriate case reporting, decision making and stakeholder management at cluster or country level. Besides, provide employee relations advisory to HR colleagues across the cluster.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Responsibilities

• Investigate HR and Employee Relations issues, including, but not limited to:
• Managing end-to-end investigations and producing complete investigation documentation
• Conducting investigation related interviews
• Drafting reports and proposing remedial action based on investigation findings
• Analyzing data from various reporting systems to ensure swift progress on cases
• Management of stakeholders related to the case ensuring appropriate closure of the matter
• Independently manage assigned casework, bringing investigations to closure rapidly and definitively
• Mediate and resolve internal ER issues using best practice conflict resolution practices
• Design, collect, and analyze multiple levels of employee and stakeholder feedback
• Analyze aggregate casework data to identify issue trends and opportunities for proactive issue mitigation for the assigned cases
• Consult and collaborate with business partners, Corporate ER teams, Compliance and Legal teams on complex employee investigations
• Manage critical employee relations issues that are crisis-oriented to ensure successfully completion within limited time and SLAs
• Partner in analysis and revision of people programs, policies, and practices
• Provide expert advisory service and support to the managers and local teams
• Ensure consistent implementation of ER policies and procedures across the cluster
• Support development and delivery of education and training for line leaders and HR professionals on policy, employment law, and employee relations matters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree – business, law, human resources or any other relevant function
• 5+ years’ experience as Employee Relations Specialist, Human Resource Manager or HR Generalist in a complex multinational environment
• Experience in Employment law, Concerns/Grievances management process, HR/Commercial Investigations will also be considered.
• Robust ER / IR knowledge & experience in an international environment
• Background in commercial and manufacturing environment
• Exposure to work in a multicountry environment, especially in Asia Pacific or EMEA
• Must be fluent in English (Written & Spoken) and Japanese (Written & Spoken)
• Proficiency in additional languages will be an added advantage

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