Regional HR Manager, Employee Relations (Japanese Speaker)

GSK; Selangor; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharma company is seeking a Regional HR Manager, fluent in Japanese and English, to lead HR investigations and employee relations activities across the region. Responsibilities include managing casework, providing expert advisory services, and collaborating with stakeholders on complex investigations. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of ER experience in a multinational context and a relevant degree, with a commitment to fostering a thriving work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Employee Relations or HR role in a multinational environment.
• Experience in Employment law and HR/Commercial Investigations.
• Background in commercial and manufacturing environments.
• Experience in multicountry environments, especially Asia Pacific or EMEA.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR investigations and IR/ER activities across the region.
• Independently manage assigned casework and investigations.
• Mediates and resolves internal ER issues using conflict resolution practices.
• Consult with business partners on complex employee investigations.
• Provide expert advisory service and support to HR managers and teams.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Japanese

Employee Relations

Conflict Resolution

Stakeholder Management

Education

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

Job description

Regional HR Manager, Employee Relations (Japanese Speaker)

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:
  • 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 as related to the case ensuring appropriate closure of thematter.
• 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 use 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

Why you?

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Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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