Senior Manager/Manager, Human Resource

AHAM Asset Management Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AHAM Capital is seeking a strategic HR leader responsible for shaping the organization’s people agenda and employee experience. The role designs, develops, and implements integrated talent, development, and performance management strategies to attract, develop, and retain a high-performing, inclusive workforce.

The position emphasizes transitioning to continuous feedback, implementing data-driven performance processes, and building leadership pipelines across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HRM or related field.
• 7–10 years HR experience with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Experience in multinational corporations or shared services preferred.
• Strong understanding of local and international employment laws and HR best practices.
• Proven ability to drive operational efficiency and deliver strategic HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from traditional annual performance reviews to a continuous, real-time feedback model.
• Design and implement performance management strategies and tools aligned with OKRs or SMART goals.
• Develop coaching frameworks and tools to enable managers as primary drivers of performance and development.
• Ensure data-driven performance management through analytics to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Oversee talent management and succession planning frameworks and leadership pipelines.
• Design initiatives to enhance employee engagement and retention, including employee experience programs.

Skills

Leadership & People Management

Talent Management

Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance & Employment Law

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field

Job description

This role plays a strategically vital part in shaping the organization’s people agenda and overall employee experience. The position is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing integrated talent, development, and performance management strategies to ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains a high-performing and inclusive workforce.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Performance Management & Enablement

• Lead the transition from traditional annual performance reviews to a continuous, real-time feedback model to promote agility and clarity in expectations.
• Design and implement performance management strategies and tools that align individual contributions with company objectives, using frameworks such as OKRs or SMART goals.
• Develop coaching frameworks and tools to enable managers as the primary drivers of performance and employee development.
• Ensure performance management processes are data-driven by leveraging analytics to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct 360-degree feedback surveys for the leadership team.

2. Talent Management & Succession Planning

• Develop and execute the employee talent value proposition to ensure alignment between HR policies and organizational goals.
• Establish and manage leadership talent pipelines and succession planning frameworks to support long-term organizational sustainability.
• Oversee workforce planning and talent acquisition strategies to identify and address critical skills and capability gaps.
• Implement inclusive talent strategies to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) across the organization.

3. Employee Engagement & Retention

• Design, implement, and monitor initiatives that enhance employee engagement and overall work satisfaction (e.g., Voice of Employee and employee experience programs).
• Analyze turnover and retention data to identify potential flight risks and develop targeted intervention plans.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of HR experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Preferably experienced in multinational corporations (MNCs) and/or shared services environments.
• Strong understanding of local and international employment laws, regulatory requirements, and HR best practices.
• Proven ability to drive operational efficiency, manage people effectively, and deliver strategic HR initiatives.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and follow-through.
• Proactive, organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented.

At AHAM Capital, people are its greatest assets. We value diversity and inclusivity. To us, this means bringing together a group of qualified professionals with a varied range of skillset and experiences into a fair and respectful workplace to harness the strengths of cultural and individual differences for the accomplishment of our collective goal.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment and treating all individuals with respect and dignity. Our employment decisions are guided by an objective assessment of the candidate, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality and other non-merit factors.

Due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. If you are selected for an interview we will contact you within the next 7 days. However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future.