Assistant Manager, HR Talent & Culture

Private Advertiser; Pasig; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking an Assistant Manager – Talent & Culture to lead the HR Talent & Culture function, covering talent experience, development, engagement, and culture transformation. You will oversee related HR programs and ensure integrated execution across performance, learning, and wellness initiatives in a high-performing workplace.

The role requires 5–7 years of HR experience with leadership exposure, a relevant Bachelor’s degree, and a track record in competency management and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR Management, Psychology, or related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years in HR with Talent Management and Employee Engagement exposure.
• 2–3 years in supervisory/leadership role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall functional leadership for HR Talent & Culture aligned to HR strategy and priorities.
• Ensure clear role delineation and coordination between teams to deliver integrated HR services.
• Design and implement employee experience, culture-building, engagement, and recognition initiatives.
• Lead employee listening programs (surveys, focus groups, feedback channels).
• Analyze engagement, sentiment, and retention indicators; recommend action plans.
• Lead competency mapping, assessment, talent review, succession planning, and career pathing frameworks.
• Oversee performance management, goal setting, calibration, and learning roadmaps.
• Manage employee concerns, grievances, investigations, and disciplinary cases; guide managers on ER issues.
• Participate in competency development, AI readiness, leadership pipeline, and workforce transformation initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Talent management

Employee engagement

Competency mapping

Succession planning

Employee relations

HR analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Related field

Tools

HRIS

MS Excel

Job description

About the role

The Assistant Manager – Talent & Culture is responsible for leading the HR Talent & Culture function, covering talent experience and enablement, talent development and performance, employee engagement, culture transformation, competency management, succession planning, employee relations, labor relations, and related HR transformation initiatives. The role provides functional oversight and direction to the Talent Development & Performance Supervisor and the Experience, Talent & Safety Support HR Associate to ensure integrated execution of talent, culture, engagement, performance, learning, succession, employee relations, and wellness support programs that contribute to a high-performing, engaged, and future-ready workforce.

Key responsibilities

• Provide overall functional leadership for HR Talent & Culture, ensuring alignment of programs with HR strategy, business priorities, and the approved HR functional structure

• Ensure clear role delineation and coordination between Talent Development & Performance and Experience, Talent & Safety Support to avoid duplication and promote integrated HR service delivery

• Design and implement employee experience, culture-building, engagement, and recognition initiatives aligned with company values and strategic priorities

• Lead employee listening programs including engagement surveys, pulse surveys, focus group discussions, and employee feedback channels

• Analyze engagement, employee sentiment, and retention indicators and recommend action plans to address employee experience concerns and opportunities

• Lead competency mapping, competency assessment, talent review, succession planning, and career pathing frameworks

• Provide functional oversight to performance management, goal setting and calibration, IDP governance, learning roadmaps, core competency building, AI readiness, leadership development, and emerging talent programs

• Manage employee concerns, grievances, investigations, and disciplinary cases

• Provide guidance to managers on employee relations issues and policy interpretation

• Participate in competency development, AI readiness, leadership pipeline, and workforce transformation initiatives

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Psychology, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field

• At least 5–7 years of relevant HR experience, with solid exposure to Talent Management, Employee Experience/Engagement, and Employee Relations

• At least 2–3 years in a supervisory or leadership capacity is preferred

• Experience in competency management, succession planning, employee engagement programs, and culture initiatives

• Experience in HR projects, change management, process improvement, or HR digitalization is an advantage