HR Advisor

SGS & Co; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS & Co in the Philippines is seeking an HR Business Partner to act as trusted advisor to managers, guiding employee relations, talent management, and people initiatives aligned with business goals.

You will support organizational changes, workforce initiatives, performance and development programs, and analytics to inform decision-making. Hybrid work setup with 2 days per week in the Manila office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Resources Management, or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner, either as a generalist, people leader, or business partner.
• HR management experience in a generalist capacity, with talent development, HR projects and employee relations.
• Solid knowledge of local labor laws and regulations.
• Strong interpersonal communication and relationship-building across all levels.
• High level of confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written; capable of interacting with stakeholders globally.
• Hybrid work setup; able to report to the office at least 2x per week.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to managers and business leaders on employee relations and talent management.
• Provide expert HR consultation and align people initiatives with business objectives.
• Support organizational changes, workforce initiatives, and engagement programs.
• Manage and investigate employee relations matters, escalating complex issues as needed.
• Coach managers on performance, career development, and talent discussions.
• Partner with leaders on talent development, succession planning, and learning initiatives.
• Drive HR programs, projects, and adoption of global programs across sites.
• Generate HR metrics and use data-driven insights for decision-making.

Skills

HR advisor

employee relations

talent management

communication skills

confidentiality

relationship-building

data-driven

stakeholder management

english fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Resources Management, or equivalent

Job description

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

HR Advisory and Business Support / HR Business Partnering

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to managers and business leaders, providing proactive guidance on employee relations, talent management, and people-related matters.
• Provide expert HR consultation and recommend solutions across a broad range of HR disciplines, ensuring that people strategies, policies, and initiatives are aligned with business objectives while addressing employee needs and enhancing organizational capability.
• Support the planning and implementation of organizational changes, workforce initiatives, and employee engagement programs in partnership with HR leadership.

Employee Relations & Labor Compliance

• Manage and investigate simple to medium-complexity employee relations matters using fair, timely, confidential, and well-documented processes.
• Escalate complex employee relations, legal, labor, ethics, and organizational risk matters to the HR Manager and relevant stakeholders.
• Partner with and coach front-line managers in addressing workplace concerns, discipline, grievances, attendance, and conduct issues in coordination with the HR Manager and other relevant partners.
• Coach front-line managers and middle management through employee relations and performance concerns.
• Keep up to date with external trends and best practice areas of expertise and HR more broadly.

Performance and Talent

• Coach front-line and middle managers on goal setting, feedback, performance improvement, career development, and talent discussions.
• Support consistent implementation of performance and talent processes throughout the employee lifecycle.

Talent Management and Development

• Partner with leaders to identify talent development requirements and succession planning needs.
• Support learning and development initiatives to enhance employee capabilities and career growth.

HR Programs and Projects

• Participate in and drive relevant projects, leading and championing, as appropriate, site-wide employee programs.
• Collaborate with COE’s to ensure alignment in executing/delivering global programs.
• Drive HR programs and initiative adoption within the countries/site supported.

HR Analytics and Reporting

• Generate and interpret HR metrics, including turnover, absenteeism, employee relations trends, and workforce data.
• Use data-driven insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Resources Management, or equivalent
• 3-5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner, either as a generalist, people leader, or business partner.
• Must have HR management experience in a generalist capacity, preferably with strong experience in talent development, HR projects and employee relations.
• Has solid knowledge of the local labor laws and regulations.
• Possesses honest and open interpersonal communication skills and can develop and manage relationships across the company
• Possesses a high level of confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to details
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively across all levels in an organization
• Comprehensive HR knowledge, especially hands-on experience in employee relations and performance management.
• Successful track record of implementing people programs.
• Deep business acumen and the executional know-how to build and grow businesses through the ongoing development and support of their people.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written, as the candidate will need to interact with stakeholders globally.
• People management is not required, but expertise in HR is expected.
• The position follows a hybrid work setup, and the candidate must be amenable to reporting to the office at least 2x per week