HR Advisor

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammerjack Pty Ltd in the Philippines seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to act as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders. You will handle employee relations, talent development, and performance processes, collaborating with COEs to drive global HR programs.

You will support organizational changes, workforce initiatives, and employee engagement, while maintaining confidentiality and a strong business focus in a hybrid work environment requiring presence in the office 2 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Resources Management, or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a generalist capacity.
• Solid knowledge of local labor laws and regulations.
• Strong interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidentiality and attention to detail; ability to influence across levels.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Hybrid work setup requiring 2x weekly office presence.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive HR guidance to managers and business leaders, aligning people strategies with business objectives.
• Investigate and resolve employee relations matters with confidential, well-documented processes.
• Coach managers on goals, performance, and talent development across the organization.
• Partner with leaders on succession planning and development initiatives.
• Lead HR programs and projects in collaboration with COEs and country sites.
• Generate HR metrics and use data-driven insights for continuous improvement.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Talent development

Performance management

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

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

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