Human Resources Manager (My Powerhouse)

AboitizPower; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerhouse Innovations Inc. in the Philippines is seeking a Human Resources Manager to build the People function as the company scales. You will design and run payroll, benefits, and compliance programs, and act as the single point of contact for HR governance as the group expands.

You will own end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, performance frameworks, and HRIS setup, combining strategic vision with hands-on execution to move from startup processes to a mature, auditable HR operation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in HR generalist or People Operations roles.
• In-depth knowledge of Philippine labor law.
• Experience implementing an HRIS or payroll system.
• Proven ability to design onboarding and compensation processes.
• Strong discretion with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Stand up payroll and benefits programs end-to-end.
• Own compliance with DOLE requirements and filings.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment and selection.
• Design onboarding that accelerates first-week contribution.
• Set up compensation frameworks and benchmarking.
• Manage HRIS and daily employee relations.
• Interface with group HR stakeholders for governance.

Skills

Payroll management

Benefits administration

Recruiting & onboarding

HRIS implementation

Employment law (Philippines)

Policy development

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Powerhouse Innovations Inc. is a technology-first company, built for the mass market electricity consumers to switch directly to a retail electricity supplier (RES) and access cheaper generation rates.

Through our platform, we enable all end-users to become eligible even if they do not meet the existing threshold (currently at 100kW, or equivalent to a ₱350,000 monthly bill) and simplify the switching process. We are part of the AboitizPower group, the Philippines’ largest energy producer based on installed capacity, through its wholly-owned corporate venture studio, 1882 Energy Ventures Incorporated.

THE ROLE

Powerhouse is moving from a founding team to an operating company. The Human Resources Manager builds the People function that makes that possible: payroll, benefits, compliance, hiring, and the everyday systems a growing team runs on. This is a build role before it is a steady-state role — most of what you will eventually manage does not exist yet, and for a period you will both design the system and run it yourself.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Stand up payroll and benefits. Select and implement the payroll system, then run the monthly cycle end to end: computation, statutory contributions to SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and BIR, thirteenth month, and final pay. Design and administer the benefits package, including HMO and leave.
• Own compliance. Employment contracts, DOLE requirements, 201 files, statutory registrations and remittances, and the labour-standards side of how we operate. Keep us clean and audit-ready without being asked.
• Run hiring. Own recruitment end to end across every function: intake with the hiring manager, sourcing, screening, interview structure, offer, and close. You are the reason strong candidates do not go cold.
• Build onboarding. Design and run onboarding so a new hire is contributing in their first week rather than their first month.
• Set up performance and compensation frameworks. Salary structure and benchmarking, goal-setting, review cycles, and promotion criteria — proportionate to our size, not borrowed wholesale from a large corporate.
• Operate the People layer. HRIS selection and administration, policy, employee relations, engagement, and the daily questions a team of this size generates.
• Interface with the group. Act as our single point of contact for shareholder and group HR stakeholders, meeting reporting and governance requirements without importing a large-company operating model.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

In your first 12 months

• Payroll and statutory compliance running on time and error-free, on a system rather than a spreadsheet.
• Time-to-hire and offer-acceptance rates tracked, reported, and improving.
• A complete documented employee lifecycle from contract through onboarding, review, and exit.
• A benefits package live and competitive for the talent we are targeting.
• Leadership making headcount decisions from data you produce rather than from instinct.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years in HR generalist, People Operations, or HR business partner roles, with hands-on ownership of payroll and benefits administration.
• Working command of Philippine labour law and statutory requirements, sufficient to handle routine matters without external counsel.
• Demonstrated recruiting ability across functions, including technical and commercial roles.
• Experience implementing an HRIS or payroll system from selection through go-live.
• Comfortable being both the strategist and the person who processes the payroll run — there is no team beneath you yet.
• High discretion and sound judgement with sensitive information.

Advantageous

• Experience in a company that scaled past thirty to fifty people.
• Exposure to both a large corporate and an early-stage environment, and a clear view on what to take from each.
• Familiarity with sales incentive and commission structures.