People Operations Trainee: HR and People Lifecycle Champion

HTU; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

HTU is seeking an HR professional to manage the people lifecycle, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and records in a fast-paced environment in Metro Manila. You will ensure labour law compliance and handle employee inquiries as the primary HR contact, supporting processes and systems for smooth workforce operations.

You will collaborate across teams to resolve issues from strategy to execution, taking initiative to deliver high-quality work and strengthen employee engagement and data management.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and take ownership of development.
• Appreciates diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopts habits to sustain high performance and develop potential.
• Active listening and asking questions to ensure understanding.
• Seeks feedback and acts on it.
• Gathers information from multiple sources to analyze facts and discern patterns.
• Develops commercial awareness and understands how the business works.
• Adheres to professional standards, firm conduct, and independence requirements.
• Includes skills in handling confidential information and coordinating staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, and employee records.
• Oversee absence management and labour law compliance.
• Serve as HR point of contact for inquiries, resolution, escalation, or routing per HR protocols.
• Support HR processes and systems for smooth operations.
• Collaborate with the team to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.
• Tackle diverse assignments in a fast-paced environment with initiative and quality output.

Skills

Active listening

Communication

Confidential data handling

Conflict resolution

Employee data management

HR metrics

HR policies

HR service delivery

Inclusion

Intellectual curiosity

Job description

HTU is seeking an HR professional to manage the people lifecycle, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and records in a fast-paced environment in Metro Manila. You will ensure labour law compliance and handle employee inquiries as the primary HR contact, supporting processes and systems for smooth workforce operations.

You will collaborate across teams to resolve issues from strategy to execution, taking initiative to deliver high-quality work and strengthen employee engagement and data management.