Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Confidential Careers; Ilocos Region; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers seeks a Senior HR Business Partner to join its site leadership team as a trusted advisor and culture champion. You will balance organizational design with hands-on labor relations leadership to keep operations agile, compliant, and high performing.

You will partner with management to drive workforce planning, talent development, and succession while stewarding a robust performance management framework across the site.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of comprehensive HR experience including Talent Acquisition, L&D, Performance Management and Succession Planning.
• Proven leadership in Labor & Employee Relations, including CBA negotiations.
• 5+ years in supervisory/managerial HR roles within manufacturing or heavy industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic partner on site leadership team to align people strategies with operations goals.
• Lead labor relations initiatives, negotiate CBAs, resolve grievances, and foster a proactive climate.
• Advise management on organizational design, workforce planning and site policies.
• Drive culture programs to boost engagement, retention, and performance.
• Oversee talent development, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Manage calibration and performance processes to align with strategic milestones.
• Continuously refine HR service delivery to match fast-paced site operations.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Labor relations

Employee relations

Organizational design

Talent development

Performance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/HR or related field

Job description

Are you a strategic HR leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced industrial environments? We are seeking a seasoned, forward-thinking Senior HR Business Partner to join our site leadership team as a trusted advisor, champion of culture, and driver of organizational growth.

In this pivotal role, you will bridge site strategy and people operations—balancing high-level organizational design with hands-on labor relations leadership to ensure our operations remain agile, compliant, and high-performing.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership: Serve as an active member of the site leadership team, aligning people strategies directly with operational goals to drive business results.
• Labor & Employee Relations Leadership: Direct site-wide labor relations initiatives, serving as lead negotiator for CBAs, resolving complex grievances, and fostering a collaborative, proactive industrial climate.
• Strategic Advisory & Org Design: Act as a confidential consultant to management on sensitive personnel matters, leveraging authority to shape organizational design, workforce planning, and site policies.
• Culture & Engagement Champion: Partner with operational leads to drive culture-building programs that enhance employee engagement, retention, morale, and continuous performance.
• Talent Development & Succession: Design and execute strategies across talent acquisition, leadership development, and succession planning to build long-term technical and leadership capability.
• Performance Management Frameworks: Oversee site calibration and performance management processes, ensuring individual development directly correlates with strategic milestones.
• Operational Excellence in HR: Continually refine HR service delivery and processes to match the dynamic pace of site operations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; preference for Behavioral Science, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, or a related field.
• Overall Experience: Minimum of 15 years of comprehensive, progressive HR experience across Talent Acquisition, L&D, Performance Management, and Succession Planning.
• Labor Relations Expertise: Demonstrated depth and hands-on experience in Labor & Employee Relations, including proven leadership in CBA negotiations.
• Industry Experience: At least 5 years in a supervisory or managerial HR role within a manufacturing, heavy industrial, or plant operations environment.
• Leadership Profile: Highly self-directed and mature, with the independence to operate autonomously and the credibility to influence and lead organizational change.