Strategic HR Director, Enabling Functions (APAC/MEA)

ThermoFisher Scientific; Manila; On-site; PHP 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an HR Director for Enabling Functions across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa to shape and execute people strategies that strengthen organizational capabilities and advance our Mission. You will partner with senior leaders and country HR teams to translate global priorities into regional workforce plans.

You will lead organization design, workforce strategy and leadership development, guiding transformations across multiple countries while leveraging

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree plus 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience in large, complex, globally matrixed organizations
• Bachelor's Degree plus 12 years of progressive HR leadership experience in large, complex and globally matrixed organizations
• Significant experience partnering with senior executives and influencing business strategy in multinational environments
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively across multiple countries and cultures within Asia Pacific, Middle East and/or Africa
• Strong experience across organization design, workforce strategy, talent management, succession planning and change management
• Experience supporting multiple corporate or enabling functions (IT, Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing) highly desirable
• Experience leading transformation or organizational change in complex, multi-country environments
• Proven track record collaborating with country, regional and global HR partners in complex matrix organizations

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior APMEA and global functional leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned with business priorities and our 4i values
• Collaborate with country HR partners across APMEA and global and regional HR partners to drive the Enabling Functions agenda, ensuring alignment across all levels of the HR organization
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leaders on organization effectiveness, leadership, talent, workforce strategy and culture
• Translate enterprise and global strategies into APMEA workforce and talent priorities while bringing regional perspectives into global decision-making
• Anticipate emerging business and workforce requirements and proactively develop HR strategies that strengthen organizational capability across the diverse APMEA landscape
• Lead organization design and effectiveness initiatives supporting business transformation, productivity and growth across APMEA markets
• Guide organizational transformations, restructures and integrations across multiple countries, cultures and regulatory environments
• Use workforce analytics to identify organizational risks, capability gaps and opportunities, translating data into meaningful leadership actions
• Build sustainable leadership and talent pipelines across Enabling Functions in APMEA to support our Mission
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development, ensuring critical roles have robust plans reflecting APMEA market dynamics
• Champion internal mobility and cross-functional talent movement to strengthen enterprise capability and develop future leaders
• Act as strategic people leader for major transformation initiatives, integrating people considerations early into business planning
• Develop change strategies that build leadership alignment and organizational adoption across diverse markets
• Partner with leaders to navigate ambiguity while maintaining organizational effectiveness and employee engagement
• Strengthen high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with our 4i values and leadership expectations
• Build strong partnerships across HR Centers of Excellence and HR Operations to deliver integrated solutions
• Create clarity across matrix relationships and coordinate effectively between global functional HR teams, regional teams and country organizations
• Serve as key liaison between Enabling Functions leadership and the broader HR partner network to ensure consistent messaging and execution

Skills

Business acumen

Analytics

Influence

Communication

Enterprise mindset

Strategic influence

Org effectiveness

Cultural agility

Change leadership

Partnership

HR practices

Emotional intelligence

Diversity & inclusion

Travel readiness

Education

Advanced degree + 10y HR

Bachelor's degree + 12y HR leadership

Fields of study: HR / Business / Organizational Psychology

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an HR Director for Enabling Functions across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa to shape and execute people strategies that strengthen organizational capabilities and advance our Mission. You will partner with senior leaders and country HR teams to translate global priorities into regional workforce plans.

You will lead organization design, workforce strategy and leadership development, guiding transformations across multiple countries while leveraging