Deputy Group Regional HR Director (Ref: KH)

JonDavidson Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

JonDavidson Pte Ltd is seeking a Deputy Group Regional HR Director to shape the people strategy and drive transformation across APAC. This hands-on leader will be a trusted advisor to business leaders and responsible for delivering strategic HR initiatives.

You will lead workforce development, succession planning, and complex employee relations, coordinating with Legal & Compliance and cross-regional teams to ensure HR best practices and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 12–20 years HR partnership experience including 7 years in regional, managerial/strategic roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop the People Strategy and Agenda
• Facilitate the People Plan process with business leaders
• Build knowledge of business managers in implementing HR core processes
• Oversee workforce development and Talent Management
• Identify potential leaders and develop them
• Develop and implement succession ladders/plans
• Manage projects within transformational change programs
• Maintain strong internal stakeholder relationships and provide high-quality HR services
• Investigate and advise on complex employee relations cases with Legal & Compliance

Skills

HR leadership

M&A experience

Stakeholder mgmt

Data analytics

Change management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client is a global leader in the engineering industry. As part of its expansion, It is seeking to appoint an experienced professional to join them as

Deputy Group Regional HR Director (Ref: KH)

The mission of this role is to enhance the people capabilities of the company and support strategic business transformation by providing viable HR solutions that support the development and deployment of business strategies throughout the organisation. As an experienced HR professional, the successful candidate is expected to be hands‑on with a strategic mindset and act as a change agent and trusted advisor to business leaders.

The Job Overview

• Develop the People Strategy and Agenda
• Facilitate the People Plan process and work closely with business leaders
• Build the knowledge of the business managers and employees in implementing HR core processes and rolling out programs and projects
• Workforce development and Talent Management
• Identify potential leaders and develop them.
• Develop and implement succession ladders and plans
• Manage projects within a transformational change program, linking and integrating with existing projects
• Effectively manage internal stakeholders to build effective enduring relationships and provide high-quality professional services to support business strategies and plans
• Investigate, document and make recommendations for complex employee relations cases (both individual and collective) in liaison with the Legal & Compliance team.

The Candidate

• At least a Bachelor’s degree with minimum 12 - 20 years of HR partnership experience including 7 years of managerial, strategic and operational people management experience in a regional capacity.
• Candidates with experience dealing with Mergers and Acquisitions ( M & A ) are preferred.
• Strong organizational and execution skills
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Structured and detail-oriented with the ability to follow through to completion
• Analytical mindset and comfortable working with data
• Collaborative, pro‑active and team‑oriented

KH Tan - APAC Assoc Director - EA Reg No. R1109671 - JonDavidson Pte Ltd - Co Lic No. 22S1412