Director HR, Enabling Functions, APMEA

ThermoFisher Scientific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an HR Director for Enabling Functions across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. You will shape people strategy, partner with senior leaders, and guide organization design to enable growth and transformation in a complex matrix environment.

You will work with IT, Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing and other functions, translating global priorities into regional priorities while driving leadership development and succession planning across diverse markets.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with 10+ years leading HR in global matrixed organizations.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing strategy.
• Experience across multiple Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa markets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior APMEA and global leaders to develop people strategies.
• Collaborate with regional HR partners to drive enabling functions agenda.
• Provide strategic counsel on organization effectiveness and culture.
• Translate global strategies into regional workforce priorities.
• Lead organization design initiatives to support growth and transformation.
• Drive leadership development and succession planning across regions.
• Champion internal mobility and cross-functional talent movement.
• Guide change management and transformations in multi-country contexts.
• Use workforce analytics to identify risks and opportunities.

Skills

Business acumen

Analytical capability

Influence without authority

Communication skills

Enterprise mindset

Strategic leadership

Organizational effectiveness

Cultural agility

Ambiguity management

HR partnership

Diversity & inclusion

Travel readiness

Education

Advanced Degree +10 years HR leadership

Bachelor's Degree +12 years HR leadership

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION

How you will make an impact:

As HR Director for Enabling Functions across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA), you will shape and execute the people and organizational strategies that strengthen our enterprise capabilities and advance our Mission.

Serving as the strategic HR partner to five Vice Presidents leading key Enabling Functions across APMEA, you will work closely with regional and global leaders across IT, Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing and other critical Enabling Functions. You will translate business and functional priorities into forward-looking organization, leadership and talent strategies, building the capabilities required to enable growth, transformation and performance across one of our most dynamic and diverse regions.

Operating at the intersection of global functional strategy and regional business needs, you will bring an enterprise perspective, connect talent and capabilities across organizational boundaries, and help shape an organization positioned for both today’s priorities and the opportunities ahead.

What you will do:

• 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

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• Advanced Degree plus 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 12 years of progressive HR leadership experience in large, complex and globally matrixed organizations

• Preferred Fields of Study: Human Resources, Business, Organizational Psychology or related discipline

• 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

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong business acumen with ability to understand business models, financial drivers and operating strategies

• Advanced analytical capability to translate workforce data into strategic insights and actions

• Proven ability to influence across global stakeholder networks without direct authority

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills across diverse cultures and organizational levels

• Enterprise mindset that prioritizes enterprise outcomes over silos

• Strategic influence and credibility with senior leaders, constructively challenging assumptions

• Organizational effectiveness expertise to design practical interventions across structure, capability and talent

• Cultural agility to operate across diverse APMEA markets, cultures and regulatory environments

• Ability to create clarity and navigate transformation through ambiguity

• Strong partnership capability with country, regional and global HR teams

• Expertise in contemporary HR practices and employment law across APMEA jurisdictions

• High emotional intelligence with ability to maintain strict confidentiality

• Strong commitment to building inclusive culture and developing diverse talent

• Travel up to 25-30% internationally across APMEA markets as needed

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.