Sr Director, HR Business Leader

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences is seeking a Sr. Director, HR for our Singapore site to partner with leadership and drive talent strategy. This onsite role will connect site teams with HR practices to achieve business objectives.

You will lead a team of HR professionals, develop talent, manage programs with COEs, and advise on workforce planning. Experience across manufacturing and global contexts is essential. The position emphasizes regulatory compliance and high-performing culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required.
• 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including HRBP.
• Experience in manufacturing environment and international settings.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• In-depth knowledge of local labor laws and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic HR partner for Singapore site to align HR strategy with business goals.
• Lead HR projects and programs, ensuring timely delivery within budget.
• Develop and coach HR professionals to build capability across site.
• Partner with COEs to implement HR programs for client groups and future talent.
• Oversee talent development and succession planning aligned with growth strategies.
• Provide guidance on mergers, acquisitions, or large HR initiatives.
• Monitor trends and metrics to identify training needs and coaching.

Skills

Strategic HR leadership

Talent management

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Coaching & development

Change management

Negotiation & conflict resolution

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Master's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our talented people are central to the future of Edwards Lifesciences, which is why our Human Resources teams help design, guide, and deliver inspiring experiences for our people. With a fundamental understanding of how to build a supportive community and organizational capability, you'll deliver solutions to attract and retain talent. Your work will enable our teams to thrive as they help patients live healthier and more productive lives. Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient's life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You'll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world. The Sr. Director, Human Resources, operates as a strategic value creator, partnering with people leaders to drive business outcomes by providing strategic advice, consultation, and talent strategy execution with a customer-centric lens. In this role, the Sr. Director, HR will connect supported teams to the appropriate HR Practices to achieve talent and business objectives. Sr. Director, HR will work alongside business/functional areas, driving and advising decision-making through analytics and insights that drive business performance and enhance employee experience. This role provides consulting and advisement to the VP, Plant General Manager, Singapore site, along with the leadership team. Sr. Director, HR serves as the Human Resources Business Lead for the site. This is an onsite position based at Edwards Lifesciences' in Singapore.

How you'll make an impact:

• Act as a strategic thought partner for the Singapore Manufacturing site to develop and implement human resource strategy to achieve its current and future business objectives.
• Develop and plan Singapore site human resources projects and activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables.
• Lead, direct, evaluate and develop a team of HR professionals to ensure the HR strategy is implemented effectively, within budgets, and complies with all regulations, laws and employment standards.
• Develop a robust talent development and succession planning in alignment with functional growth strategies across HR.
• Lead or partner with COE's to deliver human resource programs for client groups to ensure the organization's current and future talent requirements are met.
• Provide leadership in partnership with COE's to evaluate the organization's future workforce needs in order to recommend changes to the HR strategy and adapt existing HR programs to meet these needs.
• Use highly effective consulting skills and principles to advise, influence and partner with leadership on talent strategies and actions to build organizational capabilities and an engaged and high-performing organization.
• Proactively analyze trends and metrics to identify training needs or individual executive coaching needs for assigned client group(s) and partners with COE's or Shared Service groups to develop solutions, programs and policies.
• Participate in the interview/selection of talent in assigned client groups and perform compensation analysis to drive competitive offers.
• Participate in evaluation and monitoring of training and coaching programs to ensure success.
• May lead HR aspects of merger and acquisition activities, functional consolidations, or other large HR initiatives for the assigned business groups.

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in related field and previous related human resources experience.
• Demonstrated track record in people management.

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Master's Degree or equivalent in related field.
• 15 years of progressive HR experience, including experience providing HR Business Partner support.
• 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience working in an international environment building solid professional relationships with stakeholders both within and outside of Singapore.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including influencing, consultative and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Recognized as an expert within sub-function(s) and/or area(s) and broader organization including broad-based expertise across area and related functions.
• Expert understanding of related aspects of human resources processes and/or systems.
• Expert knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Expert knowledge of local and federal employment laws within field and within organization.
• Ability to manage and navigate multiple ongoing issues and complex employee relations matters.
• Expert negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to influence change.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the organization.
• Effective level of business literacy about the client group(s) business, financial position, its midrange plans, its culture and its competition.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels while establishing a positive reputation.
• Represents leadership on programs or org-specific strategic initiatives within multiple areas, interfacing with project managers, human resources team and leadership team.
• Consult in program setting within multiple human resources areas, deeper or more dedicated advisory role, interfacing with more senior management.
• Provides human resources leadership to outsourcing partners on a directive level, participates on medium scale RFP.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.