- Align HR strategies and priorities with business objectives by partnering closely with senior leaders and regional management.
- Actively participate in business planning cycles, contributing HR insights into talent, organization design, leadership gaps, and capacity requirements.
- Use HR analytics to track progress on key HR and business metrics; make data-driven recommendations to senior HR leaders.
- Drive region-specific strategic HR initiatives that directly support growth, efficiency, and capability building.
- Ensure HR initiatives contribute to the company s long-term vision and growth in emerging and mature markets.
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
- Partner with the talent acquisition team and regional leaders to ensure timely staffing aligned with approved budgets, workforce plans, and strategic needs.
- Drive, along with HR Director and CHRO strategic workforce planning initiatives based on hiring trends, attrition, and market intelligence.
- Support job description development, position approval, and interview processes across APAC & India.
- Oversee onboarding processes to ensure alignment with company culture, operational readiness, and retention goals.
Performance & Talent Management
- Coach managers on effective performance management, goal setting, and employee development.
- Lead or support talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development programs.
- Analyze trends in attrition, promotion, and talent mobility to support proactive planning.
- Identify and mitigate employee-related risks by ensuring fair and compliant handling of disciplinary actions, conflict resolution, and exit procedures, with a focus on minimizing legal exposure and controlling associated costs.
Employee Relations, Legal Compliance and Market Expansion
- Advise managers on employee relations matters, ensuring fairness, compliance, and alignment with company values.
- Monitor legislative changes and ensure internal policies and practices are updated accordingly and processes adhere to local legislation.
- Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure country-specific labor law compliance, especially in new market entries. Engage with external consultants and in-country experts to validate HR practices and mitigate legal risk.
- Coordinate due diligence for employment-related requirements during new market expansions.
- Develop new markets employee contracts, benefit structures, and policies aligned with regional law and global guidelines.
Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Oversight
- Support compensation benchmarking and salary reviews.
- Collaborate with finance and payroll to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.
- Provide advisory support on employee benefits, statutory entitlements, and rewards programs.
Culture, Engagement & Communication
- Champion company culture and values across all levels of the business.
- Lead employee engagement initiatives and drive employee feedback action plans.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and inclusion initiatives.
- Act as a visible ambassador of Safeguard Global, HR, and its culture by consistently delivering high levels of support and service to managers and employees, ensuring HR is seen as a trusted and approachable partner.
Project & Change Management
- Lead and support global HR initiatives in the region such as HRIS implementation, automation, mobility programs, and restructuring projects.
- Drive change management activities including communication planning, stakeholder engagement, and impact analysis.
- Serve as a change champion by helping business leaders prepare, equip, and support employees through transformation.
- Ensure timely delivery of project milestones and cross-functional collaboration with business and HR peers.
- Identify and mitigate people-related risks during transformation and integration efforts.
Organizational Development & Culture Building
- Promote leadership development through coaching, mentoring, and training support.
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives tailored to the APAC & India context.
- Lead employee engagement initiatives and translate survey results into actionable plans.
- Act as an ambassador for company culture, reinforcing core values across people programs.