Senior Manager, People & Culture
Core
Strategic and operational HR leader responsible for workforce planning, talent acquisition, foreign workforce management, industrial relations, compensation & benefits, and payroll oversight for a workforce of ~3,700 employees in manufacturing and corporate functions.
Role type
Senior Manager, People & Culture (HR Leadership)
Builds
Sustainable talent pipelines, compliant foreign workforce programs, and market-competitive compensation structures for manufacturing and technical teams.
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial HR
Required skills
Workforce planning, Talent acquisition, Foreign workforce management, Industrial relations, Compensation & benefits, Payroll governance, Employment legislation compliance, Team leadership, Stakeholder management, Process optimization
Preferred skills
Experience with large employee populations (>2,000), Government authority relations, Audit support, Kaizen methodology
Technologies
HRIS, Payroll systems, Recruitment platforms, Analytics tools
Responsibilities
Lead recruitment for Direct/Indirect Labour and critical positions; Manage foreign workforce quotas, permits, and immigration compliance; Handle industrial relations, disciplinary matters, and labor disputes; Oversee compensation benchmarking, salary reviews, and bonus administration; Lead and develop the People & Culture team; Ensure compliance with Malaysian employment legislation and audit requirements.
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on leadership