Senior Manager, Human Resources (Vietnam)

Grade: M3
Reports to: Senior Director, Human Resources SEA
Location: Vietnam
Number of Direct Reports: 2
Budget Responsibility: Yes – HR Cost Centre

Purpose

Be the strategic catalyst for transforming HR from a service function to a performance-driving powerhouse. Lead the people agenda by building a high-impact HR ecosystem that fuels business acceleration through leadership enablement, cultural transformation, workforce planning, and scalable people practices. As the HR Site Lead, act as a trusted business partner and changemaker who delivers with speed, precision, and strategic clarity—bringing efficiency and effectiveness to both execution and experience.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering & Culture Shaping

• Serve as the lead advisor to managers and employees, fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture.
• Partner with leaders to shape and execute the People Strategy aligned with business priorities.
• Drive leadership effectiveness and team development through proactive coaching and strategic workforce interventions.
• Act as a cultural ambassador—embedding values and behaviors that unlock innovation and agility.

Transformational HR Execution

• Translate strategy into execution—lead the deployment of global, regional and local HR initiatives across talent, performance, and engagement.
• Enable workforce planning and org design to future-proof talent structures and capability pipelines.
• Lead change management plans to support organizational and culture evolution

Operational Excellence & People Enablement

• Manage the full range of day-to-day HR Partnering of HR core cycle and operations for the Vietnam team on recruitment, on-boarding, relocation, performance management, salary reviews, promotions & adjustments, training & development, etc.
• Elevate process efficiency and effectiveness across the employee lifecycle by streamlining HR delivery.
• Drive people-related compliance and governance as the HR lead for local entities—ensuring audit readiness and risk mitigation.

Site Leadership & Employee Experience

• Act as the HR representative and face of the function on site—championing employee experience through moments that matter.
• Lead site initiatives such as engagement campaigns, workplace activations, and local branding efforts that reinforce belonging and pride.
• Own end-to-end delivery of key HR touchpoints such as performance management, succession planning, and talent development.

Collaborative Ecosystem & Influencing at Speed

• Influence across the matrix—partnering with HR COEs, Talent, Rewards, TA, Finance, and key business stakeholders.

• Act as a driver and accelerator of regional and global HR programs and change initiatives.

Key Relationships

• Business Leaders and Line Managers.
• HR colleagues across local, regional, and global teams
• Talent Management, Rewards, and COE Partners
• External vendors and compliance bodies as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven HR strategist with expertise across workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, and employee experience.
• Strong consulting mindset: can diagnose issues, broker solutions, and influence without authority.
• Agile thinker with a balance of commercial acumen and people empathy.
• Adept in analytics and digital tools to drive decisions through insights.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity in a matrix environment.
• Brings creativity to problem-solving and energy to team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in HR, Business, or related field
• Minimum 8 – 10 years of progressive HR experience in dynamic, international environments
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)