Senior Manager, Human Resources

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 by 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 6 – 8 years of progressive HR experience in dynamic, international environments
  • Fluent in Vietnamese and English (written and spoken)

 



At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title:  Senior Manager, Human Resources

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Location:  Ho Chi Minh City
TEAM:  People & Culture
State:  65
Country/Region:  VN
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  531157
Date:  Jul 4, 2025