Senior HR Manager, APAC

Senior Manager

Location – Hong Kong or Singapore

Opportunity

The Senior HR Manager, APAC position at Brunswick Group will work alongside the APAC and global People team leadership to advance the firm’s People strategy and execute a regional HR strategy that enables all colleagues to excel. As a professional services firm that prides itself on nurturing a high-performance culture, our People practice is a critical enabler of the success of the firm. The global People leadership team is setting and operationalizing the firm’s strategic People agenda, and the Senior HR Manager will be integral in all aspects of this as we develop our business around the world.

Based in either the Hong Kong or Singapore office, the Senior HR Manager, APAC will work in close partnership with the Chief People Officer and Regional People Leads to ensure that policies and initiatives are shaped and delivered in accordance with Brunswick’s strategic ambitions. It is important this person is highly collaborative and has an exceptional track record providing high-quality support for colleagues. They will be expected to act as a trusted advisor and reliable business partner to regional and functional leadership other internal stakeholders, as well as provide continuous feedback to the specialist HR teams for ongoing process improvement. They will be responsible for driving and executing processes that are efficient, effective and consistent, and ensure the overall deployment and administration of technology and people data is of the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

People operations

• Feed into the operational design and delivery globally across a broad range of critical employee life-cycle experiences including data, systems, policy & risk reporting
• Seek out, evaluate and build continuous and innovative improvements to global People programs/processes and help develop new ways for Brunswick to work seamlessly
• Work closely with the People leadership team and other stakeholders to design new, and improve existing, global people policies and practices

Strategy and planning

• Help develop the strategy and planning for the People team in Asia-Pacific, align to Brunswick’s firm strategy in collaboration with the global People leadership team
• Assist in designing the frameworks and enhancements that support the quality of our employee experience and use of employee resources
• Responsible for appropriate engagement with stakeholders and delivery of the agreed plans across all sectors and departments
• Ensure agility of plans and resources to meet changing requirements

Organizational development

• Work with operations leads to ensure that the firm has the capacity, set-up and capability to thrive in a challenging market
• Ensure effective frameworks are in place, and aligned with the global approach, for personal development planning, appraisal and performance review
• Support and develop mentors and line managers in driving a high-performance culture through continuous feedback, mentoring and inclusive leadership practices

Policies, systems and procedures

• Review processes and procedures to ensure they are streamlined, cost effective and add value
• Work in collaboration with resourcing teams and the global Learning and Development team to ensure goals are optimised and client needs are matched with the development goals and capacity of our people
• Oversee the development and review of a portfolio of People policies and procedures that balance best practice with practical application, including regular benchmarking and comparison to the external market
• Utilise data analytics, KPIs and benchmarking to provide better management information and forecasting to support decision-making

Colleague experience  

• Promote effective strategies to raise awareness and access to our wellbeing services, ensuring the colleague experience is always of a high quality
• Lead on operationalizing our DEI action plan in the region in partnership with the Regional DEI Committee

Colleague and stakeholder engagement

• Socialize changes in policy, practice, and resources with senior management proactively
• Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken in a responsive and inclusive manner, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward
• Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical and mental health conditions
• Communicate regularly and effectively within and across teams to bring others with you, encouraging inclusive participation and eliminating discrimination

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Demonstrable experience working as an HR professional in an HR partnering capacity, working with all levels of colleagues and senior management
• A problem-solver with the ability to flag issues and advise with ease
• Solution-orientated with an ability to own complex issues and manage them through to completion
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and an Asian language with outstanding attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong judgement
• Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people at all levels
• A proven track record of, and a commitment to, impeccable internal and external client service
• Bias for action, strong work ethic, and desire to achieve excellence
• Regularly uses data to tell a compelling story and translate analysis into meaningful recommendations and actions, implementing solutions to drive positive change
• Agile, able to operate effectively in a commercial, self-starting manner, prioritizing what is critical and important, adapting to new situations as required
• Operates with a continuous improvement mindset, introducing changes when and where needed to drive an improvement in outcomes
• Resilient and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, professional environment
• Comfortable with a large and highly variable workload, and not afraid to “roll up your sleeves”
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines, as well as forward-plan and project manage tasks against longer timelines
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with ability to build warm and highly professional relationships quickly and with ease
• Can-do attitude; willing to offer support readily and to think “beyond the brief” to offer solutions
• Self-confident and proactive in providing regular communication and updates; keeping the relevant colleagues informed
• At least 6 years of human resource management experience required of which some has been spent working within a top tier advisory firm or matrixed global organisation

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswick’s culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength – our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients.

Brunswick is an equal opportunities employer, and our Equal Opportunities Policy is available on request.

About Brunswick Group

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully. We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients – the leaders of large, complex organizations – understand and navigate these interconnected worlds. Brunswick is one firm globally, operating as a single profit center. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients’ needs wherever they are in the world.

Background

Founded in London in 1987, Brunswick’s global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 18 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and, over time, expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of business-critical issues. We invested in new offices, sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs, including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion; cybersecurity, data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis, and creative services.

Our Chairman is Sir Alan Parker, based in London. Our CEO is Henry Timms based in New York and London, Our People Team is Led by Fabiola Williams, Chief People Officer based in London.