Asia HRBP
Asia HRBP
Shanghai-Jing'an, CN
As one of the world’s leading expert organizations, DEKRA currently employs almost 44,000 people in approximately 60 countries on all five continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they work to achieve the company's vision that DEKRA will be the global partner for a safe world.
ROLE SUMMAR
The Asia HR Business Partner at DEKRA plays a critical role in aligning HR strategies and initiatives with the overall business objectives of the company. As a strategic partner to business leaders and managers, the Asia HR Business Partner provides consultative guidance, support, and expertise in all areas of HR to drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and employee engagement across the global footprint of DEKRA. This role is closely collaborating with other HR functions (HR Ops, CoEs).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Functional Strategy Formation: Contribute to the formation of a key element of HR strategy at a regional/country level through specialist expertise and insights, to ensure that the strategy meets business needs.
- Information and Business Advice: Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving complex or contentious queries and issues and enabling others to take appropriate actions. The role holder will regularly engage with managers (L3 - L4) offering active consulting, coaching, and advise.
- Policy Development and Implementation: Develop procedures and interpret and apply policy for area of expertise to achieve specified outputs, or advise the wider business on application of policy, then monitor implementation of those procedures within the organization.
- HR Frameworks and Tools: Partner with Asia DEKRA leadership and leverage cutting-edge HR frameworks and tools for recruitment, performance management, development, career and succession planning, compensation and benefits, diversity, employee onboarding and offboarding, and retention of talent, within an area of expertise, to meet business or DEKRA needs and enable the attraction, development, and retention of talent at a sustainable cost. Ensure compliance with specified design principles, internal policies, and external legal requirements.
- Budgeting: Provide input for HR plans and budgets for the client group within the business or the country.
- HR Data Analytics and Insights: Deliver complex analyses of HR data; identify key trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.
- Employee and Labour Relations Management: Investigate, and propose solutions for complex employee relations cases in liaison with line managers; coordinate the organization's response to legal cases brought by individuals; contribute to the preparation of legal submissions, and ensure all parties complete casework accurately and within deadlines. The role holder escalates all matters to the regional HRBP lead to determine risk to DEKRA's reputation.
- Change Management: Contributing to organizational change initiatives based on business needs by providing analysis or monitoring progress with guidance from leadership or CoE.
- Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
- Internal Client Relationship Management: Contribute to the management of partnering relationships with internal clients, building effective working relationships and providing high-quality professional services to support in delivering business strategy and plans.
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
- Manages Complexity:Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.
- Business Insight: Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. For example, leverages insights to shape and drive critical initiatives. Shares industry developments with the team; helps them grasp business and industry fundamentals and understand how they contribute.
- Ensure Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, accepts responsibility for own work, both successes and failures. Handles fair share and does not make excuses for problems. Usually meets commitments to others.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- Experience: Mid-level role. The Asia HR Business Partner (HRBP) at the regional level is typically a mid-career professional who acts as a consultant with a regional focus. They possess substantial experience in HR practices and policies, and they collaborate closely with local management to align HR strategies with business goals. Their responsibilities include addressing employee relations, talent management, performance management, and implementing HR initiatives to support the local workforce effectively. Substantial and demonstrated driving strategic projects and initiatives and collaborating with business leaders. Previous experience in HR roles such as HR Manager, HRBP, HR Generalist, HR Specialist, or HR Coordinator is a plus. A solid understanding of HR principles, practices, and employment laws is essential. Proficiency in English (B1) is a plus.
- Managerial Experience: First leadership experience in project management or comparable is a plus. General supervision of more junior colleagues.
In addition to competitive comprehensive compensation and benefits , we also provide you with the opportunity to work independently and take on responsibility from an early stage. We stand for many and varied career options and invest in your further development.