HR Business Partner

General Role

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, aligning HR initiatives with organizational objectives to drive performance, engagement, and growth. This role is responsible for end-to-end people management for assigned departments, including workforce planning, headcount management, and recruitment, while also supporting the coordination of training and development initiatives to build organizational capability for the subsidiary.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic HR Business Partnering

Work closely with business leaders to understand priorities and translate them into HR strategies and actionable plans.

Provide guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management.

Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations, performance management, and change initiatives.

2. Workforce Planning & Headcount Management

Partner with business leaders to plan, track, and manage headcount in line with budgets and business needs.

Monitor organizational structure, hiring plans, and vacancy status.

Provide insights on workforce trends, productivity, and cost optimization.

Ensure alignment between headcount plans, financial forecasts, and strategic objectives.

3. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

Lead and manage end-to-end recruitment processes for assigned business units.

Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, sourcing strategies, and selection criteria.

Drive efficient and high-quality hiring outcomes, ensuring a strong candidate experience.

Monitor key recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, hiring costs).

Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.

4. Employee Relations & HR Advisory

Manage employee relations issues, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies.

Coach managers on people management practices and conflict resolution.

Ensure compliance with local labor laws and internal HR policies.

5. Talent Management & Employee Engagement

Drive performance management processes, including goal setting, reviews, and development planning.

Support succession planning and talent reviews.

Implement employee engagement initiatives and action plans based on survey results.

6. Change Management & Organizational Effectiveness

Support business transformation initiatives by facilitating people-related interventions.

Assist in driving change readiness and adoption through communication and training support.

7. Training Coordination & Learning Support

Coordinate end-to-end training activities (logistics, scheduling, communication, and tracking).

Partner with the regional L&D team or vendors to roll out training programs.

Support Training Needs Analysis by gathering inputs from business stakeholders.

Monitor training attendance, completion rates, and feedback.

Maintain accurate training records and reports within the LMS.

Act as the key point of contact for business units on learning-related matters.

8. HR Operations & Reporting

Utilize HR data and analytics to provide insights and support decision-making.

Ensure timely and accurate HR reporting.

Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes and practices.

9. Ad-hoc Projects

Manage ad-hoc HR projects and tasks as assigned

Profile Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

5–8 years of HR generalist experience, with proven experience in Business Partnering in luxury retail industry.

Ability to develop and deliver management training and facilitation programs.

Solid understanding of HR practices and employment legislation

Personal Attributes

Empathetic approach.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to get things done in a collaborative manner.

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

Good organizational and coordination skills

Analytical mindset with attention to detail

Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks.

Ability to work under pressure at times and effective at working to deadlines.

Ability to work independently and to use own initiative with appropriate.

Ability to use discretion.