Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

About the role

Informa Markets, a division of Informa, organises large-scale industry events and provides online platforms for buyers and sellers. Its Bangkok office has about 150 full-time employees and is supported by an Assistant HR Manager and a dedicated HR Operations team. The Senior Manager, HR Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to the Country General Manager and leadership team, working closely with the Regional HR Director to turn business strategy into workforce, talent and culture solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into people and organisational strategies, coach leaders on people leadership and anticipate workforce risks and capability gaps.
• Lead organisation design reviews, headcount governance and succession planning, and own the employee engagement agenda including the annual pulse survey, wellbeing initiatives and engagement monitoring.
• Partner with the Regional Talent Acquisition team on hiring priorities, interview calibration, offer management and talent development.
• Drive performance management, leadership development and employee relations, including disciplinary and grievance cases, and ensure compliance with Thailand employment legislation.
• Review compensation, incentives and rewards, maintain HR policies and SOPs, and lead local execution of regional HR initiatives.
• Use people analytics and insights to advise leadership and recommend evidence-based interventions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in HR Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive HR generalist experience, preferably in a multinational, matrixed, growth-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated experience as a senior HR business partner to business or country leaders.
• Strong knowledge of Thailand employment legislation and statutory requirements.
• Proven advisory, consulting and problem-solving abilities, strong commercial acumen and comfort in ambiguity.

What we offer

• Annual leave plus a birthday leave day and the option to work from almost anywhere.
• Private medical cover and a flexible range of personal benefits.
• Volunteer days with charity match funding, and career development through training, mentoring and LinkedIn Learning.
• EAP support, wellbeing first aiders, global awards and recognition programmes.