Senior People Business Partner

Senior HR Manager, Bangkok

An international business has a few hundred people in Bangkok, and its HR set-up hasn't kept pace. There is a small HR team in place. What's missing is someone senior enough to lead it, set direction and give managers a straight answer when they need one.

That would be you. You'd be the most senior HR person in Thailand, with a team under you and the whole Bangkok workforce in your remit.

First, the team. The current HR staff are capable but earlier in their careers. You'll set their priorities, develop them, and give HR in Bangkok a senior voice in the room.

Then, the managers. Department heads will bring you the hard calls: a team that needs reshaping, a performance problem nobody has tackled, a key person thinking about leaving. You'll tell them what to do and help them do it. Employee relations cases land with you too, and you'll close them by the book under Thai labour law.

Then, the numbers. You'll track how the workforce is moving and bring leadership the patterns before they turn into problems.

And engagement. With a few hundred people, it can't be left to chance. You'll decide what the business does to keep good people, and how to tell if it's working.

The questions you'd probably ask me:

Is this a real step up? Yes. You'd lead HR in Thailand and manage the people doing it.

Why now? Growth. A few hundred people need more senior HR cover than they have today.

What do they need from me? Five or more years in broad HR. Proper Thai labour law and employee relations experience. Confident English, because leadership works in it. Comfort with data. Experience managing HR staff helps.

Location and package: Bangkok, with hybrid working. Base pay is THB 130,000 to 150,000 a month, with room above that for an outstanding candidate.