A rapidly growing, global organization in the healthcare and life sciences services space is seeking a HR Director to lead its Philippines-based workforce. This role serves as the primary HR leader in-country and a key partner to global leadership, responsible for shaping and executing the people strategy in a fast-paced, evolving environment supporting international operations.
The organization is scaling quickly and requires a leader who can bring both strategic insight and operational rigor to build sustainable HR infrastructure while supporting immediate business needs.
This position requires a balance of hands-on execution and strategic leadership, with the ability to operate effectively in evolving environments, quickly establish structure and clarity, and navigate shifting priorities while building and refining HR processes.
Job Details
Work from home
Monday to Friday | 8 AM to 5 PM EST
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of HR operations in the Philippines, including employee relations, compliance, and HR administration
- Ensure full compliance with Philippine labor laws and regulatory requirements
- Act as a strategic liaison between global leadership and the Philippines workforce, ensuring alignment of organizational priorities while effectively localizing policies and practices within the Philippine context
- Partner with global leadership to align HR strategy with business objectives
- Build and enhance scalable HR processes across recruitment & onboarding
- Strengthen performance management practices
- Drive learning & development initiatives
- Foster employee engagement strategies
- Oversee and optimize total rewards programs to ensure alignment with Philippine market practices and employee expectations, including management of local vendors and partners
- Provide guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent development
- Manage and resolve complex employee relations matters with sound judgment and discretion
- Establish and maintain HR policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
- Ensure HR practices comply with applicable data privacy regulations, including the Philippine Data Privacy Act, in partnership with relevant stakeholders
- Support the design and implementation of employee engagement and well-being initiatives aligned to workforce needs, including environments with shifting schedules or global time zone alignment
- Support a high-performance culture while navigating change and growth
- Serve as the primary HR point of contact in-country, with full ownership of both strategy and day-to-day execution
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field required; equivalent practical experience may be considered
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including senior HR leadership experience in the Philippines
- Demonstrated experience leading HR in-country or serving as the primary HR leader supporting a business unit or geography
- Experience serving as the primary HR leader in-country or in a standalone leadership capacity is strongly preferred
- Deep expertise in Philippine labor law and compliance, including employee relations and case management
- Experience supporting global or multinational organizations
- Proven ability to operate effectively within a matrixed, global organization, including experience partnering with US-based or international leadership
- Background in GBS, BPO, shared services, or fast-scaling environments strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically, with a hands-on approach
- Proven ability to build or transform HR processes in evolving organizations
- Experience operating effectively in transitional or high-growth environments, with the ability to quickly establish structure and clarity
- Comfortable managing shifting priorities while building and refining HR processes
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including partnership with senior leadership
- Working knowledge of Philippine data privacy regulations and their application within HR operations
- Familiarity with Philippine labor regulations, including pay practices related to overtime, holidays, and shift differentials
- High level of professionalism, discretion, resilience, and sound judgment
