Head of Human Resources - Southeast Asia

About the role

A leading life sciences organisation is looking for a Head of Human Resources to drive people strategy across Singapore and the wider Southeast Asia region. The role bridges senior leadership with local teams, influencing HR strategy across Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, and champions talent development, succession planning and performance management.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement succession plans for key leadership and critical roles across the region, ensuring business continuity and a clear talent pipeline.
• Build structured development pathways for employees and local managers, with a focus on strengthening people-leadership skills among country-level managers.
• Develop and embed a performance management framework with local managers in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.
• Act as the main link between senior leadership and country managers, cascading priorities down and surfacing ground-level insights up.
• Travel regularly to regional markets to support local managers and keep HR practice consistent across entities.
• Refine HR systems and processes for scalability as the business grows into new markets.
• Incorporate AI and digital tools into HR ways of working, improving efficiency without over-relying on automation for judgement-based decisions.

Required profile

• Extensive background in regional human resources management across multiple countries.
• Proven regional HR leadership experience in multinational organisations operating across Southeast Asia.
• Experience designing succession plans and building development pathways for employees and managers.
• Track record of performance management frameworks applied consistently across diverse markets.
• Strong interpersonal skills and regular travel within Southeast Asia.