Senior HR Manager, Global People Operations (Philippines)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the go-to person for the Philippines entity incorporation and ongoing maintenance from a HR compliance perspective.
• Serve as the primary expert on Philippine labour laws, and localize HR Policies & Procedures: Adapt and localize all corporate HR policies, procedures and templates (e.g., code of conduct, leave policies, disciplinary actions, performance management, employment contract, employee handbook) to ensure full compliance with the Philippines labour code and other relevant DOLE issuances. Where corporate policies might conflict or be insufficient for local context, propose and implement suitable local additions or modifications.
• Support the transfer of employees from our EOR partner to the Philippine entity.
• Understand the nature of our workforce in the Philippines and establish timekeeping policies and a timekeeping system to accurately capture all required data
• Work with the internal Payroll team to establish a robust payroll system and processes that ensure accurate and timely salary payments, tax deductions and adherence to Philippine payroll regulations.
• Support general people operations work: In addition to Philippines processes, you will also lead global process optimization projects.
• Take the lead on global process optimisation projects by identifying inconsistencies in processes and employee experiences for a particular process, and propose ways to optimize our internal processes through standardization and/or personalisation. This will set the foundation for process automation using the Workato platform.
• Responsible for responding timely to tickets that are escalated to you because of your local/regional knowledge or process expertise.

Qualification & Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in the Philippines
• Possess extensive, up-to-date, and practical knowledge of Philippine labour code and DOLE issuances. Proven track record of ensuring compliance in a Philippine context
• HR policy localization and development
• Hands-on experience in establishing robust timekeeping policies and implementing systems that accurately capture data for Philippine specific requirements (e.g., overtime, night shift differential, statutory leaves).
• Entity incorporation experience
• Technologically savvy – you must have a keen interest in leveraging technology for HR efficiency. Experience with Workday HRIS is a plus.

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Proactive
• Detail-oriented
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, adept at working collaboratively in fast-paced environments.
• Problem solver

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…