Manager - HR Business Partner (International/Overseas)

Job Position

Job Responsibilities

Strategic HR Partnership & Overseas Support

• Partner with senior management across domestic and critical overseas operations to design and implement robust HR strategies that align with global business objectives and complex local realities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to project and country leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and succession management for international teams.
• Lead complex international project mobilizations, including workforce transitions, organizational structuring, and the establishment of HR functions in new host countries.
• Lead or support major international HR projects focused on integration, standardization of global processes, and new market entry HR planning.

Global Mobility & Compliance (VISA Focus)

• Oversee and manage the entire lifecycle of global mobility and expatriate assignments, including pre-departure, deployment, and repatriation.
• Act as the primary HR lead for all international recruitment and deployment logistics, including the critical management and processing of VISA, work permits, and residency requirements for all expatriates and local hires requiring sponsorship.
• Design and implement equitable and competitive international compensation structures that comply with host-country regulations and international benchmarks, covering allowances, relocation, and tax equalization.
• Ensure full HR compliance with a diverse range of local labor laws, safety standards, and global employment policies across all overseas sites.

Talent Management & Employee Relations

• Drive performance management, talent calibration, and leadership development programs across different geographies, ensuring cross-cultural sensitivity and effectiveness.
• Manage complex employee relations cases involving cross-border teams and ensure consistent, legally compliant application of company policies and international labor regulations.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture across project sites, head office, and overseas operations.
• Lead engagement and retention strategies specifically tailored for expatriate, national, and site-based employees in remote and challenging environments.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Political Science, Social Science, Law, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, with a minimum of 4 years directly supporting overseas/international business units.
• Proven expertise in managing HR for multi-site and cross-border teams in remote, project-based, or overseas environments.
• Demonstrable experience and deep knowledge of global mobility, expatriate assignment management, and end-to-end processing of work permits, visas, and relevant deployment documentation (A strict requirement).
• Direct experience leading or managing at least two significant international HR projects (e.g., HR system rollout across multiple countries, post-M&A integration, or developing a new global compensation framework).
• Strong understanding of domestic and various international labor laws and HR compliance frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and highly developed cross-cultural collaboration skills.
• Fluent in English both written and verbal (Minimum 750 TOEIC Score or equivalent).
• Ability to travel/work upcountry and overseas
• Goal–Oriented, Unity, Learning, Flexible.