Regional Manager, People & Culture (based Malaysia)

Responsibilities: Talent Acquisition - Drive full-cycle recruitment across multiple markets and functions, from role scoping to onboarding. - Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and translate them into effective sourcing strategies. - Manage and optimize the ATS platform; ensure candidate data and recruitment pipelines are accurate and updated. - Build strong talent pipelines and employer branding through proactive outreach and engagement. - Deliver a structured and high-quality recruitment experience for both hiring managers and candidates. People Ownership & Benefits Administration - Own and manage end-to-end payroll operations across SG, MY, ID, PH, TH and VN - Act as the single point of accountability for payroll accuracy, cut-off timelines, approvals, reconciliations, and issue resolution. - Review and validate monthly payroll inputs including salary changes, prorations, allowances, bonuses, reimbursements, and statutory contributions. - Ensure payroll processes comply with local statutory requirements and internal policies. - Coordinate annual insurance renewals and ensure accurate reflection of benefits and deductions in payroll. Regional HR Operations & Compliance - Provide hands-on HR operational support across all markets, ensuring compliance with local employment law and guidelines - Prepare and maintain employment contracts, promotion letters, contract renewals, and HR documentation - Oversee onboarding and off boarding documentation, probation, confirmations, employee movements and data accuracy - Maintain regional staffing plans and workforce records. Performance & Talent Processes - Coordinate annual and mid-year performance appraisal cycles and ensure adherence to timeliness and process requirements - Support leaders with Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) documentation, tracking and compliance. - Maintain performance and talent records Learning & Development & PnC Projects - Assist in the rollout and coordination of L&D programs, workshops, and internal training logistics. - Support ad-hoc PnC initiatives such as employee engagement activities, performance cycle coordination, and internal process improvements.