HR Business Partner - South Korea (f/m/x)

Your contribution:

• You will act as the key HR partner for the South Korean organisation, providing proactive HR support and guidance to local management and employees.
• You will partner with managers on people-related topics across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance, development, employee relations and offboarding.
• You will provide hands-on HR guidance to managers, helping them navigate people matters, policies and local employment practices.
• You will support managers in addressing employee relations and performance topics, escalating complex matters to HQ HR or external experts when needed.
• You will work with local leadership to understand business and organisational needs and translate them into practical HR actions and solutions.
• You will support the implementation of global HR policies, processes and initiatives, ensuring they are effectively adopted in the local market.
• You will act as a key liaison between South Korea and HQ HR, ensuring strong communication, alignment and consistency in people-related matters.
• You will provide guidance on local HR practices and employment requirements, partnering with HQ HR and external advisors where appropriate.
• You will oversee the local employee lifecycle and HR operations, ensuring processes are smooth, accurate and employee-focused.
• You will ensure effective coordination of payroll, benefits, leave, attendance and employee administration, working with external providers and internal stakeholders.
• You will maintain accurate employee data and HR records, including administration in SuccessFactors.
• You will use HR data and employee insights to identify people trends, risks and opportunities and support informed decision-making.
• You will contribute to organisational development, employee engagement and talent initiatives in the local market.
• You will support local managers with talent management, succession planning and employee development.
• You will coordinate IT set-up, mandatory training and other employee lifecycle requirements where needed.
• You will identify opportunities to improve HR processes, employee experience and ways of working across the organisation.
• You will support HR projects and initiatives driven by the global HR team and contribute to their successful local implementation.
• You will ensure all HR matters are handled with a high level of confidentiality, accuracy and compliance.
• You will support office management and local employee-related topics as required.
  
  

You will fit well to our Squad if:

• You have solid HR Business Partner or HR Generalist experience, ideally within an international organisation.
• You have experience partnering with managers and leadership on a broad range of people topics, beyond HR administration.
• You have a strong understanding of the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, performance, development and HR operations.
• You have experience working with local HR practices and employment requirements in South Korea.
• You have experience coordinating or overseeing payroll, benefits and employee administration and understand how these processes impact the employee experience.
• You have experience working with an HRIS, ideally SuccessFactors.
• You are confident acting as a trusted HR partner to managers and employees, balancing employee needs with business priorities.
• You are comfortable navigating employee relations and sensitive people matters with discretion and sound judgement.
• You are highly organised and detail-oriented, while also being able to step back and understand the broader business and people context.
• You are proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented, with a hands-on approach and a strong sense of ownership.
• You are comfortable working independently in a local market while collaborating closely with international HQ stakeholders.
• You communicate confidently in English and are comfortable working in a multicultural and international environment.
• You enjoy working in a role where you can combine HR expertise, business partnership and employee support and make a tangible impact on the local organisation.

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