Director, People & Culture, Asia Pacific

Do you:

• love the idea of creating change that matters within People & Culture?
• demonstrate a creative and solution orientated mindset in all that you do?
• thrive in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace?

Then you might just be the Director we are looking for!

We’re recruiting for a passionate People and Culture practitioner to work across Golin’s agency brands, including Golin and DeVries Global, in Asia Pacific. You’ll create meaningful impact for our employees, empower our people and drive our culture across the region through the development of innovative programs and processes to enhance our already intentionally inclusive, powerfully diverse and uncompromisingly equitable culture. If that sounds like something you could wake up every morning to help with, then read on.

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About the role

Working with the senior leadership teams of Golin agency brands, you will provide People & Culture partnership, support and strategic counsel to our market leaders in region, designing and implementing creative, best in class strategy, initiatives, and solutions for the people within our businesses.

You’ll provide on-the-ground, in-market HR support to the Singapore based agencies, as well as have oversight of other HR Market Leads across the region. In this position, you will be responsible for overall project management of HR programs including, but not limited to, overall People & Culture strategy, deployment of our values, DEI strategy, training and career development, performance management, compensation, benefits, and talent acquisition.

What you’ll do:

• Be a driver of the culture initially in the Singapore agencies, and support a consistency in culture initiatives across the HR function within the region.
• Review existing, and redefine People & Culture strategies, programs, policies and processes, and be at the forefront of driving any identified changes.
• Build credible, trusted relationships with senior leadership and managers across all markets within the region to understand and align people initiatives with their business needs, challenges, and business objectives.
• Oversee and execute our Learning and Development program.
• Create and maintain an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity, and competitive advantage in support of our diversity and inclusion strategic plans.

If you can do that, you have what it takes. It might help if you have:

• 10 years of human resources experience preferably within either the agency industry, entertainment, or event marketing industries; or 5+ years in a management/leadership role.
• Varied experience in developing strategies for HR initiatives spanning traditional HR through to talent acquisition and employee branding programs.
• Working knowledge of Asia Pacific markets employment labor law and experience handling employee relations in collaboration with in-market HR teams.
• Expert communication skills; you are confident, articulate, possess professional speaking abilities (and experience), and are an empathic listener and persuasive speaker.
• Proven track record of being able to build relationships and establish trust with senior leaders.
• Qualities including demonstrated leadership skills, adaptability, ability to quickly establish relationships within the organization, attention to detail organization and collaboration.

GOLIN PERKS:

Unlimited time off

Hybrid; 3-5 days in office

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Monthly health & wellness stipend

Work-from-home flexibility

Mental wellbeing support through Employee Assistance Program counselling phoneline

ABOUT GOLIN

Golin is a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Together, we discover powerful human truths that bind us, create with bravery and collaborate inclusively. Throughout our 60+ year history we have redefined the role of PR with best-in-class, data driven creative that has earned worldwide attention and awards. We were named PRWeek’s 2024 overall Agency of the Year in the U.S., AMEC’s 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 Communications Research & Measurement Team of the Year and PRWeek’s 2021, 2020 and 2019 Global Agency of the Year. Golin is the first-ever PR agency to be credited with “ideation,” when the firm took home Gold and Silver Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.

Across Asia Pacific, we are proud to have made an impact for over 25 years with award-winning teams in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, Jakarta, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Tokyo. Our mission is to Create Change in Asia for Asia – change that matters to business, society, our people and industry. In 2023 Provoke awarded us Best Agency To Work For (Large) in Asia Pacific, while our Creative Intelligence Unit was accoladed as Specialist Consultancy of the Year 2023 by PR Awards Asia.

To learn more about us visit: golin.com / Linkedin / Instagram (Golin Singapore).

Golin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Golin is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Golin relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Golin.