Location: The preferred location for this role is Shanghai, the regional HQ for Asia Pacific. Gurgaon may also be considered.

Work Timing: Key stakeholders will be based in China, India, and other ASEAN countries. Once or twice a week, meetings may be scheduled with global stakeholders based in Akron, Ohio (our global HQ), so work timings may need to be adjusted accordingly.

Reporting: Director HR, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Asia Pacific (based in Shanghai).

Work Environment: Hybrid, with at least 3 days per week in the office.

Role Structure: This is an individual contributor role, with no direct reports.

What you will do?:

Partner to the Director HR, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Asia Pacific:

- Act as the strategic partner to the Director HR, Mfg & SC AP in shaping the people agenda for Manufacturing across Asia Pacific.

- Anticipate emerging people and organization challenges, bringing forward recommendations and practical solutions.

- Establish governance, milestones and success measures to ensure regional priorities are delivered.

Drive Regional HR Excellence:

- Partner closely with Plant HR Managers to consistently deliver the regional people agenda across all manufacturing sites.

- Share best practices, simplify ways of working and build consistency across the region while respecting local business needs.

- Foster collaboration across Plant HR teams, Centres' of Excellence and HR Operations to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Build High-Performing Organizations:

- Partner with manufacturing leaders & Plant HR Managers on organization design, restructuring and workforce planning initiatives.

- Drive leadership development, succession planning and critical talent decisions across the region.

- Strengthen employee engagement, leadership effectiveness and the overall associate experience.

Guide Employee Relations, Compliance & Workforce Governance:

- Support Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) strategy, preparation, negotiations and implementation across relevant sites.

- Provide guidance on workforce governance, ethics, compliance and organizational risk to ensure sound and consistent people decisions.

- Support workforce productivity and cost management initiatives while maintaining a positive employee experience and strong employee relations.

Lead Transformation & Deliver Results:

- Coordinate execution across plants, functions and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of strategic priorities.

- Use data, insights and governance to monitor progress, identify risks early and drive timely interventions.

- Champion continuous improvement, simplification and innovation to strengthen the impact of HR across Manufacturing.

What we are looking for:

- Bachelor's/PG Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Industrial Relations, or related field.

- 10+ years of solid HR experience with significant exposure to organizational design, workplace transformation, succession planning, operational excellence, capability metrics design, change management and labor relations.

- Experience in managing complex and multicultural Manufacturing, Operations and/or Supply Chain Team within the Asia Pacific region.

- Partner with HR, Legal, Labor Relations and leaders to develop and execute labor strategies that support business objectives while managing organizational risk.

- Change Management certification and Project Management certification preferred.