Human Resources Director

Major Responsibilities

1. Recruitment & Strategic Workforce Planning

• Identifying and bridge gaps between current and required future workforce needs to meet strategic goals and objectives according to regional and group ratios
• Succession planning and OAD for subsidiary workforce
• Oversees the recruitment Strategy and process to ensure best talent is recruitment for all locations
• Conducts interviews with short listed candidates and makes recommendations and offers
• Develops and maintains relationship with employment agencies, universities and other recruitment sources
• Strengthen the EVP of Hermès Australia

2. Compensation & Benefits

• Ensures compliance, equity and competitiveness of compensation & benefits programs
• Prepares and maintains company salary structure, job documentation and job evaluation systems
• Manages annual compensation campaign, the salary review process and annual bonus process
• Reviews, monitors and approves payroll administration with payroll team

• Administers benefits programs such as health benefits, pension plans, leave and staff purchase etc according to group strategy and budget

• Competent in managing and applying Enterprise Agreements and other Industrial relation responsibilities

3. Training & development

• Working with Retail Team to identify training needs
• Budgets and plans yearly training appropriately with the CFO
• Recommends, establishes and provides appropriate training and development programs to employees according to the Talent Review
• Ensures corporate training programs are successfully delivered and implemented in HAUS
• Facilitate and deliver management and development training programs

4. Employee relations & communications

• Proposes and develops processes to foster effective communication between employees and management
• Interacts with government authorities, work unions, professional bodies and consultants regarding HR issues to maintain effective employee relations and communication with the business
• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues
• Represents company at personnel-related hearings and investigations
• Prepares reports and recommends procedures for retention programs
• Manages, monitors and uses HRIS for all impacted functions and processes
• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or governing bodies, or other departments in the company

5. Employee Engagement, D&I and Wellbeing

• Propose and develop Employee engagement actions and implement delivery
• Act as the ambassador for D&I and Wellbeing actions for HAUS
• Participates in Patronage, CSR and Sustainability projects for the subsidiary

6. Company Policies & Procedures

• Develops and executes policies and procedures
• Coordinate the resolution of specific policy-related and procedural problems and inquiries
• Develops and recommends policy & procedural improvements
• Ensure audit compliance is achieved for HR function through internal and external audits

7. Talent & Performance Management

• Launches the annual Performance Appraisal and Development review for retail and support teams to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equality within organization.
• Identifies high potential employees and recommends development or career enhancement programs through Annual Talent Review.
• Ensures the Performance Management process in properly followed and implemented

8. Work Safety & Health

• Insures that all applicable labour laws and safety regulations are observed
• Coordinates Safety Committee meetings and acts as Safety officer
• Investigates accidents and prepares reports for insurance companies
• Ensures activities meet and integrate with company requirements for health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care
• Oversee workers compensation cases

9. Supervisory Responsibilities

• Working with the CFO, prepares and manage budgets for human resources operations
• Manages and controls departmental expenditure within agreed budgets
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of human resources programs
• Manages and develops direct HR reporting staff
• Manages Office Admin Team for Office day to day

10. Reporting & Projects

• All relevant legislative reporting eg WGEA
• All relevant Group reporting eg Annual Indicators
• Store opening and Store expansion projects
• Ad Hoc projects for the HAUS Subsidiary

Requirements & Capabilities:

• Degree qualified in Human Resources or a related field
• At least 10 years Human Resources experience at Managerial Level preferably in luxury/retail or with a multinational company
• Proven people leader and manager
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Sound judgement and high quality of decision making
• Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment with flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities.
• With a positive mindset for collaboration and strive for continuous improvement and optimization.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders as part of a multi geographic team.