Director, HR Advisory Services (Asia Pacific)

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Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operatingover 250 data centers across the globe.Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providingan equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Equinix seeks an experienced HR Advisory Director to lead and strengthen our regional HR Business Advisory team across the Asia Pacific. This role entails managing a distributed team of HR advisors, providing strategic guidance on performance management, employee relations, organizational changes, and HR initiatives. You will leverage your leadership expertise in a global matrix environment to mentor the team, collaborate with HR partners and COEs, enhance the overall employee experience and resolve complex people and compliance issues. This position offers an opportunity to drive impactful change within our expanding organization as well as HR Transformation journey.

Responsibilities

Manage a high performing HR Business Advisory Team

• Lead and manage the Asia Pacific regional HR Business Advisory team, ensuring exceptional client service in support of business priorities and strategic goals

  
  

• Provide leadership in aligning team with enterprise/region/ business objectives, setting and executing team strategies and HR functional goals

  
  

• Guide the team in promptly and effectively resolving issues, adjusting resources based on business and HR priorities, and collaborating closely with HR Business Partners

  
  

• Build team’s capability and cultivate growth mindset

  
  

APAC HR Business Advisory Leader

• Address and resolve complex employee relations issues and escalated HR matters to establish scalable solutions

  
  

• Develop proactive stakeholder management and communication strategies to enhance service delivery

  
  

• Establish best practices and frameworks for services such as performance management and organizational restructuring in collaboration with key stakeholders

  
  

• Act as the advisory owner and be accountable for ER issues within region, including Tier 2-3; providing guidance and coaching on our most complex employee relations matters

  
  

• Communicate updates on processes and policies to senior stakeholders, ensuring strategic alignment and high customer service standards

  
  

• Is a member of the Global HR Advisory Leadership community, working closely with EMEA and AMER peers to share best HR practices, improve processes and drive consistency across the 3 regions

  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Act as an advocate and change catalyst in our own HR transformation journey and activate the new HR operating model

  
  

• Manage cross-functional HR initiatives and products, from inception to post-implementation reviews, driving process improvements and contributing to enterprise transformations

  
  

• Conduct analysis and case reviews, leveraging insights to recommend strategies for mitigating negative trends and enhancing HR operations

  
  

• Contribute to HR policy development and changes for the APAC region in collaboration with Legal, COEs and HR Services

  
  

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR/Employee Relations experience across the AP region

  
  

• Proven track record in dynamic leadership with 5 to 8 years of team management experience, including regionally or globally distributed and diverse teams of >5+

  
  

• Expertise in HR operations, employee relations and stakeholder management in AP locations

  
  

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to provide quick insights and solutions in ambiguous situations

  
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all organizational levels

  
  

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; commitment to uphold Equinix values

  
  

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