Head of Human Resources — Life Sciences

A well-established, privately-held life sciences organisation with operations across Southeast Asia is currently seeking a Head of Human Resources.

This business has strong operational foundations already in place. What's missing is a senior HR leader who can move beyond process and compliance to build real people infrastructure — succession pipelines, talent development, and a performance management culture that actually lands with local teams on the ground.

What You'll Do

• Design and drive succession planning across the leadership bench
• Build structured talent development pathways for a regionally distributed workforce
• Implement performance management frameworks in partnership with country-level managers
• Act as the critical link between the senior leadership team and local operations — translating strategy into execution, and surfacing ground realities upward
• Travel regularly across the region to stay close to local teams

What We're Looking For

• Senior HR leadership experience (Head of HR / HR Director level), ideally with multi-country Southeast Asia exposure
• A genuinely hands-on style — as comfortable rolling up your sleeves as setting strategy
• A track record of building succession, talent, and performance frameworks from the ground up
• Life sciences, healthcare, medtech, or another regulated-industry background is a strong plus, though not a hard requirement
• A track record of sustained impact in senior HR leadership roles, with the ability to build long-term people strategies and partnerships.

If this role speaks to who you are or where you want to take your career next, we'd love to hear from you.

Given the seniority and confidentiality of this search, only candidates whose profile closely matches the brief will be contacted for a call — but every application is reviewed personally, and we're happy to keep you in mind for future opportunities if the fit isn't quite right this time.

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