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Job Description
Job Category: Human Resources
Location: Seoul, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Job ID: 757679-43391
Division: Human Resources

Expected travel: 10~15% of time

This seasoned HR Business Leader will support the Korea subsidiary consisting of approximately 480 employees in 3 locations. This position has generalist/business partner and people Leadership and management responsibilities including developing, managing, implementing, and integrating HR programs and guidelines for the business in support of organizational objectives. Responsible for developing and leading a team of 5 HR professionals across multiple HR disciplines (HR Business Partners, People & Organizational Capability, Staffing, Compensation & Benefits). Requires close partnership with other teams and organizations within MS.

Key Accountabilities:

Business Partner – Understand the business. Serve as a key member of the Korea Leadership team as well as the APAC HR Leadership team to drive business results. Drive systemic organizational and people strategies that are aligned to the business strategy. Work closely with regional HR partners to ensure seamless strategic management of the organization. Identify, monitor, analyze and present key metrics to managers and directors. Provide specific decision points for HR leadership and Korea Business Leadership with appropriate level of data and recommendations.

Change Agent – Partner with and coach business leadership team to facilitate organization and culture change. Act as a catalyst for building Organizational Effectiveness within the business. Educate business on HR trends that affect the business. Acquire business sponsorship for HR initiatives. Identify challenges with Microsoft culture and provide tools for client leaders to use in leading the business through the transition to our next strategy for the company.

Project management – Lead implementation of core HR programs into the business insuring an effective, sustainable people strategy over the long term.

Talent management – Participate in the hiring process as a key interviewer to assess the skills and potential of interview candidates and make sound hiring decisions for the Korea HR organization as well as for the Korea Leadership team. Actively promote succession-planning, keeping in mind the overall business strategy. Focus on retention of key talents. Develop improved marketing solutions for recruiting and re-recruiting key talent. Design assessment tools to define competency and readiness gaps for key talent. Drive career development framework and culture with employees. Develop comprehensive approaches to identify, develop, reward and retain key leaders. Raise profile of Technical and Business Leadership Team members.

Employee Advocate – Build management capability to facilitate an open, inclusive, Microsoft values-based environment that enables effective employee advocacy. Ensure that the HR is perceived as an objective employee resource and escalation path for unresolved employee relations issues.

The HR Team leader would ensure that the Korea HR team has clear goals and expectations, are developed, work cross-group – across other MS orgs and develop interpersonally.

Experience Requirements:

Candidates will possess strong HR generalist capabilities, proven business partner and people management experience in a rapidly changing environment. Understanding of organizational dynamics and the ability to think strategically are essential. Strong knowledge of HR and ability to apply to complex organizational issues is required. Ability to mentor and provide guidance to others within HR and the management team on complex business and organizational issues. The ability to effectively work and communicate at all levels within the organization and commitment to strategic business partnerships and team development. Must be able to multi-task, deal with ambiguity, work in a highly matrixed and dynamic environment.

Required Key Competencies:

Business Acumen: understanding how a company operates, financially and strategically, within an industry. People who exhibit this competency recognize the implications of external market changes for internal systems and recommend possible courses of action. They are adept at analyzing key business drivers, and they build personal credibility based on business knowledge.

Cross-Boundary Collaboration is the practice of effectively working with individuals and organizations outside of one’s immediate work area or span of control. People who exhibit this competency create increased benefits and successes through collaboration and by sharing ideas and resources. The end result benefits not only the groups that work together, but Microsoft as a whole.

Impact and Influence is the ability to generate support from others to achieve the desired business outcomes, especially in situations where there is no clear “ownership” of the issues under discussion. People who exhibit this competency apply it in a planned and strategic way, never randomly. They motivate people to want to follow them even when they don’t have to. They are credible leaders.

Interpersonal Awareness is the desire to understand other people. It is the ability to accurately hear and understand others’ spoken and unspoken or partly expressed thoughts, feelings, and concerns. People who exhibit this competency understand the reasons for another’s behavior, even when that behavior is subtle or complex.

People Acumen is having the insight about and perspective on human behavior that makes it possible to identify, acquire, develop, and retain top talent that will enhance organizational performance.

Systems Thinking is using a solid understanding of a complete organizational system to make explicit how all aspects of the system interact. People who demonstrate this competency identify the root causes of problems through an expanded, holistic view instead of looking at smaller, discrete parts or symptoms in isolation. They take into account the full range of interactions among all parts of an issue or challenge.

A Trusted Advisor is a person the client or peer consults for reflective thinking and insight. People who exhibit this competency provide a valuable perspective on business issues. They guide others’ thinking, facilitate the resolution of difficult issues, and help clients and peers to fully develop their own capabilities

Qualifications include a minimum of 12~15 years of directly applicable HR experience with at least 3 years of country HR lead (or equivalent) experience. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred. Familiarity with Korean local labor laws and compensation and benefits practices desirable. Fluency in both Korean and English is required.

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