HR Manager,SEA

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The HR Business Partner, ASEAN serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders and managers across the region, translating business priorities into effective people solutions. Working closely with HR teams in countries, and in region and; this role supports workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, and change initiatives across a diverse portfolio of ASEAN Regions.

This role combines business partnership with hands-on execution and is responsible for helping leaders make informed workforce decisions while ensuring alignment with Gates policies, employment regulations, and regional business objectives.

The successful candidate will operate effectively within a matrix organization, balancing global frameworks with local market realities across ASEAN.

RESPONSIBILITIES：
HR Partnership

• Serve as the trusted HR partner for ASEAN Commercial and Thailand Operations, bringing HR perspective into business conversations
• Coach and advise managers on people’s decisions, team dynamics, performance, and development
• Support the annual cycle of talent management and compensation activities, including performance reviews, talent assessments, succession planning, and compensation calibration; ensuring functional leaders are well-prepared and the process runs smoothly across the region
• Connect functional priorities to the broader regional HR agenda, working in close coordination with Regional HR leaders and HR COEs

Organizational Effectiveness & Workforce Planning

• Support business leaders in thinking through how their teams are structured, resourced, and positioned for what the business needs next
• Bring data and business context into workforce planning conversations
• Help leaders identify workforce risks and think through mitigation options before they become problems

Employee Lifecycle

• Ensure key moments in the employee journey such as onboarding, probation, promotion, internal movement, and offboarding, are handled well and consistently across the region