HR Site Lead, Korea

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The HR Site Lead, Korea, will be joining Illumina at an exciting time as we continue to expand and evolve our business in Korea. Reporting to the HRBP, APAC Commercial, SAGA and G&A, the successful candidate will work closely with the Global and APAC HR leadership and the Commercial business leaders in supporting our Korea Commercial organization on its next phase of growth. The HR Site Lead, Korea, will provide strategic HR consultative support and forge a close partnership with all HR Center of Excellence (COE) partners to ensure integrated customer experience in delivering HR services. This role will lead in developing and delivering best in class Human Resources strategy and operational excellence. The incumbent will utilize extensive knowledge of the business to diagnose short-, and long-term local, regional, and cross-functional human capital needs and assure the attraction, development, and retention of top talent.

Position Responsibilities:

As HR Site Lead, this role will have responsibilities that encompasses significant components that are both strategic and operational in nature. The incumbent must be prepared to work independently and be hands-on to navigate within a matrix organization to accomplish the set business goals and objectives.

Key responsibilities may include:

HR Business Partnering

• Support and work in alignment with regional and global HRBPs to support local HR business partnering activities
• Translate strategic and local operating plans into HR strategic and operational plans.
• Identify the organizational capabilities and talent pipeline required to execute the business strategy.
• Develop staffing strategies and implementation plans and programs to identify and retain talent within and attract talent for the country.
• Identify competency, knowledge and talent gaps and develop specific, effective, and timely practices to fill the gaps.
• Support Compensation and Benefits to benchmark and assess the competitiveness of all programs and practices against relevant comparable companies, industries and markets for the country.
• Collaborate and work with the broader HR team to coordinate and integrate support for the business.

People Support and Care (PS&C)

• Be a member of the regional APAC People & Support Care team
• Champion and facilitate the necessary activities to set-up required HR tools, processes, infrastructure to ensure successful growth of people in alignment with business growth
• Document and create necessary tools and templates as needed and drive in-country HR compliance in alignment with global & regional PS&C practices
• Facilitate onboarding of new hires and manage all aspects of the employee life cycle
• Attend to all local HR administrative tasks including partnership with Finance/Legal as appropriate
• Be accountable as the primary point of contact for all local HR activities and first point of contact for local employees
• Partner with business leaders and the broader HR community to ensure HR services are being delivered timely and in a compliant manner
• Trouble shoot issues and work with appropriate parties to drive resolution

Talent Acquisition

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Business to build understanding of business requirements and to map the role criteria, define position description and requirements

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Position Requirements:

• At least 8 years of HR Generalist experience with at least 3 years HRBP experience in a Commercial environment
• Demonstrated understanding and experience of local employment laws
• Relevant experience with start-up businesses; expertise with setting up new organizations
• Dedicated, fast worker able to withstand the high demands of a fast- paced environment
• A team player, resourceful, meticulous and able to multitask. Pleasant personality with great energy and initiative
• Independent, result-oriented and prepared to roll up one's sleeves to perform hands-on job
• Highly effective interpersonal skills with ability to establish credibility with business leaders quickly
• Excellent written and superior verbal communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated strong management, leadership, coaching expertise
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Preferred Experience/Education/Skills:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree

We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@illumina.com. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.