Senior HR Generalist

Job Responsibilities:

Culture And Engagement:

• Build effective relationships within the organization to enable a culture of trust 
• Collaborate with managers and teams to support a high-performance culture and employee engagement 
• Execute culture and engagement initiatives and activities 
• Support the business to retain critical talent and reduce turnover 
• Provide insights from engagement surveys, employee feedback and exit interviews to improve employee retention 
• Proactively participate and contribute to Culture Booster 

Talent Acquisition And Onboarding:

• Partner with Hiring Managers, Talent Acquisition and external agencies to ensure the hiring needs of the Malaysia team are fulfilled in an effective and timely manner 
• Support interviews as needed 
• Administer headcount approval requests, budget for roles, offers to candidates, visas for transfer, etc 
• Manage the onboarding and orientation process for new starters 

Compliance:

• Keep abreast of employment laws and regulations in MY 
• Provide advice and support to managers and employees as appropriate 
• Maintain HR documentation, employee records, policies and procedures to meet compliance standards 
• Coordinate internal and external HR-related audits, ensuring a green scorecard, actioning improvements promptly and proactively reducing the risk of any non-conformances 
• Support Payroll in accurate and timely submission of government reports, such as WGEA 
• Provide HR-related information for tenders and customer queries 
• Administer credit card application approvals 

Talent Management:

• Support and execute succession planning to build a strong pipeline of talent and leaders 
• Support the development of employees based on the priorities that the business sets out to achieve as well as to support career aspiration of talent 
• Assist to build strong leadership that is focused on high performance, teamwork, and development and retention of talent 
• Support managers to identify training and competency needs of employees, source and organize training activities for learning and development plans 

Compensation, Benefits And Cost Management:

• Support the management of headcount and labor cost to ensure fixed cost remains constant 
• Administer monthly forecasting and annual headcount budgeting, providing key insights 
• Support requests for employee moves, salary adjustments, etc. as appropriate, using judgement to constructively challenge and feedback in situations where an alternative approach is better suited 
• Administer the Malaysia benefits program 
• Support the merit review process 
• Identify cost saving opportunities without impacting the performance of the organization 
• Support the management of leave balances 

Data Management

• To ensure accuracy of the data maintenance 
• Ability to analyze and response to data/ census request   

Performance Management And Employee Relations:

• Support performance processes including objective setting, mid-year reviews, end of year reviews 
• Address employee issues including grievances, performance management, investigations, etc. 

Others

Projects And Other Responsibilities:

• Undertake HR projects both locally and as part of the global/regional HR function 
• From time to time, help develop programs relating to soft skills, team building and training 
• Provide HR data analytics and reports as needed 
• ISO audit preparation and participation 
• Partner with the Health and Safety Manager and Payroll Coordinator for workers compensation, return to work and employee absence matters 

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for improvement in HR policies, procedures and processes 
• Priorities and implement approved HR strategies to enhance productivity, high performance and the employee experience 

Whs, Environment & Quality:

• Comply with all Work, Health & Safety, Environment and Quality obligations 
• Actively practice and promote safety in the workplace 

Job Qualifications:

• Degree in HR/IR or similar 
• Strong in analytical skills and excel applications. 
• Employment and labor law 
• HR processes and enhancement  
• Experience with global matrix organizations 
• Experience within the technology industry preferred 
• Min of 5 years’ experience in generalist HR 
• Conflict resolution 
• Strong communicator (verbal & written) 
• Good interpersonal skills and has the ability to build trusting relationships 
• Professional, fair and empathetic in dealing with people 
• Attention to detail 
• Organized 
• Analytical and problem-solving capability 
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment 

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.  

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:  Safety.  Integrity. Respect.  Teamwork.  Diversity & Inclusion.

Our Strategic Priorities

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

Our Behaviors

• Own It
• Think Big and Execute
• Act With Urgency
• Own It
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Promote Transparent and Open Communication
• Learn and Seek Out Development
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Lead by Example