Head of HR - Phuket Base

Head of Human Resources 
Location: Phuket (Naiyang Office)
 
Role Overview
This role serves as the senior HR leader for the Phuket operations, providing both strategic and hands-on leadership across multiple real estate projects and affiliated businesses. The position partners closely with business leaders to drive workforce effectiveness, organizational performance, employee engagement, and HR operational excellence, while ensuring a strong people agenda that supports business growth.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall HR function across assigned business units and project locations, ensuring effective people management practices and alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, internal mobility, promotions, and employee separation processes.
• Act as a trusted advisor to management on employee relations matters, disciplinary actions, grievance handling, conflict resolution, and workplace issues.
• Partner with business leaders on organizational design, manpower planning, performance management, attendance management, and broader workforce challenges.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, HR procedures, employment regulations, and Thai labor laws across all operations.
• Collaborate closely with Head Office HR teams on payroll, compensation and benefits, recruitment, HR operations, and other corporate HR initiatives.
• Maintain accurate employee records, organization charts, headcount reporting, and HR documentation to support effective decision-making and compliance requirements.
• Conduct regular site visits and provide practical, business-focused HR solutions that address operational and workforce needs.
• Support organizational transformation, workforce optimization, employee engagement initiatives, and the development of a strong performance-driven culture.
• Contribute to talent management, succession planning, leadership development, performance management, and learning initiatives to strengthen organizational capability.
• Lead, coach, and develop the local HR team to ensure high-quality HR service delivery and ongoing building of ongoing capability.

Ideal Background

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• More than 10 years of progressive HR experience, including significant leadership exposure at HR Manager, Senior HR Manager, Head of HR, or equivalent levels.
• Strong hands-on expertise across core HR management disciplines, including employee relations, workforce planning, recruitment, HR operations, organizational effectiveness, and performance management.
• Good understanding of talent management, organizational development, employee engagement, learning and development, and succession planning practices.
• Experience within real estate development, residential property, hospitality, construction, or other project-based environments would be highly advantageous.
• Solid knowledge of Thai labor law, employment regulations, and employee relations best practices.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, influencing, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proactive, adaptable, and capable of operating effectively in a dynamic, hands-on business environment.
• Possesses a valid driving license and is comfortable traveling between project locations within Phuket.
• Available to work two Saturdays per month as required by business operations.