Director – People Business Partnering, Global Manufacturing

People Business Partner (PBP) Director, Global Manufacturing & Engineering, is a strategic HR leadership role embedded within Resmed's rapidly expanding SEA supply chain hub. This role partners directly with senior leaders across Global Engineering and Global Manufacturing teams to drive transformation, workforce strategy, and organizational effectiveness. Based in Singapore, the role enables real-time collaboration, accelerates decision-making, and ensures HR is at the forefront of Resmed's supply chain evolution. This role is pivotal to Resmed's transformation journey, enabling faster execution of strategic imperatives, strengthening regional partnerships, and embedding HR leadership within the business.

Let's talk about Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering:
  Full accountability of People Business partnering support for Global Manufacturing and Global Engineering and leading the SEA hub which will become Supply Chain's leading manufacturing and engineering operations. Collaborate with key stakeholders and leadership to shape operating models, workforce plans, and organizational design.
• Transformation Leadership:
  Lead people strategy for Network 2030 and Manufacturing Transformation, including change management and capability building.
• Change & Engagement Support
  Build communication and engagement plans tailored to each function and audience. Ensure smooth adoption of systems and behaviors associated with Manufacturing & Engineering transformation.
• Technical Career Pathway Deployment
  Ensure all engineering teams are working within the guidelines of the Technical Career Pathways program and there is alignment more broadly with other engineering functions.
• Industrial & Government Relations
  Work with the teams on the ground in country to provide strategic oversight on all industrial relations matters and government body decisions.
• Cross-Functional Engagement:
  Embed people considerations into operations forums, ensuring alignment across commercial and supply chain priorities.
• Engineering Collaboration:
  Support senior engineering leaders across the globe with team design, leadership development, and transformation readiness. Build capability plans for all core engineering domains specifically skills that can be transferred from Australia to SEA.
• Global-Local Connector:
  Translate enterprise-wide people strategies into locally relevant actions across SEA, fostering cross-functional alignment.
• Talent Development & Succession Planning:
  Build the talent and automation plans incl. strong talent pipelines and support leadership development across global manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Operational Oversight:
  Provide PBP support for Johor operations and contribute to strategic planning for potential site development in Thailand.

Let's talk about Qualifications and Experience:

• MBA or equivalent post graduate qualification in Human Resources or related discipline with strong experience People leadership/Strategic Business Partnering
• Demonstrated understanding of business and functional processes
• Results oriented and operates with a sense of urgency; ability to prioritize/problem solving skills; decision-making/analysis skills; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing change initiatives
• Effective interpersonal/communication skills with the ability to influence and lead others
• Experience in a global, matrix management structure, and working with a virtual workforce
• Track record of bringing tangible value to business
• Self-directed work style, able to work autonomously with minimal direction and deliver results with customer service skills, action oriented
• Strong coaching, consulting and facilitation skills
• Project management skills - strategically execute programs end-to-end
• Relationship Management/ Org savvy
• Global acumen…empathy for customers globally, driving to global outcomes
• Learning agility - passion to learn, pivot, translate learning into action