The Role
As HR Manager, you'll advise leaders, align global initiatives with local execution, ensure labor law compliance, oversee operations, and drive people programs for high performance.
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Why join us?
We’re a global tech company, just not the kind you’re picturing. Sure, we’ve got catered lunches, team events, cool merch, and yes... dogs in the office. But that’s not why people join.
Our team of nearly a thousand people wakes up every day to make our product and our customers’ lives better. At SafetyCulture, you’ll hear “yes, let’s give it a shot” more often than “that’s not how we do things here.”
People join because we’re building tools that make work better for the 3 billion people who keep the world moving - factory floor operators, baggage handlers, truck drivers, servers, store assistants. The ones who make things happen. We’ve got the scale and innovation you’d expect from big tech. The difference? No endless layers of sign-off. No corporate theatre. Just smart, experienced people solving real problems fast.
The scale is big. But the ownership’s personal. Every full-time team member gets equity - real skin in the game. When we grow, you do too. We’re not perfect, no company is. But this next chapter of our growth is about scaling with intelligence, not just size - fueled by operational maturity, a clear vision, and a strong focus on AI.
This is big tech impact, without the big tech ick. If that excites you more than it scares you, you’ll fit right in.
As HR Manager, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Manila leaders, including the Head of Support and Director, Scaled Success, combining strategic people partnering with strong operational HR leadership. As a member of the Manila Senior Leadership Team, you will proactively address complex people challenges, enable informed decision-making, and support the delivery of ambitious business goals. Acting as the senior People leader in-region, you will align global People initiatives with effective local execution, ensure compliance with labour laws, oversee day-to-day people operations, and drive continuous improvement. Through end-to-end delivery of people programs, workforce and performance planning, and scalable, compliant processes, you will strengthen employee engagement and foster a high-performance culture.
How you will spend your time:
- Partner with local and global leaders to drive strong commercial outcomes through effective partnership with operations, enabling scalable, people-led business decisions.
- Provide functional leadership across the local HR team and the Manila site, ensuring cultural alignment and a consistent, high-quality employee experience end to end.
- Design, lead, and continuously evolve People & Culture programs that support the Manila site’s strategic objectives and foster a high-performance culture.
- Deliver leadership and employee development programs that build capability, accelerate performance, and develop high-performing teams.
- Operate as the lynch pin of the People Team in region. Partner with the global P&C function to ensure all cultural, engagement, compliance and systems initiatives/requirements are met.
- Oversee day-to-day people operations, ensuring accurate execution and approvals across onboarding, offboarding, employee movements, salary changes, and system updates in HiBob.
- Leverage people data to generate insights, inform people strategies, and drive high-quality decision-making.
- Provide expert coaching and guidance on employee relations and performance management, ensuring fair, consistent outcomes and full compliance with local labour laws.
- Ensure policies are regularly reviewed, updated, communicated, and audited, including compliance with policy acknowledgements and SOC2 requirements.
- Actively contribute to cross-functional and global People & Culture initiatives to scale systems, policies, and programs across locations.
What you bring to the role:
- Demonstrated experience in a strategic HR Manager role partnering within a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
- Deep and current knowledge of Philippine labour laws, with the ability to apply them pragmatically in a commercial context.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive commercial outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously, providing clear, confident direction and well-reasoned recommendations to leaders at all levels including the Executive Leadership Team if required.
- Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, with credibility and impact across all levels of the organisation.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, consistently identifying opportunities to add value, streamline processes, and mitigate risks before they emerge.
- Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently, supported by strong planning, prioritisation, time management, and organisational capabilities.
- Strong analytical capability, leveraging data and insights to inform decisions, shape recommendations, and drive outcomes.
- Highly adaptable communication style, tailored to effectively engage and influence diverse audiences.
We’re committed to building inclusive teams and cultivating a sense of belonging so our people can bring their whole authentic selves to work each day. We seek to make reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to create an even playing field for all candidates. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the entire SafetyCulture team we’ve built an incredible culture which has seen us recognised as a Best Place to Work in Australia , the US and the UK.
Even if you don't meet every requirement listed in the ad, please consider applying for this role. We prioritise inclusion and value individuals with potential over a checklist of qualifications. Don't rule yourself out, hit that apply button if this job resonates with you
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The Company
What We Do
SafetyCulture is a global technology company that puts the power of continuous improvement into everyone's hands. Our operations platform unlocks the power of observation at scale, giving leaders visibility and workers a voice in driving quality, efficiency, and safety improvements.
More than 60,000 customers use our operations platform to perform checks, train staff, report issues, and automate tasks. In doing so, we drive processes that help businesses get better every day.
Recent analysis by Forrester found that our flagship products provide a 214% return on investment for customers, and USD $3.6M in cost savings from operational improvements.
From top Australian ASX-listed grocer and retailer Coles and American aviation giant JetBlue, to Europe’s largest hospitality multi-national Accor, our operations platform is helping teams in every industry.
