HR Expert Senior Manager or Deputy Director

About the role

We are seeking an experienced HR professional to lead the development and implementation of compensation frameworks, HR policies, and organizational performance systems for a growing textile and garment manufacturing business in Indonesia. This role will serve as a Center of Excellence (COE) specialist, providing strategic guidance on compensation and benefits, HR compliance, HRIS, shared services, and workforce cost management across multiple manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in compensation design and Indonesian labor regulations with the ability to translate business requirements into practical, consistent, and data-driven HR policies.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement salary structures, job grading frameworks, and compensation policies

• Develop fixed-to-variable pay structures and annual salary adjustment matrices

• Conduct salary benchmarking and market percentile analysis to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity

• Oversee compensation reviews, approvals, and related analytical processes

• Ensure compliance with Indonesian employment regulations, including BPJS, THR, severance pay, and statutory employee benefits

• Review compensation policies and employment practices to minimize legal and financial risks

• Develop company-wide performance management policies and frameworks

• Design and evaluate bonus pools, short-term incentives, and long-term incentive schemes

• Review organizational structures and workforce efficiency across multiple manufacturing sites

• Manage manpower cost budgets and analyze the financial impact of salary adjustments, bonuses, and incentive programs

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline

• Extensive experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, HR COE, or related HR leadership roles

• Strong knowledge of Indonesian labor regulations, including BPJS, THR, severance pay, and statutory employment benefits

• Proven experience designing salary structures, job grading systems, compensation benchmarking, and salary review frameworks

• Demonstrated experience in bonus pool calculations, incentive scheme design, and labor cost budgeting

• Familiarity with HRIS implementation, HR shared services, and multi-site HR operations

• Strong analytical skills, numerical accuracy, and advanced compensation data management capabilities

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with local and cross-cultural stakeholders

• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia is mandatory

• Experience in textile, garment, apparel, footwear, or other labor-intensive manufacturing industries is preferred