Senior HR Business Partner Manager

Client Overview

Our client is a fast-growing real estate development and investment company based in Bali, specializing in luxury property developments and investment projects in prime locations across the island.

The company manages the full property development lifecycle, covering land acquisition, architectural design, construction, investment, and professional property management. With an international leadership team and a portfolio of premium residential and hospitality projects, the company serves a predominantly international investor and clientele base.

As the organization continues to expand, it is strengthening its internal HR governance and professionalizing its people-management framework to support sustainable growth and minimize employment-related risks.

Job Role

The Senior HR Business Partner / HR Governance Manager will lead the development and professionalization of the company's HR governance framework.

Reporting directly to the Founder, this is a strategic yet hands-on position focused on Indonesian employment law, HR policy development, employment contract structuring, employee relations, organizational governance, and performance management.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted HR advisor to senior leadership while building structured HR policies, employee documentation, accountability frameworks, and risk-management processes that align business needs with Indonesian labor regulations.

Key Responsibilities

HR Governance & Policy Development

• Build and strengthen the company's HR governance framework and internal policies.

• Develop and implement comprehensive Employee Handbooks, HR policies, procedures, and accountability frameworks.

• Establish structured HR processes that support organizational growth and consistency.

• Review and improve existing HR practices to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Labor Law & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Indonesian labor regulations, including applicable provisions under UU Cipta Kerja.

• Monitor changes in employment regulations and advise management on potential business and legal implications.

• Establish appropriate controls to minimize employment-related risks.

• Provide practical guidance to management on employment matters and regulatory requirements.

Employment Contract & Documentation

• Standardize employment contracts and related HR documentation across the organization.

• Manage and review PKWT and PKWTT employment structures.

• Develop and review executive-level employment and service agreements where required.

• Ensure employment documentation provides appropriate legal protection while remaining commercially practical.

Employee Relations & HR Risk Management

• Manage complex employee relations and sensitive HR matters with professionalism and sound judgment.

• Lead disciplinary processes, employee investigations, terminations, organizational restructuring, and other sensitive employment situations.

• Support the company in resolving industrial relations matters and disputes, including coordination with Disnaker or PHI when required.

• Develop preventive approaches to reduce employee relations and compliance risks.

Strategic HR Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Founder and senior leadership on HR strategy, organizational structure, and people-related risks.

• Provide recommendations on organizational design, management accountability, and workforce governance.

• Support leadership during organizational changes, restructuring, and business expansion.

• Translate business requirements into practical and legally sound HR solutions.

Performance Management & Organizational Development

• Develop clear performance management and accountability structures.

• Support the establishment of appropriate KPIs and performance evaluation processes.

• Strengthen management accountability and organizational effectiveness.

• Help transition the HR function from primarily administrative activities toward a strategic business partner model.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (S1) in Law, Psychology, Human Resource Management, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 8–15 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in HRBP, HR Strategic, HR Manager, or equivalent senior HR roles.

• Strong hands-on experience combined with strategic HR responsibility.

• Proven experience working within international hospitality, real estate development, property, or related businesses, preferably in Bali.

• Experience working with international management or global leadership is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience advising CEOs, Founders, Owners, or senior management on complex HR matters.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of Indonesian Labor Law and UU Cipta Kerja.

• Proven expertise in employment contract structuring, including PKWT and PKWTT.

• Strong experience developing Company Regulations (Peraturan Perusahaan) and/or Collective Labor Agreements (PKB).

• Experience designing HR policies, employee handbooks, and governance frameworks from the ground up.

• Strong background in complex Employee Relations (ER) and Industrial Relations (IR).

• Experience handling sensitive termination, restructuring, disciplinary, and dispute-resolution matters.

• Familiarity with Disnaker and PHI processes is highly advantageous.

Language

• Professional fluency in English, both written and spoken, for daily communication with international management, reporting, coordination, and legal documentation.

• Strong Bahasa Indonesia proficiency.

Professional Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking combined with a hands-on execution mindset.

• Confident advising senior leadership and challenging decisions when necessary.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• High integrity, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive employee matters.

• Strong understanding of business risk and ability to balance legal compliance with commercial practicality.

• Comfortable working independently as a single-contributor HR leader in a growing organization.

Working Arrangement

• Hybrid working arrangement based in Bali.

• Work-from-anywhere flexibility with frequent visits to project sites in the Ubud/Gianyar area.

• Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00.