Job Summary
The HR Assistant Manager, Operational Excellence & HRIS will support the continuous improvement of HR processes, service delivery, digital enablement across Asia. The role focuses on identifying opportunities to simplify standardize HR processes, enhance operational effectiveness, support the adoption of digital solutions expansion of our HR system capability to improve efficiency employee experience.
Reporting to the Human Resources Director, Asia this individual will liaison partner with the Global Director, HRIS Process Improvement to ensure global alignment while championing regional needs. They will work closely with HR leaders, country HR teams, HRIS, HR operations, other stakeholders to identify coordinate improvement initiatives help build scalable, data-driven HR practices across the region.
Essential Functions
• Support the identification, prioritization, implementation of HR process improvement initiatives across Asia by applying continuous improvement methodologies best practices.
• Partner with HR leaders, country HR teams, business stakeholders to identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, optimize HR processes, enhancing operational efficiency employee experience.
• Coordinate regional HR operational excellence initiatives, ensuring effective execution, progress tracking, sharing of best practices across countries.
• Support HR digitalization initiatives by identifying opportunities fautomation, process simplification, improved utilization of HR technologies.
• Ensure the region leverages Avient’s HR system, PeopleLink to its fullest by expanding system tool use in the region. Partner with HR, HRIS, external vendors (as needed) to support enhancements, implementation activities, continuous improvement of HR systems related processes.
• Support HR managers in improving HR data quality, reporting, dashboards, providing meaningful analytics insights to support business HR decision-making.
• Assist in documenting HR processes, developing business cases, recommending practical solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, service delivery. Support adoption of new approaches transition of work to HR Operations, where applicable.
• Support governance of regional HR systems, including coordination of enhancement requests, testing, user communication, training, change management activities, as the regional liaison to the global HRIS leader team. Ensures alignment with global processes approaches while championing regional needs.
• Stay informed of external best practices emerging technologies, recommending opportunities to enhance HR operations digital capabilities.
Education Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Human Resources, a related discipline.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in HR Operations, process improvement, business process optimization, HRIS, business analytics, Human Resources.
• Proven experience supporting process improvement, digitalization, operational excellence initiatives, preferably in a regional multinational environment.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects collaborating effectively with HR, IT, business stakeholders, external vendors.
• Hands-on experience with HR systems (e.g.,acle other HRIS platforms) supporting system enhancements implementations is preferred.
• Experience in HR reporting, data analysis, dashboard development, with the ability to translate data actionable insights.
• Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) project management practices is an advantage.
Skills Certifications
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify improvement opportunities recommend practical solutions.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies continuous improvement principles; Lean Six Sigma certification experience is preferred.
• Good understanding of HR processes the ability to identify opportunities fstandardization, simplification, operational efficiency.
• Experience using HR systems (e.g.,acle HCM) proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with reporting data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) is an advantage.
• Effective project coordinationganizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities deliver results within timelines.
• Strong communication stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across HR, IT, business functions, external vendors.
• Demonstrated learning agility a continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in HR digitalization emerging technologies.
• Proficiency in written spoken English
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