HR M&A (Manager - Expert I)

Do you want to work with passionate teams, providing excellent business and digital services to the Asia Pacific region

Do you want an open, supportive, and caring working environment

Do you view your development needs seriously as we do

If YES, then take your career to the #NextLevel with BASF !

Objectives of the Position

• Work in very dynamic environment collaborating with different units and multiple levels of HR teams to carry out the assigned HR M&A / divestiture projects within Asia Pacific depends on the project nature, scale, and actual need

Main Tasks

• Depend on the project scope, the incumbent will lead or participate following activities in the HR M&A, integration, or divestiture projects:

• HR M&A - HR due diligence, information research, quantitative analysis and qualitative recommendation, negotiation support, contracts review, closing readiness implementation and tracking, labour relations recommendations, etc.
• HR Integration - policies comparison, policies integration/ harmonization recommendations and implementations, HR organization review and change management, training coordination, integration planning etc.
• HR Divestiture - carve out HR systems & policies, source of HR service/ benefits vendors, support new entity setup and HR system/policy formation, employee communications, off boarding arrangement, etc.

• The incumbent will also be responsible for supporting Compensation and Benefits matters (annual cycle, policies management, queries management, stakeholder managements) for selected country (s) and making sure HR M&A team are kept abreast with developments in C&B projects, updates, policies and ensure alignment with ongoing M&A projects.
• Participate in global community on demand to provide training to relevant HR stakeholders
• Develop and enhance HR due diligence database, HR tools / templates for related activities(M&A and C&B)

Requirements

Education

• Holder of Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related disciplines

Working Experience & Skills

• 6 years of hands-on HR experience in a sizable organization with multiple business units in environment of diverse culture. Less experience could also be considered

Technical & Professional Knowledge

• Strong HR generalist knowledge with experience in HR policies/ Compensation & Benefits
• Good knowledge of labor legislation in multiple countries in APAC region
• Previous experience in HR project management/execution, or M&A/integration preferred
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, detail-oriented with excellent analytical capability and problem-solving mindset, able to deliver under time pressure in very dynamic environment
• Professionals with corporate HR or HR consulting background are welcome to apply
• Fluent in English, both oral and written, with an additional Asian language (preferably Mandarin due to significance coverage of projects in China)
• Good skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre was established in 2005. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the regional service hub has approximately 1,200 employees and growing. Focused on being a competency and digitalization driven hub, it also provides quality functional and know-how services in the areas of finance, controlling, human resources, real estate and facilities management, communications, environmental, health and safety, procurement, import-export order management, and information services to BASF companies and affiliates in the Asia Pacific region. BASF also has two other regional hubs located in Berlin, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay that cover the Europe and Americas regions.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at .