P&O Core Consultant, SEA

Interested in a career that matters?

At Novonesis, our People & Organisation (P&O) function plays a critical role in enabling our business and people to thrive—today and in the future. As a P&O Consultant, you will be part of a collaborative regional team supporting employees and leaders across Southeast Asia, ensuring consistent, compliant, and people‑centric HR operations. If you enjoy combining operational excellence with advisory impact in a dynamic, multi‑country environment, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a difference.

The Role & Your Impact

In this role, you will deliver high‑quality P&O operational services while acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the SEA region. You will help standardize and continuously improve core HR processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a positive employee experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Standardizing and centralizing core HR operational processes, including Benefits Administration, Work Visa support, Employee Ticketing, and Onboarding, to enable scalable and efficient service delivery
• Providing accurate, timely, and compliant P&O advice aligned with company policies and local labor legislation
• Supporting and guiding stakeholders on employee relations matters, including performance management, misconduct, grievances, and conflict resolution
• Coordinating and executing employee lifecycle processes such as promotions, job changes, terminations, and employee data updates
• Partnering closely with P&O Partners, Recruitment, and business teams across SEA, acting as a trusted advisor to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring high data quality, documentation standards, and local system accuracy, including audits, reporting, and statutory filings
• Representing the region and contributing to regional and global P&O projects, including compliance initiatives, SOP refinement, and HR system enhancements (e.g. Workday)

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

To succeed in this role, you bring solid P&O operational experience and the confidence to work independently in a complex, multi‑country environment:

• More than 5 years of experience in HR Operations, HR Shared Services, or a similar function, with multi‑country scope
• Hands‑on experience across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, transfers, performance cycles, leaves of absence, immigration matters, and offboarding
• Strong knowledge of HR policies, labor laws, and HR best practices across key regions
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on data accuracy, compliance, and process adherence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and take a proactive, solution‑oriented approach

Additional Skills & Interests We Value

• Experience supporting Southeast Asia markets
• Exposure to HR systems such as Workday or similar global HR platforms
• Experience participating in regional or global HR transformation or standardization projects
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills across diverse cultures and seniority levels

What We Offer

At Novonesis, you will join a purpose‑driven organization where people, collaboration, and continuous learning are at the heart of what we do. We offer:

• Opportunities to work in a truly regional and global context
• A collaborative and inclusive culture with knowledgeable P&O colleagues
• Continuous learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth
• The chance to contribute to impactful P&O initiatives that shape the employee experience

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career