HR COE Expert

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly accountable and results-oriented HR COE Expert with 8-15 years of HR experience. The ideal candidate must have solid exposure in Compensation & Benefits and/or Talent Management, while possessing cross-functional COE capabilities.

This role will be responsible for building and optimizing foundational HR frameworks from 0 to 1, including job architecture, grading systems, total rewards framework, benefits structure, performance management, and learning & development systems.

The successful candidate must have prior experience working in a fast-growing and dynamic environment, demonstrating resilience, strong execution capability, and the ability to deliver under pressure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Job Architecture & Governance

• Design and implement company-wide job architecture and grading framework
• Establish structured career pathways and promotion governance
• Ensure scalability, internal equity, and governance discipline

2. Total Rewards & Compensation Framework

• Develop salary structures, grading bands, and incentive mechanisms
• Build annual compensation review processes
• Conduct market benchmarking and workforce cost modeling
• Ensure high standards of accuracy, data integrity, and compliance

3. Benefits & Rewards Design

• Structure and optimize employee benefits programs
• Ensure competitiveness, cost discipline, and regulatory compliance
• Continuously enhance total rewards positioning

4. Talent & Performance Framework

• Build and refine performance management systems
• Establish succession planning and talent pipeline frameworks
• Develop competency models aligned with business strategy

5. Learning & Development Framework

• Design structured L&D roadmap from 0 to 1
• Align capability development with workforce and business priorities

6. HR Data & Analytics

• Perform compensation analysis, workforce cost modeling, and scenario planning
• Build dashboards and management reporting
• Translate data into actionable insights for leadership
• Maintain strong governance and accuracy standards

Requirements

Experience

• 8-15 years of HR experience
• Solid exposure in at least one COE function - Compensation & Benefits, Talent Management
• Experience beyond a single specialization; able to integrate multiple HR modules
• Proven experience building HR frameworks from scratch (0-1 setup preferred)
• Prior experience in a fast-growing, high-change, or transformation environment is required

Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Highly results-driven with strong execution discipline
• Self-motivated and able to operate independently
• Strong analytical capability and high data sensitivity
• Detail-oriented with high standards of accuracy
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated resilience and adaptability in ambiguous environments

Education

• Bachelor's degree or above