Group HR Director

About the role

ISI GROUP, Cambodia's leading diversified corporation, is looking for an experienced Group HR Director to report to the Chairman. As the senior-most human capital leader, the role scales and standardizes HR practices across all business units and subsidiaries and leads a team of Cluster Leads (Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding, People & Organization Development) and HRBP Leads. The position is based in Phnom Penh.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement a group-wide HR strategy and act as strategic advisor to the Chairman, BU CEOs and senior leadership on people matters, organizational design and workforce planning.
• Establish consistent HR governance, policies and SOPs, and lead organizational design and change management.
• Lead group-wide talent acquisition, employer branding and workforce planning, including university and professional association partnerships and hiring standards.
• Design a group-wide learning and development framework, build a leadership pipeline and succession plan, and oversee onboarding.
• Implement a group-wide performance management framework and a competitive, transparent compensation and benefits structure, benchmarked regularly against the market.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture, run engagement initiatives, and handle employee relations issues fairly and in line with Cambodian Labour Law.
• Oversee HR operations including payroll, employee data and HRIS, ensure compliance with Cambodian Labour Law, and lead digital HR transformation.
• Build a data-driven HR function with metrics and dashboards, and maintain relationships with the Ministry of Labour and industry associations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field; a Master's or MBA is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a senior HR leadership role (Head of HR level or equivalent).
• Proven track record of scaling HR and implementing group-wide HR strategies in a diversified conglomerate.
• Strong knowledge of Cambodian Labour Law and employment compliance.
• Excellent command of English; Khmer is a strong advantage. Open to Cambodian and expatriate candidates.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience driving HR digital transformation and implementing HRIS platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors or Workday.
• Expertise in organizational design, talent and succession management, leadership development, performance management, compensation and job grading, and HR analytics.
• Ability to influence at C-suite and Board level; professional certification such as SHRM-SCP/CP, CIPD Level 7, PHR/SPHR or CCP is an advantage.

What we offer

• Market-based competitive compensation and benefits.
• Periodic reviews for merit and incentive pay based on organizational and personal achievement.