Senior Human Resource professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Human Resource Business Partner Lead (Senior Manager)
Silverlake Group of Companies
04.2019 - Current
Oversees and leading the Human Resource Business Partner team for Silverlake Group with entities represented mainly throughout South East Asia.
Develop and manage a team of Business Partners to partner with key stakeholders throughout Silverlake Group
Managed strategic partnership initiatives to drive measurable outcomes and deeper relationships with cross-functional teams.
Responsible for brokering the relationship between business units and Group HR
Ensuring a seamless, consistent and best practice HR Service Delivery.
Coach and support managers to ensure they understand the importance of identifying, attracting and selecting the best talent for their business while championing for career and performance development.
Identifies, designs and deploys work, while engaging in a collaborative culture inside and outside of the HR function.
Understand the business and external context, being able to create sustainable solutions which will drive business performance.
Analyse data to gain insights and create recommendations. Use data beyond informing, to persuade, influence, challenge and gain buy-in to decision making and evaluate solutions.
Support brand initiatives in implementation of people plan, engaging with Training & Development / CoE’s to shape and implement solutions that meet the business challenges.
Champion organizational change – heavily involved in Silverlake group transformation project
Achievements
Succession Management Program
Involve in overall Silverlake Group Restructuring exercise (Company Acquisitions, Mergers, Closures and Optimization)
Introduced & Conducted HR for non-HR manager sharing
Implementation of online learning using Linkedin & Introduction of Training Calendar
Enhancement of benefits inclusive the introduction of flexi benefit & travel insurance
Involved in the creation of Pandemic Business Continuity Plan
Set up Talent Acquisition team
Directing the recruitment team’s effort towards employer branding efforts that centers around long-term talent attraction strategies
Silver Winner for Best Employee Wellness Strategy at Employee Experience Awards 2022 (organized by HR Online)
Gold Winner for Best HR Team (MNC) at Human Resources Excellence Awards 2023
Senior Manager
Baker Tilly Malaysia
01.2018 - 04.2019
Strategic Business Partnering
Responsible to create and chart a 5 year plan for Baker Tilly to be the best place to work.
Overseeing full spectrum of daily HR operations
Achievements
Implementation of Enhanced Hospitalization and Surgical Benefit
Enhancement to Maternity & Paternity Benefit
Designed and conducted Employee Engagement Survey
Improve Upward Appraisal using google form
Part of the committee for Baker Tilly rebranding project
Organised Baker Tilly’s 1st Leadership Development Conference
Manage employee recreational area (O@S1S)
Introduce Baker Tilly Pause for year 2019
Manager
Baker Tilly Monteiro Heng
01.2015 - 12.2017
Mainly responsible for talent attraction and talent management activities and assisted in other HR operation as and when required
Responsible for overall employer branding strategy and activities inclusive of engagement with professional bodies and campuses
Perform HR analytics based on available data for Management's decision making
Achievements
Promoted to Manager in 2017
Successfully upgraded Baker Tilly Malaysia’s ACCA Gold Status for Trainee Development to Platinum Status
Successfully registered Baker Tilly as a recognized employer with ICAEW opening up new talent source for the company
Invite and organized sharing session with Professional Accounting bodies (ACCA, CPA & ICAEW) for talent development
Assisted and process payroll of 10 out of 11 entities without prior payroll experience for 4 months
Involved in HR system migration from UBS to HR2000 in March
Involved in launching of E-Leave system for whole Baker Tilly group in stages from March to July
Set up Recruitment SOP for Baker Tilly Group
Improved recruitment process inclusive introduction of new candidate assessments and creation of Candidate Tracking System
A member of Baker Tilly Malaysia’s Training Committee member to streamline and identify trainings for employee development
Organised Employee Relation programs (ie: Fire Safety Talk, Health Month, Self Protection Talk and etc)
Assistant Manager
ITS Holdings Sdn Bhd
08.2013 - 12.2014
Join ITS as an Assistant HR Manager in an operational and semi strategic regional role.
Day to day HR Operational activities Recruitment, Employee Performance Improvement Meetings, Employee Relations and consulting businesses on HR related matters.
Few projects involved: Employer Branding (Career Fair), Employee Newsletter, Conducting Townhalls and Creation of Key Performance Index.
Achievements
Employment was confirmed on 1st December 2013.Confirmation was due on 1 February 2014.
Reason for Leaving - Better opportunity (Exposure to payroll and leadership role)
Senior Human Resource Executive
Canon Marketing Malaysia Sdn Bhd
07.2007 - 07.2013
During my 6 years plus with Canon, I have been exposed and contributed to 3 out of 4 core HR functions (Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relation & Recruitment). In 2010, I was exposed to the business partner aspect of HR by my new HR Director and was trained to execute my role in a business partner capacity. Since then, I have undertaken ad hoc projects and work together with business units with regards to their manpower requirements, development and management.
Organize and implement employee engagement activities (ie: Birthday Celebrations, Breakfast get together, Management & Staff Dialogues and etc).
Talent recognition award (Long Service Award, Best Employees Award & KPI Trip Award)
Talent Attraction and Selection activities
Manpower Planning and Budget
Achievements
Work together with Canon’s regional office to set up and launch regional’s HR system locally and conduct trainings to colleagues on regional’s web-based leave module (2009-2010).
Work together with IT Colleagues to automate the medical claims process and conduct briefings to all colleagues (2010-2011).
Involve in the exercise to review Canon’s Health Benefit and prepare reports/proposal(inclusive of cost impact) to management for approval (2010-2011).
Prepare materials and conduct sharing sessions on HR for Non-HR Managers.
Involves in Safety & Health Committee(2008-2011).
Staff Recreation Club Committee Member (2008).
Create a new template for manpower budget and costing using Excel, enhancing the whole process.
Create a template for behavioral based interview question for Marketing/sales role.
Achieves 2012’s Recruitment Quality Objectives
Reason for leaving - Looking for more exposure
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies/Administration/Management
University Science Malaysia
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
04.2001 -
Skills
Talent recruitment
Talent Management
Strategic planning
Organizational development
Problem-solving
Process improvements
Change management
Analytical skills
Human resources management
Additional Info
Expected Salary: MYR 28,000
Preferred Work Location: Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya
About Me
Gender: Male
Age: 42 years
Address: No 47, Jalan Setia Utama U13/39C, Setia Alam Seksyen U13, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Nationality: Malaysian
Permanent Resident: Malaysia
Timeline
Human Resource Business Partner Lead (Senior Manager)
Silverlake Group of Companies
04.2019 - Current
Senior Manager
Baker Tilly Malaysia
01.2018 - 04.2019
Manager
Baker Tilly Monteiro Heng
01.2015 - 12.2017
Assistant Manager
ITS Holdings Sdn Bhd
08.2013 - 12.2014
Senior Human Resource Executive
Canon Marketing Malaysia Sdn Bhd
07.2007 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies/Administration/Management
Human Resource Business Partner at ROCHEM Separation Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.Human Resource Business Partner at ROCHEM Separation Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.