HC Director

Role Overview

As the Human Capital (HC) Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the organization’s Human Capital strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements. This senior leadership position demands a strategic visionary who can drive organizational transformation, optimize workforce capabilities, and foster a high-performance culture. You will oversee the entire spectrum of Human Capital functions, from talent management and succession planning to organizational design and digital transformation, while ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and sustainable workforce development.

Key Responsibilities

The HC Director is responsible for developing and leading the Human Capital strategy in close partnership with executive leadership. Your role involves translating business priorities into workforce, talent, and organizational capability strategies that support growth and transformation. You will lead critical initiatives such as organizational design and restructuring, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives, governance models, and operating frameworks. Additionally, you will drive the development of a future-ready workforce by identifying emerging skill requirements, leadership needs, and critical capabilities to support the organization’s evolving agenda.

Your responsibilities will include overseeing the execution of annual and long-term Human Capital business plans, budgets, and strategic initiatives. You will manage workforce risks, including succession planning, talent retention, labor law compliance, and organizational continuity, while ensuring alignment with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) objectives and responsible employment practices. A key focus will be on enhancing organizational effectiveness through continuous evaluation of structures, operating models, workforce productivity, and role optimization to drive business performance.

Strategic Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement

As a strategic advisor to executive leadership and business units, you will provide insights and recommendations to support the successful delivery of investment, development, and operational objectives. You will build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to align people initiatives with organizational priorities. Your role will involve monitoring and reporting Human Capital performance, workforce risks, and strategic KPIs to executive leadership, ensuring timely interventions and continuous improvement.

You will lead Human Capital digital transformation initiatives, leveraging technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to enhance workforce experience and service delivery. This includes overseeing the implementation of People Analytics and workforce insights to support data-driven decision-making. Additionally, you will champion employee experience, culture, and engagement strategies to strengthen retention, productivity, and employer brand positioning.

Talent Management and Organizational Capability

The HC Director will oversee talent management and succession planning strategies to strengthen leadership pipelines and ensure continuity for critical positions. You will drive organizational capability and leadership development initiatives to ensure the availability of future-ready talent aligned with the organization’s long-term strategy. Your responsibilities will also include providing executive oversight of all Human Capital functions—such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, and HC Operations—ensuring alignment, integration, and service excellence across the organization.

You will lead workforce governance and headcount control processes to optimize workforce utilization, maintain budget discipline, and ensure alignment with approved business and growth plans. Your role will involve supporting executive management and relevant Board Committees through the provision of Human Capital insights, succession planning updates, and organizational effectiveness reporting. By championing a high-performance culture and sustainable workforce development, you will contribute to the organization’s long-term value creation and strategic success.