Director HR, Enabling Functions, APMEA

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
DESCRIPTION
How you will make an impact:
As HR Director for Enabling Functions across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA), you will shape and execute the people and organizational strategies that strengthen our enterprise capabilities and advance our Mission.
Serving as the strategic HR partner to five Vice Presidents leading key Enabling Functions across APMEA, you will work closely with regional and global leaders across IT, Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing and other critical Enabling Functions. You will translate business and functional priorities into forward-looking organization, leadership and talent strategies, building the capabilities required to enable growth, transformation and performance across one of our most dynamic and diverse regions.
Operating at the intersection of global functional strategy and regional business needs, you will bring an enterprise perspective, connect talent and capabilities across organizational boundaries, and help shape an organization positioned for both today’s priorities and the opportunities ahead.
What you will do:
Partner with senior APMEA and global functional leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned with business priorities and our 4i values
Collaborate with country HR partners across APMEA and global and regional HR partners to drive the Enabling Functions agenda, ensuring alignment across all levels of the HR organization
Provide strategic counsel to senior leaders on organization effectiveness, leadership, talent, workforce strategy and culture
Translate enterprise and global strategies into APMEA workforce and talent priorities while bringing regional perspectives into global decision-making
Anticipate emerging business and workforce requirements and proactively develop HR strategies that strengthen organizational capability across the diverse APMEA landscape
Lead organization design and effectiveness initiatives supporting business transformation, productivity and growth across APMEA markets
Guide organizational transformations, restructures and integrations across multiple countries, cultures and regulatory environments
Use workforce analytics to identify organizational risks, capability gaps and opportunities, translating data into meaningful leadership actions
Build sustainable leadership and talent pipelines across Enabling Functions in APMEA to support our Mission
Lead talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development, ensuring critical roles have robust plans reflecting APMEA market dynamics
Champion internal mobility and cross-functional talent movement to strengthen enterprise capability and develop future leaders
Act as strategic people leader for major transformation initiatives, integrating people considerations early into business planning
Develop change strategies that build leadership alignment and organizational adoption across diverse markets
Partner with leaders to navigate ambiguity while maintaining organizational effectiveness and employee engagement
Strengthen high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with our 4i values and leadership expectations
Build strong partnerships across HR Centers of Excellence and HR Operations to deliver integrated solutions
Create clarity across matrix relationships and coordinate effectively between global functional HR teams, regional teams and country organizations
Serve as key liaison between Enabling Functions leadership and the broader HR partner network to ensure consistent messaging and execution
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience
Advanced Degree plus 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 12 years of progressive HR leadership experience in large, complex and globally matrixed organizations
Preferred Fields of Study: Human Resources, Business, Organizational Psychology or related discipline
Significant experience partnering with senior executives and influencing business strategy in multinational environments
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively across multiple countries and cultures within Asia Pacific, Middle East and/or Africa
Strong experience across organization design, workforce strategy, talent management, succession planning and change management
Experience supporting multiple corporate or enabling functions (IT, Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing) highly desirable
Experience leading transformation or organizational change in complex, multi-country environments
Proven track record collaborating with country, regional and global HR partners in complex matrix organizations
Skills & Capabilities
Strong business acumen with ability to understand business models, financial drivers and operating strategies
Advanced analytical capability to translate workforce data into strategic insights and actions
Proven ability to influence across global stakeholder networks without direct authority
Exceptional communication and presentation skills across diverse cultures and organizational levels
Enterprise mindset that prioritizes enterprise outcomes over silos
Strategic influence and credibility with senior leaders, constructively challenging assumptions
Organizational effectiveness expertise to design practical interventions across structure, capability and talent
Cultural agility to operate across diverse APMEA markets, cultures and regulatory environments
Ability to create clarity and navigate transformation through ambiguity
Strong partnership capability with country, regional and global HR teams
Expertise in contemporary HR practices and employment law across APMEA jurisdictions
High emotional intelligence with ability to maintain strict confidentiality
Strong commitment to building inclusive culture and developing diverse talent
Travel up to 25-30% internationally across APMEA markets as needed