People & Culture(HR) Country Leader-South Korea

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The Head of People and Culture in South Korea is accountable for all people and culture topics in scope in South Korea, including strategy rollout, driving high employee engagement, creating a consistent, high-performance and growth culture environment. The Head of People & Culture in South Korea, leads as individual contributing, building a community across P&C colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of our People agenda, orchestrating global people and culture services, policies, and programs for local and regional adoption, positioning SAP as a top employer in the market and supporting its business growth.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Drive local people and location strategies aligned with SAP’s global vision while addressing South Korea’s unique market dynamics.
• Act as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to senior leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders, promoting synergy, transparency, and shared goals.
• Orchestrates all People & Culture functions and topics locally, to ensure alignment with business strategy and local and legal requirements.
• Cultivate and amplify a vibrant corporate culture rooted in our values. Promote employee engagement, cohesion, and a sense of belonging that aligns with SAP’s identity.
• Act as the primary liaison with social partners, government authorities, and compliance bodies, ensuring our practices meet local labor laws and standards. Steers conversations and engagement with Labor Union.
• Ensure all People & Culture initiatives, policies, policies and practices align with local regulations, maintaining operational excellence and mitigating risks. This can include executing on operational activities (i.e. coordinating local trainings for anti-harassment and anti-discrimination)
• Drive local leadership culture and development in line with SAP's global framework while serving as a member of the local Executive Leadership Team.
• Elevate SAP’s employer brand by leading internal and external communications, leveraging social media and other platforms to showcase our vibrant culture and attract top talent.
• Partners with multiple teams to foster health and safety environment.
• Manage escalations and implement compliant solutions to people- related challenges
• Role model our Growth Culture Behaviors (We win as one, we act with transparency, we embrace curiosity, we take charge), cultivating a respectful, inclusive and collaborative place across functions.
• Responsible for providing guidance and defining the best framework for LMC, and steering negotiations.
• Please consider this list of expectations and tasks is not exhaustive of all responsibilities.
• This role has a probation period of 3 months.

YOUR PROFILE

• A dynamic, proactive, inclusive leader with proven experience in HR, People Relations, well-versed in South Korea labor laws and social partner relations, preferably within the tech or multinational sectors.
• Has experience influencing without authority in a global and multicultural environment, creating collaborative environment.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to translate global objectives into impactful local practices.
• An excellent communicator and influencer, capable of building strong relationships across diverse stakeholders.
• Fluent in Korean and English, with a passion for creating an engaging and inclusive work environment.
• Loves using data insights for advising business and decision making

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our mission in the People & Culture Services organization is to deliver exceptional value for the business through leading-edge people & culture services putting our employees and managers front and center, leveraging SAP’s game-changing technology.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 444229 | Work Area: Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid