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Director Human Resources, Korea @ Emerson Career Site

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WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

No calls or agencies please.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

  • Build strong partnerships across businesses, functions, and leadership teams to create a consistent and engaging employee experience, strengthen organizational capability, and support business objectives.
  • Serve as a trusted talent partner, advisor and coach to senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, talent management and change management
  • Lead and develop the Korea HR team, creating an environment that encourages collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
  • Champion the full suite of talent management initiatives, including talent acquisition, leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement.
  • Drive disciplined execution of strategic transformational priorities while balancing operational excellence and employee experience.
  • Partner with regional and business unit teams to implement HR programs, policies, and processes while ensuring alignment with local business and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead labor and industrial relations initiatives, including union engagement, employee relations strategy, and constructive partnership with employee representatives to foster a positive and compliant workplace environment.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable labor laws, employment regulations, and company policies while upholding Emerson's standards of integrity and ethics.

Who You Are

You take a proactive approach to shape and influence stakeholder expectations. You model exceptional collaboration across the organization. You pursue everything with a clear purpose, positive energy and drive to succeed in alignment with Emerson values.

For This Role, You Will Need

  • Demonstrated success leading a country-level or a HR function within a complex, matrixed and culturally diverse organization. 15+ years of relevant experience in HR in a global MNC environment, working at both a strategic and executional level.
  • Possess strong leadership and proven ability to lead, coach, and develop HR professionals and build high-performing teams.
  • Strong collaboration, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and credibility across all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated experience leading labor relations and industrial relations activities, including direct engagement with unions, collective bargaining support, employee relations strategy, and stakeholder management in unionized environments.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Sound and practical knowledge of Korean employment legislation and HR practices.
  • Fluency in Korean and professional proficiency in English, enabling effective collaboration with local, regional, and global stakeholders.
  • Process and detail oriented, passionate about continuous improvement

Desired Qualifications & Experiences that Set you Apart

  • Bachelor or Master degree in any discipline
  • Qualifications in Human Resources, Organizational Development or related discipline
  • Overseas working experience, critical development assignments, experience leading Employee Resources Group (ERG) or recognized industry professional associations
  • Business or corporate experience outside of HR

Skills

labor relationsunion engagementcollective bargainingEmployee RelationsTalent AcquisitionSuccession PlanningPerformance ManagementEmployee EngagementOrganizational DevelopmentChange Management

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