Group Leader, Human Resources

ESR is a leading Asia-Pacific real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate, data centres, and energy infrastructure that power the digital economy and supply chain for investors, customers, and communities. Through our fully integrated real asset fund management and development platform, we strive to create value and growth opportunities for our global portfolio of investors. We offer our customers modern space solutions to realise their ambitions across Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Southeast Asia, and India, including a presence in Europe.

The Group Leader / HR Business Partner for Korea is accountable for delivering high-quality, end-to-end HR services locally to the Korea business, ensuring strong execution, compliance, and a positive employee experience across multiple legal entities.

In parallel, the role acts as a trusted HR Business Partner to Korea leadership, supporting organisational effectiveness, talent decisions, engagement, and performance.

As a member of the ESR global HR community, the role also contributes to the progressive transformation of ESR’s HR delivery model, by partnering with ESR Global Centres of Expertise (COEs) and Shared Services to improve consistency, scalability, and efficiency—while keeping HR close to the business.

1. Local HR Delivery & Operations

Deliver comprehensive HR services across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment support, onboarding, payroll, benefits, performance management, employee relations, and exits.

Ensure full compliance with Korean labor laws and employment regulations, proactively adapting HR practices as laws or business needs evolve.

Oversee payroll and HR administration across several legal entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong controls.

Act as the primary point of contact for employees and managers on HR policies, processes, and employment matters.

Maintain accurate HR data, employee records, and system integrity across HR platforms.

1. HR Business Partnering to Leadership

Act as a trusted advisor to the Korea leadership team on people and organisation matters, grounded in a deep understanding of the local business.

Support leaders on

Workforce planning and organisational design

Performance management and development

Employee relations and risk management

Leadership effectiveness and team dynamics

Provide pragmatic, solutions-oriented HR advice that balances business priorities, employee experience, and Group governance.

1. Compensation, Performance & Rewards

Lead the local implementation of ESR’s Group compensation framework, ensuring alignment with Group principles while reflecting Korean market practices and legal requirements.

Partner with Group HR and Finance on

Annual compensation reviews and budgeting

Salary benchmarking and market analysis

STI and performance cycles

Support leaders in applying compensation and performance frameworks consistently and effectively.

1. Talent, Development & Engagement

Partner with Group Talent Acquisition to deliver hiring aligned to approved workforce plans, providing local market insight and leadership input.

Support onboarding and integration of new hires to ensure a strong employee experience.

Identify capability and talent priorities locally and work with Group COEs to deploy appropriate development solutions.

Drive local employee engagement initiatives, including survey action planning, culture initiatives, and wellbeing activities aligned with ESR values and ESG priorities.

1. Employee Relations & Risk Management

Manage employee relations matters with professionalism and sound judgment, including grievances, disciplinary processes, and investigations.

Advise managers on best practices in performance management, conduct, and employee relations.

Conduct exit interviews, analyse trends, and recommend actions to mitigate retention and engagement risks.

1. Contribution to ESR HR Transformation & Global HR Community

Act as the local owner and adopter of ESR Group HR policies, frameworks, and tools.

Partner with ESR Global COEs and Shared Services to

Transition appropriate transactional activities

Improve process consistency and efficiency

Avoid duplication between local and Group HR activities

Provide feedback from the Korea business to help shape Group HR solutions and future improvements.

Actively participate in the ESR global HR community, contributing to shared learning and best practice.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
10-15 years of progressive HR experience, combining hands-on HR delivery and HR BP exposure
Strong knowledge of Korean labor law and employment practices
Proficiency in HRIS and other HR tools
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong ability to collaborate with the other departments heads and with the HQ
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and maintain a high level of professionalism
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience supporting leaders in a multi-entity environment
Ability to manage operational detail while thinking holistically about people and organisation topics
Fluent in Korean and English (written and spoken)

Preferred Requirements

Experience in a regional or international organisation with matrix reporting lines

Exposure to HR transformation, shared services, or Group HR frameworks

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ESR Group is Asia-Pacific's leading New Economy real asset manager and one of the largest listed real estate investment managers globally. Our fully integrated fund management and development platform extends across Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Southeast Asia and India, including a presence in Europe. We provide investors with a diverse range of real asset investment and development solutions across private and public investment vehicles. Our focus on New Economy real assets offers customers modern solutions for logistics, data centres, and infrastructure and renewables. Our purpose, Space and Investment Solutions for a Sustainable Future, drives us to manage sustainably and impactfully for the communities where we operate and the spaces we develop to thrive for generations to come.

ESR Group is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKSE: 1821.HK).