Global Head of Talent, Shanghai (CN)

The company is a ​financially robust​ global leader within the manufacturing and industrial industry with strong backing from governments, banks, and top-tier enterprises. With years of deep industry expertise, solid market barriers, and a track record of ​aggressive expansion—including multiple cross-border M&As across Asia, Europe, and the Americas—the organisation has established a dominant position in the sector. Today, the company operates with over ​3,000 employees​ worldwide.

The Global Head of Talent, is a strategically critical role responsible for shaping and executing the group’s global talent strategy, with initiatives originating in China and expanding across all international markets. The role encompasses Talent Management, including the design and implementation of robust succession planning, the development of sustainable leadership pipelines, and the creation of targeted programs to accelerate the growth of high-potential employees and ensure a strong bench of future leaders. It also leads Learning & Development, focusing on strategic workforce upskilling to meet evolving business needs, designing and delivering leadership programs that strengthen management capabilities, and establishing competency frameworks to define and measure critical skills across the organization. In addition, the role oversees Training Delivery, ensuring the effective global rollout of L&D programs by adapting content for local relevance and driving flawless execution to deliver consistent quality and measurable impact across diverse regions.

This senior leadership role requires a strategic mindset, exceptional cross-cultural communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels in order to build a high performing, globally aligned talent ecosystem. The role calls for a leader who can think globally while executing locally, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic delivery across diverse markets. The ideal candidate will bring end-to-end talent leadership, with hands-on experience that spans strategy and execution across talent management, learning and development, and training. A strong background in multinational corporations, ideally with regional or global responsibilities across APAC, is critical. Experience in the manufacturing sector is also highly valued, as it provides direct familiarity with the complex talent challenges and dynamics of industrial environments. Equally important is the ability to navigate and thrive within the culture of a Chinese multinational, where the pace is fast, the environment entrepreneurial, and the ambition high. This is a high-impact opportunity for a leader who is both strategic and execution-oriented, capable of globalising talent practices while supporting the company’s bold growth agenda.

This opportunity offers broad exposure to senior leadership populations and represents a rare platform to drive meaningful impact at the highest levels of the organisation. It provides the chance not only to design and shape the group’s long-term talent strategy, but also to take ownership of its end-to-end execution—translating vision into concrete actions that strengthen leadership capability, accelerate business growth, and leave a lasting organizational legacy.

This opportunity places the leader at the centre of a highly dynamic and challenging environment, where success will require the ability to navigate ambiguity and bring structure to complexity. Operating within a truly matrixed global organisation, the role calls for exceptional stakeholder management skills to balance diverse priorities and align multiple perspectives. It also entails contributing to a fast-paced and multifaceted HR function, where demands are high, expectations are rigorous, and resilience is key. While the environment is not for everyone, it offers an unparalleled platform for those who thrive under pressure, embrace complexity, and are motivated by the challenge of making a lasting impact in a global setting.