HR Business Partner

The Cooper Companies

The HR Advisor has a regional scope covering EMEA and APAC, with responsibility for delivering consistent, compliant, and high‑quality HR operations across multiple countries. The role works closely with senior HR Business Partners to support employees and managers, while ensuring robust execution of employee lifecycle processes, local labor law compliance, and HR operational standards across regions
The HR Advisor, EMEA & APAC is a hands‑on HR Generalist role with a strong operational and executional focus. The role serves as the first line of HR support for employees and managers, managing day‑to‑day HR operations across the employee lifecycle and ensuring adherence to local employment legislation and internal policies. While the role is primarily operational, it also provides structured exposure to people partnering activities through close collaboration with HR Business Partners. It is designed as a development role for building strong foundations in HR compliance, employee relations execution, and regional HR operations, with the opportunity to progress over time toward a broader HR Business Partner remit.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

3 years’ experience in HR Operations, HR Generalist, or People Operations roles
Working knowledge of employment law in at least one EMEA or APAC country
Strong operational discipline, attention to detail, and process orientation
Experience working with HR systems and confidential data
Exposure to multi‑country HR support across EMEA and/or APAC
Payroll coordination experience with external vendors
Project management

Personal Attributes:

Highly organized, reliable, and execution ‑ focused
Service ‑ oriented with a strong employee experience mindset
Comfortable managing multiple priorities across regions and time zones
Keen to develop toward broader HR partnering responsibilities

HR Operations & employee lifecycle

Own end ‑ to ‑ end HR operational processes across EMEA and APAC, including:
onboarding, employment contracts, amendments, transfers, leave management, and offboarding
Draft and issue employment contracts, addenda, and HR documentation in line with country ‑ specific labor laws and internal policies
Maintain accurate, up ‑ to ‑ date, and audit ‑ ready employee records in HR systems
Track contract types, probation periods, notice requirements, renewals, and statutory deadlines

Labor Law Compliance & Risk Management
Apply and execute HR actions in compliance with local employment legislation across EMEA and APAC
Support compliant handling of employee exits (resignations, end of fixed ‑ term contracts, redundancies), in partnership with HRBP
Support works councils, employee representatives, or collective labor frameworks where applicable
Ensure GDPR and data privacy requirements are consistently applied

Employee & Manager Support
HR policies and procedures
Absence and leave processes
Employment documentation and payroll ‑ related queries
Basic employee relations matters, escalating complex cases as appropriate
Ensure consistent and fair application of HR practices across regions

Payroll, Benefits & Vendor Coordination
Coordinate monthly payroll inputs with internal Payroll and external providers
Validate HR data impacting payroll (new hires, leavers, salary changes, absences)
Support benefits administration in line with local statutory and company offerings

Recruitment & Onboarding Support
Coordinate recruitment administration and offer documentation
Ensure legally compliant onboarding processes and timely system setup
Partner with hiring managers and HRBPs to deliver a smooth new ‑ hire experience

HR Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Prepare HR operational reporting (headcount, turnover, absences, contract status)
Track recurring HR cycles and statutory requirements
Identify process inefficiencies and support continuous improvement initiatives
Contribute to regional HR projects (systems, policy harmonization, compliance updates)