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Business Partnering
•    Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, aligning HR initiatives with organizational goals and driving business performance.
•    Provide data-driven insights and HR solutions to support workforce planning, organizational development, and change management.
•    Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure HR strategies are integrated into daily operations and long-term planning.
•    Promote a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement, and leadership development.
•    Additional business partnering tasks may be assigned to support evolving organizational needs.

HR Policy and Compliance
•    Stay abreast of relevant employment laws and regulations, ensuring company policies and practices remain compliant.
•    Partner with external legal counsel to address any legal issues or compliance concerns.
•    Collaborate with the Compensation & Benefits team to review and update HR policies and procedures as needed to reflect changes in legislation or company practices.
•    Other related responsibilities may be given as needed to support compliance and policy operations.

Employee Relations
•    Serve as a trusted advisor to employees on all matters related to employee relations, conflict resolution, and performance management.
•    Proactively identify and address employee concerns, ensuring a fair and respectful workplace culture.
•    Conduct investigations and provide guidance on disciplinary actions when necessary, in compliance with company policies and legal regulations.
•    Develop and implement initiatives to enhance employee engagement, morale, and retention. 
•    Additional tasks related to employee relations may be assigned depending on business needs.

Talent Acquisition
•    Partner with hiring managers and the Talent Acquisition team to understand recruitment needs and develop effective recruitment strategies to attract talent in the market.
•    Build talent pipelines and maintain relationships with external candidates and industry networks.
•    Provide a seamless onboarding experience for new hires through regular check-ins and ensure they are smoothly integrated into the team.
•    Other recruitment-related responsibilities may be assigned to support hiring and onboarding efforts.

Compensation and Benefits
•    Support the Compensation and Benefits team with salary benchmarking, the annual salary review process, and incentive plans.
•    Provide guidance to employees on total rewards packages, including the benefits program, leaves of absence, and other perks.
•    Additional tasks related to compensation and benefits may be assigned based on team priorities.

How you create impact

You help build a workplace where people feel supported, engaged, and empowered. Through your work in employee relations, compliance, talent acquisition, and strategic partnering, you enable teams to stay focused on delivering value to customers—whether that’s helping toy manufacturers bring joy to children or supporting global logistics operations. Your ability to connect people, solve problems, and guide change contributes directly to a positive employee experience and business success.

What we would like you to bring

• Fluent in both English and Korean
• Proven and solid experience in Employee Relations, including conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and labor law compliance
• Hands-on experience covering end-to-end HR operations (A to Z), including onboarding, offboarding, and policy implementation
• Prior experience in Compensation & Benefits and payroll processes is strongly preferred
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and leverage insights for decision-making.
• A proactive team player who engages stakeholders effectively, solves problems with agility, and takes ownership in ambiguous situations to drive collaborative outcomes.
• High level of emotional intelligence, integrity, and confidentiality, and maturity
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
• Strong skills in coaching managers and influencing leadership on people-related matters.
• Experience in organizational change, culture transformation, and engagement strategies.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead or support HR initiatives.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne + Nagel, you get to grow your expertise, shape processes and deliver innovative solutions. We are continuously building our local and global network and our product portfolio, creating career opportunities in different fields of work worldwide.

As a leader in the logistics industry, we provide a collaborative and IT driven environment where you will work with motivated and customer-centric colleagues across the world.