The Head of Human Resources plays a key executive and leadership role in the organization, acts as a critical strategic business partner to the CEO and Management Team, and translates corporate objectives into sustainable human capital solutions. This position is fully responsible for advising on and interpreting corporate policies and labor law, providing advanced strategic direction for all People functions, and managing total employee life cycles, ensuring smooth administration service operations. The role balances employee advocacy with business resilience, ensures industrial harmony among divergent blue-collar union groups and white-collar personnel, and cultivates a high-performance, compliant, and data-driven workplace culture. WHAT YOU DO? Formulate and execute the terminal’s human resources strategy, fully aligning headcount plans with corporate growth and productivity goals. Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and functional heads on organizational design, restructuring, and change management. Localize global corporate policies, ensuring fair, non-discriminatory, and consistent application across all worker groups. Direct the governance of the terminal's compensation and grading structures, executing rigorous market salary benchmarking. Manage and simulate annual salary reviews, merit increments, and bonus allocations within authorized financial parameters. Oversee the corporate performance management architecture, driving meritocracy and linking individual performance to port key results. Lead relationships with labor unions, employee representatives, and collective bargaining units to preserve a stable industrial climate. Champion the negotiation of Collective Labor Agreements (CBA) that protect terminal throughput and maintain cost-efficiency. Ensure swift, lawful grievance close-outs and oversee independent, objective investigative protocols for critical labor disputes. Orchestrate strategic workforce recruitment pipelines for key white-collar executives and high-volume, shift-based blue-collar roles. Oversee modern, structured competency-building models (such as machinery operator logbooks and technical skill-up tracking tools). Design and execute succession planning frameworks for business-critical operational functions Define, allocate, and monitor performance parameters for direct reports across specialized HR sub-functions. Coach and mentor internal HR Supervisors to elevate technical proficiency, data literacy, and employee-centric advisory skills. Maintain absolute regulatory alignment with local labor codes, statutory updates, and global anti-corruption directives. Enforce meticulous data privacy and strict confidentiality controls across all workplace systems, documents, and records. Lead by example in modeling adherence to the Internal Labor Rules, Anti-Corruption Guidelines, and Code of Conduct. Ensure administration services including reception, canteen, business travelling arrangement, employee transportation for commuting and business, are provided and managed within approved budget [Requirements] WHAT WE NEED? Education, Certifications & Experience (Hard Requirements): Education: University degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Behavioral Science, Law, or equivalent management disciplines. Professional Certifications: Advanced professional HR credentials (such as SHRM-SCP, SPHRi, CIPD, or certified specialized credentials in labor law mediation and job evaluation methodologies). Work Experience: Substantial, deep professional experience in general human resources leadership, with an emphasis on organizational design, labor law, compensation architectures, and high-stakes employee relations. Must have significant managerial experience (5 years), preferably inside complex heavy industrial, logistics, or port environments in the private sector. Language Skills: Advanced verbal and written communication, executive presentation in English and Vietnamese. Functional Skills: Strategic Workforce Planning Total Rewards & Salary Modeling Industrial Relations Negotiation & Compliance Rigor Organization Development Talent Management HR Data Analytics & Systems Mastery BENEFITS & ALLOWANCES Competitive salary with annual performance review 100% gross salary during probation PVI Insurance for Employee & Dependants Opportunity to work in an exciting and challenging environment with a focus on personal development. Working location: Cai Mep port, BRVT (old) Working time: Mon-Fri (8:00-17:00)