Amanda Wang

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Lead People Partner, Asia Pacific @ Aon
Singapore
Amanda Wang's Location
Singapore, Singapore
About Amanda Wang

Commercial minded, growth minded and strategic HR Professional with over 17 years’ experience in Financial and Professional industries.Held various country and regional HR leadership positions in Australia and Singapore, which enables me to have good level of knowledge and practical implementation of HR practices and employment law across Asia Pacific region.As a key advisor and a member of the APAC Executive Leadership teams and a member of the APAC HR Leadership team, I have developed strong sense of commercial acumen and ability to quickly pivot and translate business strategy into talent and people strategy by adopting influence, collaboration and change management. Some notable achievements are improvement of Inclusion and Diversity of the business with strong diverse talent pipeline, organisational structural improvement with significant savings and increased efficiency, and successful merger and acquisition across the region.In addition to my experience in strategic HR partnership, I have proven track record in leading geographically diverse team of 40 HR professionals in 10 countries, overseeing and delivering all facets of HR function including but not limited to HR transportation (Workday implementation, HR projects), talent acquisition, employment relations, performance, organisational development, compensation and benefits, employee life-cycle, HR operations, HR advisory and employer branding.I am passionate in designing, advising and executing HR initiatives to enable growth, efficiency and high-performance culture. I also enjoy coaching and developing my team to live up to their potentials and achieve their professional aspirations. Specialisations: strategic HR, workforce planning, organisational development, employment relations, HR projects, talent acquisition, change management, compensation and benefits, succession planning, inclusion and diversity.

Amanda Wang's Current Company Details
Aon

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Lead People Partner, Asia Pacific
Singapore
Website:
2041.com
Employees:
11
Amanda Wang Work Experience Details
  • Aon
    Lead People Partner, Asia Pacific
    Aon
    Singapore
  • Aon
    Lead People Partner, Asia Pacific
    Aon Nov 2021 - Present
    London, Gb
    Asia Pacific Portfolio consists of Human Capital (Health, Talent and Wealth Solutions), Risk Capital (Reinsurance Solutions and Commercial Risk Solutions – including retail and specialty broking) and Growth and Delivery Aon United. This is over 85% of the workforce and revenue in the region.As a member of the Executive Leadership teams for the Asia Pacific Solution Lines, my key stakeholders are Regional CEOs and their Executive Leadership team. I collaborate with the wider HR team within the region and in-country on People Strategy exeuction.Main responsibilities:- Senior Stakeholder Management- Leading and executing talent strategy such as Colleague Engagement, Strategic Workforce Planning, Retention, and Diversity and Inclusion within the Asia Pacific region.- Leading, planning and executing key annual cycles such as Compensation, Performance and Talent Review (talent assessment, development and succession planning).- Problem solving and driving HR effectiveness.
  • Aon
    Head Of Hr Service Delivery, Asia
    Aon Aug 2018 - Oct 2023
    London, Gb
    Took on the exciting opportunity internally implementing Workday for 11 Asian countries and the leadership role for the HR Service Delivery (operations) teams in Asia Region. The team consists of 35 HR Generalists providing end to end HR business and operational partnership to over 3,500 employees.Key achievement in this role so far:• Implementation of Workday for 11 Asian countries to drive HR transformation, which included collaboration with Global team on Asia specification gatherings, change management and communication planning & execution • Setting up HR Global Operations model for the region to enable centralised workforce administration activities and data governance processes. This includes moving activities such as documentation issuance, tracking of key activities and streamlining of turnaround time to the team and allowing local HR team to focus on key talent activities• Streamlined various policies and wellbeing benefits to have standardisation across the region. For example, implementation of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all Asian countries despite cultural differences• Development of team capabilities to continue building strong partnership with stakeholders, particularly in our effort in Inclusion & Diversity spaceKey responsibilities• Escalation point for country HR teams for complex employment and strategic People matters• Regional HR project to continue driving consistency, efficiency and accuracy on operational activities and further review opportunities to move activities to HR Global Operations• Acting as key HR advisor for complex activities in the region & ensure alignment with global strategic direction on Mergers and Acquisitions and Organisational Restructuring• Be the agile leader to be where I can apply my area of expertise to connect and influence key decision making from strategic operational perspective
  • Aon
    Regional Hr Business Partner
    Aon Apr 2014 - Aug 2018
    London, Gb
    Had the opportunity of the lifetime to be seconded to Singapore in 2014 to take on HR Business Partner role for Aon Reinsurance Solutions Asia Pacific. Subsequently relocated to continue the role with added portfolio as the HRBP for Aon Center for Innovation and Analytics (ACIA), Singapore. Total portfolio for the two businesses was over 550 colleagues spread across 13 countries, which meant I had to apply influencing and strong stakeholder management skills with the diverse leadership teams and colleague population. During the period, I had established productive relationship with Global HR Leadership team to align on overall strategic direction for the firm.Key achievements• Partnership with Executive Leadership team on key and complex organisational restructuring to drive business alignment to drive strategic growth initiatives• Successfully implemented various colleague centric initiatives as result of Employee Engagement Survey results with Senior Executive Sponsorship & active involvement• Benchmarking exercise to streamline job levels and pay scale to align with Talent Acquisition and Retention strategy, particularly in the space of Data Analytics• Strong collaboration with the Talent Management team on amplifying Graduate and Internship programs for the businesses to fast track talent pipeline and Aon branding with young talents
  • Aon
    Senior Human Resources Consultant
    Aon Aug 2010 - Apr 2014
    London, Gb
    Promoted to Senior HR Consultant to work with Executive Leadership team on People Agenda.I had a diverse business portfolio and supported leaders on various People decisions, including but not limited to talent attraction, development, retention, and succession planning. I was also involved in complex employee relations matters that required strong understanding of legislations and internal process.During this period, I was actively involved in projects to drive benefits enhancements, such as parental support to colleagues and wellbeing.
  • The Hour Glass Australia Pty Ltd
    Human Resources Executive
    The Hour Glass Australia Pty Ltd Feb 2008 - Aug 2010
    HR Generalist role to develop and implement various internal HR polices, also had responsibilities for payroll, learning & development, employment relations, recruitment and Workplace Health and Safety.
  • Robert Walters
    Consultant - Technology
    Robert Walters Jan 2007 - Feb 2008
    London, Greater London, Gb
    Specialised in IT Infrastructure permanent recruitment from Senior Solution Architect to Database Administrators for blue chip companies.

Amanda Wang Education Details

  • University Of Sydney
    University Of Sydney
    Human Resources Management And International Business
  • University Of Wollongong
    University Of Wollongong
    International Business And Japanese

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Amanda Wang attended University Of Sydney, University Of Wollongong.

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