Remote Country HR Leader - China

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. Were not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry , committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

Veeva Systems is seeking a China Country HR Leader (Employee Success) who is experienced in driving HR operational excellence with a customer centric mindset, passionate about people and growth, and is business-oriented with exceptional business partnering skills.

The Employee Success leader will be a people-oriented advisor and a trusted thought partner to the local leaders, enabling managers to identify, develop, and retain talent to build and sustain high performance at Veeva. This role will be responsible for in-country HR team leadership including HR Operations & Business Partnering, Talent Attraction, and Workplace Services. The Employee Success Lead will identify opportunities to lead projects that enable operational excellence that focus on driving employee success for our China team members based out of multiple cities.
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What You’ll Do Develop a strong understanding of the business model and local strategy, and enable business growth by providing proactive partnership at all levels, utilizing insightful data on employee experience, ensuring an engaging work environment and high-performance culture where employees can be their best selves
Be a consultant and counselor to local leaders and people managers, develop trusted relationships through effective business partnering, translate business needs into HR programs and lead in-country leadership enablement initiatives
Create talent focus, including talent attraction, performance management, internal mobility, and overall learning and development; provide thought partnership and coaching to enable managers to align their business objectives to talent profiles and people strategies
Identify enhancement opportunities for overall China Employee Success operations, drive process improvements, programs reviews/establishment, and change management to ensure the right support at scale
Provide expertise on employment compliance and employee relations matters; identify root causes and design solutions with creative thinking - not with a ‘black and white’ one-fits-all mindset
Lead effective partnerships with local leaders to drive workplace experience and employee engagement for all offices in China

Requirements 7+ years of HR Generalist experience with an in-depth understanding of HR operations excellence throughout the employee life cycle, and proven experience in process enhancement & change management
5+ years of hands-on experience in HR business partnering and coaching for high performance in a global matrix organization
5+ years’ tech industry experience – software, IT solutions/consulting company preferred
Experienced in building and leading high-performing HR teams in a dynamic environment
Deep understanding of how to operate in China from a cultural perspective, with up-to-date employment compliance knowledge
Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt, build trust, coach, and influence. Native Mandarin speaker with business proficiency in English
Able to work with ambiguity, highly resourceful, and allows flexibility. Has the skills to create impactful business-oriented people solutions through creative thinking, data analysis, and navigating challenging conversations

\n Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.