Adidas DIRECTOR 

United States, Oklahoma 

25007472

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering & Culture Shaping

• Serve as the lead advisor to managers and employees, fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture.

• Partner with Thailand leaders to shape and execute the People Strategy aligned with business priorities.

• Drive leadership effectiveness and team development through proactive coaching and strategic workforce interventions.

• Act as a cultural ambassador by embedding values and behaviors that unlock innovation and agility.

• Sponsor DEI Initiatives to create a more inclusive working environment across SEA.

• Act as a driver and accelerator of regional and global HR programs and change initiatives.

• Influence and collaborate across HR Centre of Excellence for HR initiatives design and implementation.

• Providing leadership continuity and representation for SEA HR Team in addition to the Senior Director, HR SEA.

Transformational HR Execution

• Translate strategy into execution. Lead the deployment of global, regional and local HR initiatives across talent, performance, and engagement.

• Enable workforce planning and organisation design to future-proof talent structures and capability pipelines.

• Lead change management plans to support organizational and culture evolution.

Operational Excellence & People Enablement

• Manage the full range of day-to-day HR Partnering of HR core cycle and operations for the Thailand team on recruitment, on-boarding, relocation, performance management, salary reviews, promotions & adjustments, training & development, etc.

• Elevate process efficiency and effectiveness across the employee lifecycle by streamlining HR delivery.

• Drive people-related compliance and governance as the HR lead for local entities—ensuring audit readiness and risk mitigation.

Site Leadership & Employee Experience

• Act as the HR representative and face of the function on site—championing employee experience through moments that matter.

• Lead site initiatives such as engagement campaigns, workplace activations, and local branding efforts that reinforce belonging and pride.

• Own end-to-end delivery of key HR touchpoints such as performance management, succession planning, and talent development.

Collaborative Ecosystem & Influencing at Speed

• Influence across the matrix—partnering with HR COEs, Talent, Rewards, TA, Finance, and key business stakeholders.

• Act as a driver and accelerator of regional and global HR programs and change initiatives.

Key Relationships

• Business Leaders and Line Managers.

• HR colleagues across local, regional, and global teams

• Talent Management, Rewards, and COE Partners

• External vendors and compliance bodies as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven HR strategist with expertise across workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, and employee experience.

• Strong consulting mindset: can diagnose issues, broker solutions, and influence without authority.

• Proven track record in leading HR Teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

• Agile thinker with a balance of commercial acumen and people empathy.

• Adept in analytics and digital tools to drive decisions through insights.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

• Comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity in a matrix environment.

• Brings creativity to problem-solving and energy to team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in HR, Business, or related field

• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive HR experience in dynamic, international environments