Senior Manager, People Experience Partner, APAC

Forming Our Future together

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.

Job Description:

The Senior Manager, People Experience Partner serves as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders in Taiwan and assigned APAC countries, currently including South Korea, Singapore, and Japan. This role translates business priorities into practical people strategies and delivers measurable outcomes across talent, organization effectiveness, workforce planning, change, employee relations, and employee experience.

The position supervises a People Experience Partner in APAC and works closely with Centers of Excellence, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and other People Experience Partners to provide a consistent One Global HR experience while addressing country-specific needs. The role is based onsite in Taiwan and includes regional and occasional global travel of up to 20%, based on business needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·    Build strong relationships with business and functional leaders and serve as a trusted advisor on organization, talent, leadership, workforce, and employee priorities across Taiwan and assigned APAC countries.

·    Translate annual and multi-year business plans into focused people priorities with clear actions, ownership, milestones, and measures of success.

·    Provide practical counsel that balances business objectives, employee experience, local market context, and global company practices.

·    Partner across the People organization to deliver solutions in the right place, at the right cost, and with the right capability.

·    Support organization design and effectiveness, including role clarity, spans and layers, team operating models, and capability requirements.

·    Lead and support change initiatives, stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption across culturally and geographically diverse teams.

·    Coach managers and leaders on goal setting, feedback, performance, accountability, team effectiveness, and employee relations.

·    Facilitate performance, talent, succession, and workforce planning processes for assigned client groups.

·    Identify critical roles, capability gaps, retention risks, and development priorities, and partner with leaders and Centers of Excellence on actionable plans.

·    Use talent and workforce insights to strengthen internal mobility, leadership pipelines, and business continuity across APAC.

·    Partner with People Operations and Centers of Excellence to deliver consistent, compliant, and effective employee lifecycle processes.

·    Guide leaders through complex employee matters in partnership with appropriate internal experts and local counsel, as needed.

·    Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate People processes while preserving high-value employee moments.

·    Use people data and business insight to identify trends and recommend actions related to engagement, attrition, performance, talent, workforce capacity, and organizational health.

·    Track outcomes, communicate progress, and adjust people plans based on evidence and changing business needs.

·    Champion an inclusive workplace and embed FormFactor values and expected leadership behaviors into everyday practices.

·    Handle sensitive information and complex employee matters with discretion, fairness, and professionalism.

SKILLS:

HR Business Partnership, Business Acumen, People Strategy, Organization Design, Organization Effectiveness, Change Management, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Employee Relations, Leadership Coaching, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Facilitation, Influencing, Executive Communication, Continuous Improvement, Process Simplification, English, Mandarin Chinese.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

·    Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field required; advanced degree or relevant HR certification preferred.

·    10 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including substantial HR Business Partner experience supporting multiple APAC countries in a global, matrixed company.

·    Experience supervising a small HR team is preferred.

·    Demonstrated experience in organization effectiveness, change management, talent and succession, workforce planning, performance management, and employee relations.

·    Working knowledge of the employment environment in Taiwan and experience partnering with local experts across other APAC jurisdictions.

·    Ability to work effectively across cultures, time zones, and complex stakeholder groups.

·    Professional fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese required.

Skills:

Mandarin Chinese Language

Education & Experience:

Minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent work experience | Required