Talent Acquisition Managers, HR Business Partners, Compensation & Benefits Managers, HRIS Leaders and L&D/Training Managers are the most sought after HR roles in China.
Shanghai – 20th October 2016 – The year 2016-17 will be a consistent year for HR professionals in China. There’s significant interest in HR specialists that are bi-lingual, particularly in large multinational companies, who understood the Chinese perspective and could balance this with international best practice. While salaries will mostly remain steady, there is a expected increase of between 8% to 15% expected throughout the profession. This tendency is anticipated to continue for the whole of the year, especially since more firms prioritise their HR procedures.
In China, the HR professionals have managed to develop new strategies directed at retaining current employees by investing in their professional development. The new strategies have also been successful at attracting new talent. Along with that, internal HR divisions are being set up by an increasing number of small businesses to be able to manage their workforce more professionally.
Mr Frank Yu, Chairman for ZW HR Consulting, said, “We see a high demand for HR related jobs in various sectors as MNCs and large local firms continue to expand their presence across China and the region aggressively. This is creating new opportunities for more robust and sturdy HR, Compensation & Benefits, HRIS Leaders and Training professionals with specific industry experience to manage long-term strategies. Overall, there has been an increase in the number of HR roles coming to market at all levels and across various disciplines.”
He further said, “Businesses across China do need skilled HR professionals to help recruit and retain employees. In most cases, the highest calibre HR professionals are not proactively seeking a new job. However, we have found that the majority are open to hearing about new opportunities, and we are increasingly receiving a high number of speculative enquiries from HR professionals enquiring about potential opportunities in the market”, said Mr Yu.
The top HR roles currently in demand are:
Compensation and Benefits Managers: This occupation is highly sought after because it has an enormous effect on several HR regions – wages benchmarking to bring in expertise, remuneration layout to keep workers and localised HR policies. It manages situations that are complex in payroll and rewards management.
Annual Salary –
Tier 1 Cities* – RMB 300K – 800K
Tier 2 Cities* – RMB 200K – 500K
Talent Acquisition Manager: This function has developed from the procedure for searching, selecting and onboarding workers to using the network and having a ready pool of exceptionally qualified prospects for future or quick recruiting needs.
Annual Salary –
Tier 1 Cities* – RMB 300K – 500K
Tier 2 Cities* – RMB 200K – 300K
HR Strategic Business Partners (HRBP): This role helps deliver the company goals with management and workers across business departments. This position acts as a consultant to management on Human Resource issues. This person is seen as an operational and more strategic resource for the region or area in which they support.
Annual Salary –
Tier 1 Cities* – RMB 300K – 500K
Tier 2 Cities* – RMB 200K – 300K
HRIS Leader: HRIS Leaders are devoted to maintaining and enhancing the HR function’s information system. The role is responsible for ensuring data gathered in IT, finance and others are well-timed and accurate, and also acts as a link between vendors, management, and users on techniques and HRIS problems.
Annual Salary –
Tier 1 Cities* – RMB 300K – 500K
Tier 2 Cities* – RMB 200K – 300K
Learning & Development/Training Managers: The focus is to push and style the firm’s structure and intervention systems to give the appropriate skills, abilities and individuals for the company success. This role is about integrating strongly with the major stakeholders and practical heads, to understand their improvement needs and propose suitable talent-management options.
Annual Salary –
Tier 1 Cities* – RMB 400K – 600K
Tier 2 Cities* – RMB 250K – 400K
Tier 1 Cities*: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou
Tier 2 Cities*: Provincial capital cities and thriving cities such as Tianjin, Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, etc
If you would like to learn more about the China Salary Guide 2016/17 or receive a copy of the salary guide, please visit our website www.zwhrconsulting.com or email us at marketing@zwhrconsulting.com
ZW HR Consulting Pte Ltd is headquartered at 20/F, Huiyin Building, No.758 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai, 200041. For more information visit www.zwhrconsulting.com.
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About ZW HR Consulting
ZW HR Consulting provides recruitment solutions focused on mid-senior level professionals. Originally founded in Shanghai in 1998, ZW HR has since grown into one of the biggest and the oldest headhunting recruitment firms in China. With 10 offices across Asia, ZW HR Consulting currently has over 200 employees. As of 2012, ZW HR Consulting has become an exclusive member of InterSearch Worldwide. Established in 1989, InterSearch ranks as one of the top international executive search alliance organizations in the world, with 100 offices in over 50 countries.