Global HR Business Partner Leader

Shanghai, China / Hong Kong / Hong Kong, SAR / Singapore, Singapore / Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Human Resources – HR Business Partnership /

Full-time Employee /

Hybrid

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Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly influential Group Lead of HRBP to partner closely with the executive leadership team and business leaders across the organization. This role will be responsible for driving organizational effectiveness, workforce productivity, leadership capability, performance management, talent development, and cultural transformation.

The ideal candidate combines strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability and has a proven track record of helping high-growth organizations scale effectively through people, structure, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Design & Effectiveness

• Lead company-wide organizational diagnostics and assessments to identify structural, capability, and efficiency gaps.
• Design and implement organizational restructuring, workforce planning, and operating model improvements aligned with business strategy.
• Partner with executives to optimize organizational layers, spans of control, accountability frameworks, and decision-making processes.
• Drive initiatives to improve organizational agility, cross-functional collaboration, and execution effectiveness.
  
  

Performance Management & Business Execution

• Establish and continuously improve the company-wide performance management framework.
• Partner with leadership teams to translate strategic objectives into measurable organizational, departmental, and individual performance goals.
• Drive OKR/KPI design, alignment, monitoring, and execution across the organization.
• Ensure accountability mechanisms are in place to improve business outcomes and organizational performance.
• Utilize data and analytics to assess performance trends and recommend interventions.
  
  

Talent Strategy & Leadership Development

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on organizational and people-related decisions.
• Partner with business leaders to assess organizational capability and identify critical talent gaps.
• Lead talent review, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development programs.
• Support leaders in upgrading key talent, building high-performing teams, and strengthening management capability.
• Develop strategies to attract, retain, and develop top talent in highly competitive markets.
  
  

Workforce Productivity & People Effectiveness

• Drive company-wide initiatives focused on improving workforce productivity and organizational efficiency.
• Develop frameworks and metrics to measure people effectiveness and return on talent investments.
• Identify opportunities to improve resource allocation, team effectiveness, and overall organizational output.
• Champion a high-performance culture that rewards impact, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  
  

Employee Experience & Culture

• Lead initiatives that strengthen company culture, employee engagement, and organizational health.
• Build programs that reinforce company values, leadership expectations, and desired behaviors.
• Partner with leaders to foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance working environment.
• Act as a change management leader during periods of rapid growth and transformation.
  
  

Strategic HR Partnership

• Partner directly with the CEO, executive leadership team, and business unit leaders on strategic workforce matters.
• Provide insights and recommendations on organizational risks, talent implications, and business transformation initiatives.
• Drive alignment between people strategy and business objectives across all functions and geographies.
• Lead and develop a high-performing HRBP team capable of supporting the organization's future growth.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including substantial HRBP leadership experience in fast-growing and performance-driven organizations.
• Must have prior experience in electronic payments, fintech, digital banking, crypto, financial services technology, or other regulated digital finance sectors.
• Proven experience partnering with CEOs, founders, executive teams, and business unit leaders on organizational design, performance management, talent strategy, and business execution.
• Demonstrated track record in organizational diagnostics, restructuring, workforce productivity improvement, leadership upgrade, and culture transformation.
• Strong understanding of KPI/OKR design, performance review mechanisms, talent review, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Experience supporting multi-country, regional, or group-level organizations is strongly preferred.
• Excellent English communication skills are required, including the ability to communicate effectively with global stakeholders, prepare executive-level materials, and influence senior leaders in English.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Organizational Design & Development
• Executive Influencing
• Performance Management
• Talent Assessment & Succession Planning
• Change Management
• Workforce Analytics
• Leadership Coaching
• Stakeholder Management
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Strong Communication & Presentation Skills
  
  

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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