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Regional HR Manager, APAC

7-9 Years
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Job Description

What You Will Own

Singapore — HR Operations & Employment Compliance

  • Own end-to-end Employment Pass (EP) and work pass administration, including applications, renewals, cancellations and compliance with MOM regulations.
  • Serve as the primary HR contact for all Singapore employment matters, including onboarding, probation, policy implementation and employee lifecycle management.
  • Build and continuously improve HR policies, SOPs and employee documentation to support a fast-growing regional business.
  • Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, hiring strategy and people operations.

Hong Kong — EOR & Employment Management

  • Act as the primary HR owner for WhiteFiber's Hong Kong Employer of Record (EOR) relationship.
  • Manage onboarding, offboarding, payroll coordination, statutory benefits and employment compliance through the EOR partner.
  • Drive process improvements and support future transition from EOR to direct employment when appropriate.

China — Contractor & Cross-border Workforce Management

  • Manage contractor lifecycle across Mainland China, including onboarding, contracts, invoicing and offboarding.
  • Partner with Legal and Finance to ensure compliant contractor structures and minimize employment and permanent establishment risks.
  • Monitor changes in PRC labour regulations and recommend practical HR solutions.

Regional HR Operations

  • Build scalable HR frameworks, policies and processes for a growing Asia business across Singapore, Hong Kong and Mainland China.
  • Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management and employee engagement initiatives.
  • Drive HR operational excellence through process improvement, automation and digital HR tools where appropriate.

What You Need

Non-Negotiable

  • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.
  • Bachelor's degree or above.
  • Minimum 7 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years operating as an independent HR Manager, Regional HR or equivalent.
  • Hands-on experience supporting Singapore operations, with practical exposure to Hong Kong employment (EOR/payroll) and China contractor management.
  • Proven experience partnering directly with business leaders rather than operating purely as an HR support function.
  • Business fluent English and Mandarin.

Strong Preference

HR Builder Mindset

  • Demonstrated experience building HR frameworks, policies and HR operations from 0 to 1, rather than inheriting mature processes.
  • Comfortable operating as a standalone HR function in a fast-growing business.

China Headquarters Experience

  • Experience working for a Chinese-headquartered company with Singapore operations, supporting cross-border teams across Singapore, Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Quantifiable Achievements

  • Able to demonstrate measurable HR outcomes, such as:
  • recruitment delivery,
  • HR process optimisation,
  • compliance improvements,
  • employee engagement,
  • cost optimisation,
  • HR digitalisation initiatives.

Cross-border HR

  • Experience managing:
  • Singapore MOM work passes
  • Hong Kong EOR vendors
  • China contractors
  • multi-country payroll coordination

Startup / High-growth Environment

  • Experience supporting a startup, scale-up or rapidly growing regional business with evolving HR infrastructure.

Nice to Have

  • Experience implementing HRIS, workflow automation or AI-enabled HR processes.
  • Experience supporting technology, infrastructure, data centre, cloud or engineering organisations.
  • Exposure to equity administration (Options / RSUs / ESOP).
  • PMP or HR certifications (IHRP, SHRM, CIPD) are a plus.

CONTACTS

Brook Zhang 张波克

微信&MP: 13917947687

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