Regional HR Manager - APAC

Canonical; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical, a leading provider of open source software, is hiring a Regional HR Manager to support its APAC region. This role involves leading the HR team, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with senior leadership on various HR initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a strong HR background in tech, along with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Benefits

USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget

Recognition rewards

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunities for travel

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR initiatives in a tech company.
• Knowledge of HR practices and employment law in APAC.
• Experience working in a remote-first organization.

Responsibilities

• Leading and scaling Canonical's regional HR team.
• Delivering accurate and compliant HR operations.
• Advising on employee relations issues across countries.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Data-driven decision-making

Self-motivated

Organized

Results-oriented

Fluency in English

Education

High school diploma

University degree

Job description

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders across sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with + colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times annually in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Regional HR Manager at Canonical to support our APAC region.

With 1,+ colleagues across 75 countries, we require an HR function that thinks and acts globally. We seek a regional lead reporting to our Global Head of HR to help build our company amid continued growth. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and create the HR function for the future. You will lead the APAC HR team to provide precise, compliant, and scalable HR operations, advise on HR issues across the employee lifecycle, and partner with senior regional leadership. An analytical mindset, attention to detail, and data interpretation skills are essential.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading and scaling Canonical’s regional HR team (1-4 direct reports)
• Delivering accurate and compliant HR operations promptly
• Collaborating with Talent Science and Workplace Engineering teams to create integrated HR processes
• Managing talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, culture, and engagement initiatives
• Partnering with senior managers on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards, and workforce planning
• Advising managers on employee relations issues across countries
• Supporting training and development programs
• Building trusted regional business partnerships
• Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Designing policies and delivering global HR projects
• Representing Canonical’s HR practices at events

Candidate profile:

• Strong academic background from high school and university
• Experience leading HR initiatives across regions in a tech company
• Proven business partnering with senior stakeholders
• Hands-on involvement in daily HR routines
• Experience working in a remote-first organization
• Data-driven decision-making skills
• Knowledge of HR practices and employment law in APAC
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Self-motivated, organized, accurate, confident, authentic, results-oriented, open-minded, enthusiastic, energetic
• Willing to travel up to 4 times annually

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience with immigration policies and mobility processes
• HR professional qualification (CIPD/SHRM or equivalent)

What we offer:

We offer competitive worldwide compensation, annual reviews, performance bonuses, and benefits reflecting our values and local needs. Benefits include:

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• Recognition rewards, annual leave, parental leave, Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for travel and location visits