APAC HR Strategy Partner for Growth & Talent

Appnovation Technologies; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging, rewarding work with real‑

Direct Access to Cutting-Edge AI Plata

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Growth opportunities

Collaborative and innovative team

Job summary

Appnovation Technologies is seeking an experienced APAC HR leader to partner with top leadership and shape people strategy across Hong Kong and Malaysia, with growth across APAC. You will drive organisation design, workforce planning and talent processes in a fast-growing region.

You will work directly with senior leaders, manage data-driven people insights, and oversee APAC recruitment, policies, and compliance while collaborating across time zones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' HR experience, including at least 3 years in a senior HR Business Partner or HR Manager role covering multiple APAC countries.
• Proven track record of partnering with and influencing senior leaders, including challenging and advising at president or director level.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law and practice in Hong Kong and Malaysia; exposure to Singapore.
• Hands-on recruitment experience, ideally for technical and consulting roles.
• Fluent business-level English and Cantonese, spoken and written.
• Confident using people data to inform decisions, with strong HRIS skills (BambooHR and Greenhouse experience a plus).

Responsibilities

• Trusted adviser to leadership: partner with VP, People & Culture, APAC Regional President and leadership team on organisation design, workforce planning, leadership capability and change.
• Regional people plan: translate our global people strategy and regional objectives into an APAC plan focused on retaining top talent, building skills for the future and boosting engagement.
• Talent and performance: lead the regional performance review and talent review cycles, coaching managers on development, succession and difficult conversations.
• Data and insight: use people data (attrition, engagement, headcount, cost) to spot risks early and give leaders clear, practical recommendations.
• Culture and engagement: be a visible champion of our culture, connecting with employees, bringing teams together and celebrating our talent.
• APAC recruitment: hands-on recruiting across the region in partnership with the Regional Talent Acquisition Lead. Partnering with Resourcing Management team to align priorities and future hires. Keep Greenhouse accurate and up to date.
• Market insight: share local talent market, salary and hiring trends with Global TA and regional leaders.
• Compliance and policy: own APAC employment policies, contracts and handbooks across Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, including contractor and EOR arrangements, working with external advisers where needed.
• Contractor management: oversee the region's contractor workforce, including onboarding, contract renewals, compliance and correct classification.
• Compensation and benefits: advise on and manage pay reviews, benefits and market benchmarking for the region.
• Employee lifecycle: oversee onboarding and offboarding to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience.
• Visas and mobility: advise on visa requirements and manage inbound and outbound transfers.
• HRIS and reporting: own the accuracy of APAC employee data in BambooHR and produce regular reporting for regional and global leaders.
• Employee relations: advise managers on day-to-day people matters such as performance and exits, drawing on a sound knowledge of local employment law and handling occasional ER cases with good judgement.
• Regional expansion: play a key role in setting up new locations, including entity or EOR set-up, HR policies and employment terms.

Skills

HR partnership

Stakeholder influence

Employment law APAC

Recruitment experience

English & Cantonese

HRIS data literacy

Tools

BambooHR

Greenhouse

Job description

Appnovation Technologies is seeking an experienced APAC HR leader to partner with top leadership and shape people strategy across Hong Kong and Malaysia, with growth across APAC. You will drive organisation design, workforce planning and talent processes in a fast-growing region.

You will work directly with senior leaders, manage data-driven people insights, and oversee APAC recruitment, policies, and compliance while collaborating across time zones.