Human Resources Director (Asset Management)

Principle Partners Pte Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Principle Partners Pte Ltd in Hong Kong seeks a Strategic HR Leader to guide HR strategy, workforce planning, and organizational development across a multi-jurisdictional team.

You will oversee payroll, benefits, and compensation, plus talent acquisition, onboarding, and performance management while ensuring regulatory compliance and a strong employee relations culture.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of broad HR generalist experience, including managerial or leading roles.
• Experience in financial services, asset management, or similar high-performance sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business administration, psychology, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of Hong Kong employment law and HR regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on payroll experience and HR operations with MS Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Native-level written and spoken English.
• Proactive, ownership-driven leader with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior management to design and execute HR strategy, workforce planning, and organizational development.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll operations, benefits administration, and compensation/reward programs.
• Lead global talent acquisition, onboarding, internal mobility, promotions, performance management, and offboarding; manage visa sponsorship.
• Drive employee relations, career development, and leadership capability to retain top talent.
• Design and implement tailored learning and development programs aligned with business objectives.
• Develop HR policies, HRIS data, and maintain employee records with regulatory compliance.
• Deliver workforce analytics and insights to inform leadership and regulatory reviews.

Skills

HR generalist

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication

Integrity

Payroll familiarity

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Adobe Acrobat

HRIS systems

Job description

• Strategic HR Leadership & Culture: Partner with senior management to design and execute HR strategy, workforce planning, and organizational development. Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture while driving key growth initiatives across a multi-jurisdictional workforce.
• End-to-End Payroll & C&B Management: Oversee and execute full-cycle payroll operations, benefits administration, and compensation/reward programs, ensuring accurate, timely processing and regulatory compliance across operating regions.
• Comprehensive Employee Lifecycle & Talent Operations: Lead global talent acquisition, onboarding, internal mobility, promotions, performance management, and offboarding. Oversee visa sponsorship and immigration processes as required.
• Employee Relations & Organizational Growth: Act as the primary advisor on employee relations, conflict resolution, career development, and leadership capability. Drive strategies that retain top talent and successfully guide the firm.
• Learning & Development: Design and implement tailored L&D programs to enhance workforce skills, foster leadership potential, and align talent development with business objectives.
• HR Governance, Systems & Compliance: Develop and maintain robust HR policies, procedures, HRIS data, and employee records. Ensure strict adherence to regional employment laws, regulatory frameworks, internal audit requirements, and due diligence activities.
• Workforce Analytics & Insights: Deliver actionable HR reporting, workforce metrics, and data-backed insights to senior leadership to inform business decisions and support regulatory reviews.

Qualifications, Experience & Personal Attributes

• Experience: 9+ years of broad HR generalist experience, including managerial or leading role
• Industry Expertise: Experience within financial services, asset management, or a similar high-performance industry where human capital is the primary asset. Demonstrated experience navigating organizational growth past the 50-person benchmark is highly advantageous.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• Compliance & Legal Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of Hong Kong employment law and HR regulatory requirements (knowledge of Australian/Singapore employment law is a distinct advantage).
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience managing payroll processes and HR operations. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Language: Native-level written and spoken English skills.
• Proactive Leadership & Ownership: Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of initiating, driving, and executing standalone HR initiatives with a strong ownership mindset.
• Precision & Detail-Orientation: Meticulous attention to detail, exceptional accuracy in execution (especially regarding payroll and policy administration), and strong organizational capabilities.
• Agility & Multi-Tasking: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing competing deadlines and changing priorities with composure and adaptability.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a track record of building trusted relationships across all levels of senior management and international teams.
• Integrity & Judgement: Demonstrates the highest standards of discretion, ethical conduct, professional integrity, and sound judgment when managing confidential workforce matters.