APAC HR & Talent Strategy Leader

Appnovation Technologies; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Appnovation Technologies is seeking an experienced APAC HR Business Partner to shape the people strategy across a growing region. You will partner with senior leadership, lead workforce planning, and drive regional recruitment while ensuring compliant HR policies and effective employee lifecycle management.

Based in Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong with regular travel, you will influence talent strategies, manage data-driven HR processes, and support growth in APAC across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of HR experience across APAC
• Proven track record partnering with senior leaders (president/director level)
• Strong knowledge of employment law in HK & Malaysia; exposure to Singapore
• Hands-on recruitment experience for technical/consulting roles
• Fluent business-level English and Cantonese (spoken and written)
• Data-driven, able to use HRIS data to inform decisions

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on organisation design, workforce planning, and leadership development
• Translate global and regional HR strategy into APAC plan; focus on talent retention and engagement
• Lead regional performance and talent reviews, coach managers
• Leverage people data (attrition, engagement, headcount, costs) to identify risks and propose actions
• Champion company culture and engage employees across the region
• Oversee APAC recruitment with Regional TA Lead; maintain accurate data in Greenhouse
• Share local talent market insights and salary trends with Global TA and regional leaders
• Own APAC employment policies, contracts, and handbooks; manage contractor/EOR relationships
• Manage contractor workforce, on-boarding, renewals, compliance and classification
• Advise on compensation and benefits; support market benchmarking
• Oversee onboarding/offboarding for consistent employee experience
• Advise on visa requirements and mobility for inbound/outbound transfers
• Maintain APAC employee data in BambooHR and prepare regional/global reports
• Provide guidance on day-to-day ER issues with knowledge of local employment law
• Support regional expansion: new locations, entity/EOR setup, policy terms

Skills

HR leadership

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Recruitment experience

Cross-cultural collaboration

Tools

BambooHR

Greenhouse

Job description

Appnovation Technologies is seeking an experienced APAC HR Business Partner to shape the people strategy across a growing region. You will partner with senior leadership, lead workforce planning, and drive regional recruitment while ensuring compliant HR policies and effective employee lifecycle management.

Based in Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong with regular travel, you will influence talent strategies, manage data-driven HR processes, and support growth in APAC across multiple countries.