Talent Development Manager

PropertyGuru International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexible working

Holistic rewards

Career development

Inclusive benefits like equal paternit

Job summary

PropertyGuru International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is seeking an experienced Talent Development leader to design and implement scalable job architectures, capabilities and performance processes across our Southeast Asia markets.

You will partner with HRBPs and business leaders to translate capability gaps into development plans, overhaul GuruGPS and connect data with Workday, delivering a more transparent career path and stronger workforce performance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in talent development, organizational development, or related areas.
• Experience designing and implementing skills or performance frameworks.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Comfort with AI and digital tools to improve efficiency.
• Experience in regional or multi-market contexts.

Responsibilities

• Rebuild job, skills and competency architecture and keep it current.
• Define skill taxonomy underpinning hiring, development, performance and mobility.
• Overhaul GuruGPS and connect data with Workday via HRIS.
• Identify and build priority skills for key talent pools.
• Design capability interventions prioritising scalable approaches.
• Partner with leaders to translate capability gaps into development plans.
• Shape performance philosophy and calibration governance.
• Strengthen manager capability in goal-setting and feedback.
• Connect performance outcomes with career pathways and internal mobility.
• Build transparent progression frameworks.

Skills

Talent development

Organisational development

Performance management

Capability building

Stakeholder influence

AI & digital tools

Tools

Workday integration

HRIS

Data analytics tools

Job description

PropertyGuru is Southeast Asia’s leading PropTech company, and the preferred destination for over 32 million property seekers monthly to connect with over 50,000 agents monthly to find their dream home. PropertyGuru empowers property seekers with more than 2.1 million real estate listings, in-depth insights, and solutions that enable them to make confident property decisions across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. PropertyGuru.com.sg was launched in Singapore in 2007 and since then, PropertyGuru Group has made the property journey a transparent one for property seekers in Southeast Asia. In the last 18 years, PropertyGuru has grown into a high-growth PropTech company with a robust portfolio including leading property marketplaces and award-winning mobile apps across its markets in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand as well as the region’s biggest and most respected industry recognition platform – PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, events and publications across Asia.

For more information, please visit: PropertyGuruGroup.com; PropertyGuru Group on LinkedIn.

Recognised as a Top Employers Certified* organisation, we’re proud to be among the best workplaces in the region—celebrating an inclusive culture of excellence, growth, and well-being.

PropertyGuru Group is strengthening its Talent Development capability to connect skills, performance and career growth across our markets. We are hiring this role to build the enterprise frameworks and scalable employee experience that turn business capability needs into stronger performance and clearer career pathways for Gurus.

You will lead the design and implementation of practical talent frameworks that connect job architecture, priority capabilities, performance and career growth. Working across functions and markets, you will test, refine and embed solutions that are scalable, relevant and easy for Gurus and managers to use.

What you’ll own

1. Skills & job architecture

• Rebuild PropertyGuru’s job, skills and competency architecture and keep it current as the business evolves.
• Define the skill taxonomy underpinning hiring, development, performance and mobility.
• Lead the overhaul of GuruGPS, PropertyGuru’s employee-facing career and development experience, and partner with HRIS to connect it with Workday so job, skills and career data can scale consistently.

2. Capability building

• Identify and build priority skills for critical talent pools and strategic business capabilities.
• Design targeted, business-linked capability interventions — prioritising scalable and embedded approaches over programme proliferation.
• Partner with functional leaders to translate capability gaps into development plans.

3. Performance

• Shape PropertyGuru’s performance philosophy, goal-setting framework and calibration governance.
• Partner with HRBPs and HRIS to strengthen the annual and mid-year performance cycles, ensuring that frameworks, guidance and calibration standards are applied consistently.
• Strengthen manager capability in goal-setting, feedback and performance differentiation through practical guidance, tools and standards.

4. Careers & mobility

• Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to connect performance outcomes with career pathways, development planning and internal mobility.
• Build transparent progression frameworks that make growth paths visible to Gurus and actionable for managers.

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years in talent development, organisational development, performance management or capability building, ideally in a regional or multi-market environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing a skills, competency, job or performance framework from initial concept through adoption.
• Strong grasp of performance philosophy, goal-setting methodology and calibration practice.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels without direct authority, and to embed frameworks across diverse functions and countries.
• Comfort operating across a broad mandate, making clear trade-offs and building solutions that can scale across functions and markets.
• Strong analytical judgement; able to turn talent and performance data into decisions.
• Confident using AI and digital tools to improve efficiency, insight and employee experience.

Our commitment to you

• Hybrid flexible working that focuses on outcomes over hours.
• Holistic rewards package covering your financial, physical & mental health.
• Multi-directional career development across all levels.
• Inclusive benefits like equal paternity leave, supporting all employees in work-life balance.
• Hybrid, flexible working arrangements, competitive salaries, progressive, comprehensive benefits, foster a collaborative, inclusive, and open team culture.

At PropertyGuru, you’ll be part of a Top Employers Certified* company that puts people at the heart of everything we do. Joining PropertyGuru Group means more than just a new job. It’s an opportunity to shape the future of an entire industry and the lives of millions in Southeast Asia. We’re the leading PropTech company in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. We leverage data and technology to create trust and transparency in the real estate industry with our market-leading property marketplaces, mortgage guidance for life’s biggest financial decisions and data insights that help our partners unlock hidden business potential. Our platforms, solutions and expertise guide property seekers, agents and developers to make confident decisions at every step of the property journey. Innovation with impact As a Guru, you’ll be at the forefront of PropTech innovation, harnessing AI and technology to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Your work will create solutions that transform urban landscapes and power communities across the region. Being a Guru means guiding millions towards their property dreams while continuously evolving yourself. As we enhance our offerings to serve Southeast Asia’s diverse markets, you’ll grow too by learning from industry pioneers and charting your own path. Your unique perspective, joining our team of 1,300 Gurus from 30+ nationalities, could spark our next breakthrough. Beyond the bottom line Our people are our biggest strength and we take pride in our Gurus First approach in the way we conduct business. We offer hybrid, flexible working arrangements, competitive salaries, progressive, comprehensive benefits, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and open team culture.