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NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

As the Lead - Regional HR Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in translating our business vision into people strategy across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and EMEA. You will partner with senior leaders in trading, technology, and operations to drive organizational effectiveness, talent growth, and performance excellence. This role is about connecting business momentum with people capability—ensuring every region’s growth is powered by the right structure, leadership, and culture.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to regional and functional leaders on people strategy, organizational health, and performance.
• Translate global business priorities into localized people plans that advance firm-wide OKRs and regional growth objectives.
• Anticipate workforce challenges—skills, retention, engagement—and co-develop proactive solutions with HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs).
• Partner with business heads to define and monitor people-related OKRs, aligning hiring, development, and performance to business outcomes.

• Work closely with Total Rewards & Performance to align compensation, incentives, and review cycles with market and firm philosophy.
• Partner with HR Analytics to interpret data on headcount, attrition, and performance trends for strategic workforce decisions.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to ensure timely, high-quality hiring aligned with regional business demand.
• Coordinate with Learning & Development on leadership capability, upskilling, and talent readiness initiatives.
• Partner with People Operations on employee experience, compliance, and cross-border mobility programs.

• Partner with business leaders to structure teams effectively for speed, scalability, and performance.
• Conduct organizational health reviews and ensure optimal spans, succession, and leadership depth.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR Analytics to deliver integrated regional workforce plans that balance cost, capability, and agility.

• Cascade and monitor performance goals and OKRs, ensuring alignment with global and regional priorities.
• Coach managers on feedback culture, performance differentiation, and growth planning.
• Use data analytics to assess and refine performance frameworks, ensuring measurable impact on business results.

• Lead and mentor regional HRBPs to deliver high-impact HR solutions across multiple markets.
• Act as a bridge between global HRBP leadership and regional business stakeholders, driving consistency and alignment.
• Influence through insight and data, earning credibility across diverse functions and leadership levels.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in HRBP or HR leadership roles within financial services, fintech, or trading industries.
• Demonstrated success in partnering with global HR CoEs (Rewards, Analytics, Talent Acquisition, L&D).
• Proven experience designing and embedding OKR-based performance and workforce frameworks.
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with comfort using data to drive decisions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and problem-solving skills in dynamic, high‑stakes environments.
• Solid understanding of regional labor laws, compliance, and HR best practices across SEA, South Asia, and EMEA.

• Moves seamlessly between strategy and execution, translating complex business needs into actionable people plans.
• Builds trust through insight and empathy, balancing business priorities with human outcomes.
• Champions data‑driven decisions and challenges assumptions with confidence and credibility.
• Elevates others—coaching HRBPs and leaders to operate with clarity, purpose, and performance mindset.

• 30‑minute HR Session with the Talent Acquisition team
• 60‑minute Strategic Discussion with the Global HRBP Leader
• Regional Case Study Presentation with People & Culture Leadership
• Final Interview with the Chief People Officer

At NEXT Ventures, people are our greatest advantage—and our boldest investment. Here, HR isn’t a support function; it’s a growth engine. Join us to lead the evolution of people strategy across regions, shape the future of work in a fast‑scaling fintech, and help great talent unlock global impact.

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