Director of People

Hupo; Singapore; On-site; SGD 153,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Hupo, an AI-powered revenue enablement platform, is hiring a Director of People to lead fast-paced talent acquisition for engineering, product, AI, and GTM roles. The role is remote with APAC, EU, or US focus, reporting to the executive team and shaping a data-driven People function.

You will build a global employer brand, implement scalable systems, OKRs, and workforce planning across multiple regions, while ensuring compliance and strong company culture during rapid growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in senior People/HR leadership in high-growth startups.
• Proven ability sourcing, evaluating, and closing startup talent (tech and revenue).
• Experience using metrics to solve talent and org challenges.
• Track record scaling teams quickly in tech startups.
• Experience with international employment across APAC, EU, US.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, AI, and GTM.
• Build a talent acquisition engine to track funnel metrics.
• Position Hupo as a top-tier employer for AI and SaaS talent.
• Develop scalable People systems and policies across APAC, EU, and US hubs.
• Design performance frameworks and OKRs to drive accountability.
• Monitor team health and retention trends to resolve bottlenecks.

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

People operations leadership

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About Hupo

Hupo is an AI-powered revenue enablement platform helping enterprise organizations transform sales performance through AI role plays, coaching, knowledge management, and real-time guidance. We partner with some of the world's largest financial institutions to deliver AI solutions at enterprise scale.

Role at a Glance

Team: Operations
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Remote (APAC, EU, or US)

Why This Role Matters

We are scaling rapidly to match enterprise demand. As Director of People, your immediate priority is high-velocity technical talent acquisition. Your goal is to align talent scaling directly with revenue expansion by bringing in first-class engineering, product, and commercial talent. Over the long term, you will architect a data-driven, full-funnel People operation to ensure that Hupo remains lean, high-performing, and scalable as we hit future growth benchmarks.

What You'll Do

High-Velocity Talent Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, AI, and GTM. Sourced, assess, and close tier-one talent in a competitive market.

• Build a talent acquisition engine to track, analyze, and optimize funnel metrics (time-to-fill, candidate conversion rates, offer acceptance rates, and quality-of-hire).

• Position Hupo as a global top-tier employer for AI and SaaS talent.

Scalable People Operations & Analytics

• Utilize workforce planning metrics, compensation benchmarking, and retention data to guide executive decisions on headcount, organizational design, and capacity planning.

• Build lightweight, scalable People systems and policies across APAC, EU, and US hubs.

Performance & High-Growth Culture

• Design mechanisms to reinforce our company culture through rapid revenue and headcount growth.

• Implement simple, high-impact performance frameworks, feedback loops, and goal-setting systems (OKRs) that foster high accountability.

• Monitor team health, eNPS, and retention trends to proactively resolve organizational bottlenecks before they impact performance.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of experience in a senior People, HR, or People Operations leadership role in a high-growth start-up environment.

• Deep experience sourcing, evaluating, and closing top-tier startup talent, across technical (software/AI) and revenue roles.

• Proven capability using metrics, conversion tracking, headcount modeling, and compensation data to solve talent and organizational challenges.

• Track record of scaling teams rapidly in a fast-paced tech startup environment.

• Experience navigating international employment, compliance, and culture across distributed teams (APAC, EU, US).

• Ability to seamlessly shift between executive strategy/org design and tactical candidate sourcing and closing.

• Experience partnering with founders, executives, and managers on organizational design, workforce planning, and people strategy.