Senior HR Generalist

Spotify; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to work from home

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Spotify is looking for a Senior HR Generalist in Singapore to join their Global HR team. This role involves working closely with business leaders to shape HR strategies, ensure compliance, and enhance employee experience throughout the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of dynamic HR experience, particularly in global or matrixed organizations, with a strong background in employee relations and labor regulations across key JAPAC markets.

This position offers flexibility with some work-from-home options, while requiring in-person attendance three times a week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of HR experience in roles like HR Lead or HRBP.
• Experience in media or technology environments preferred.
• Knowledge of employment practices in JAPAC markets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to build a positive, high-performance culture.
• Drive the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
• Ensure local compliance with labor law requirements.

Skills

Dynamic HR experience

Experience in global organizations

Employee relations knowledge

Hands-on HR practices

Job description

We are looking for a Senior HR Generalist to join our Global HR team, based in Singapore and overseeing our markets in JAPAC. Working closely with the HRBP for SAMEA & JAPAC, this role is both strategic and hands‑on, partnering with business leaders to shape our people strategy locally while ensuring a high‑quality, consistent employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.

You will play a key role in helping our business navigate growth, organizational change, workforce planning, and people development. You’ll support leaders and teams through our core HR processes while keeping us aligned with global ways of working and compliant with local regulations. As part of a global HR community, you will collaborate with HR Business Partners, Employment Legal, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion, and other partners to deliver a world‑class people experience.

What You'll Do

• Partner with business leaders and the JAPAC & SAMEA HRBP to build a positive, inclusive, high‑performance culture.
• Translate business priorities into people activities for attraction, development, engagement, and retention.
• Mentor and influence managers to build leadership capability and drive performance.
• Use data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend pragmatic solutions and align global strategies to local market realities.
• Act a change leader, supporting teams through organisation changes and transformation efforts.
• Partner with global teams, HRBP and local leaders to help localise and implement initiatives to support manager capability, individual skill development and team efficiencies for an AI ready future.
• Drive the full employee lifecycle, ensuring smooth onboarding through to offboarding and everything in between.
• Support and action annual HR processes including talent reviews, performance calibrations, compensation cycles, engagement initiatives, and reorganizations along with HRBP.
• Provide practical, hands‑on support for employee relations and policy matters, working closely with Employment Legal when needed.
• Ensure local compliance with labor law requirements while balancing global standards and local nuance.
• Review and suggest improvements to local processes to enhance scalability, efficiency and employee experience.
• Handle all local documents and government paperwork required for the region together with the broader JAPAC HR team.

Who You Are

• You have at least 7+ years of dynamic HR experience in regional roles such as HR Lead, Senior HR Generalist, Employee Relations Manager, People Operations Lead or HRBP.
• You have experience working in global or matrixed organizations; exposure to media or technology environments is preferred.
• You have experience partnering with senior leaders and supporting leadership team initiatives.
• You have hands‑on knowledge of employment practices and labor regulations in key JAPAC markets across Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and Korea and curiosity to learn more.
• You are comfortable navigating change and ambiguity, while keeping teams aligned and supported.
• You bring cultural agility and experience working across multiple JAPAC markets.
• You build trust quickly, communicate clearly, and approach challenges with a positive and proactive approach.
• You understand how to balance global frameworks with local needs and can influence global and local partners! You can balance critical thinking with operational execution, rolling up your sleeves when needed.
• You prioritize well, stay flexible in fast‑moving environments, and are resourceful in finding answers.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and open to diverse perspectives.
• You are able to travel as required.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in our Singapore office.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in‑person meetings but it still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come to the office 3 times per week.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward‑thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.