Senior Director, Human Resources – Global HR Business Partner
SingaporeHybridFull-time
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Senior HR leader responsible for guiding the Global HRBP team, aligning people strategy with business goals across US, APAC and EMEA, and driving organizational effectiveness in a complex, matrixed environment.
About this role
Nium is the global infrastructure company powering real-time cross-border payments. Founded to deliver the payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today, we are building a programmable, borderless, and compliant money-movement layer that powers transactions between people, businesses, and intelligent systems — enabling banks, fintechs, payroll providers, travel platforms, marketplaces, and other global enterprises to move money instantly, anywhere in the world.
Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with offices in 14 markets and team members across 20+ countries, we take pride in a culture anchored in Keeping It Simple, Making It Better, and Winning Together. 2025 was the strongest year in our 10-year history, with record revenue, record transaction volumes, and EBITDA profitability — and we are now entering one of the most dynamic chapters in our journey. We believe the best work happens face-to-face, and we operate a hybrid model with three in-office days per week to strengthen collaboration, alignment, and innovation.
We move over $50B annually across a network that spans 190+ countries, 100 currencies, and 100 real-time corridors. We power fast payouts to accounts, wallets, and cards; enable local collections in 35 markets; and support card issuance in 34 countries — all backed by licenses across 40+ markets.
With over $300M raised to date, Nium offers ambitious builders the opportunity to shape the future of global money movement — at scale.
The Senior Director, Human Resources will lead and manage the Global HR Business Partner (HRBP) team, serving as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders across multiple international markets. This role is responsible for aligning global people strategy with business objectives, driving organizational effectiveness, and ensuring consistent yet locally relevant HR practices and compliance governance across the United States, APAC and EMEA.
The ideal candidate brings deep international HR leadership experience, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to lead high-performing HRBP teams in complex, matrixed multicultural environments. The People team at Nium mission is to inspire and enable high-performing teams through a technology-driven, people-first approach, driving performance ensuring Nium’s success.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, develop, and scale a high-impact global HRBP team supporting leaders across multiple regions.
Partner with executive and senior leaders to translate business strategy into effective people and organizational strategies.
Serve as a trusted advisor on workforce planning, organizational design, talent strategy, and change management.
Provide strategic HR guidance to business leaders globally.
Anticipate and address complex people-related challenges in diverse cultural, regulatory, and business environments.
Drive consistent application of global HR frameworks while ensuring regional relevance and compliance.
Oversee talent management initiatives including leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement.
Support large-scale organizational change initiatives such as restructures, M&A integration, and business transformation.
Use data and insights to influence decision-making and measure HR impact.
Ensure effective handling of employee relations matters at a senior level, in partnership with legal and regional HR teams.
Maintain strong governance, compliance, and risk management across all geographies.
Provide guidance on complex employment laws and practices in partnership with local experts.
Build a strong, inclusive HRBP leadership bench through coaching, mentoring, and development.
Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance within the HR function.
Requirements
Preferred Experience & Attributes
Skills
Change ManagementCompliance GovernanceCross-cultural CommunicationData-driven Decision MakingEmployee EngagementEmployment LawGlobal HR Business PartnerGovernanceHR AnalyticsHR LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentM&A IntegrationOrganizational DesignPerformance ManagementRegulatory ComplianceRisk ManagementStakeholder ManagementSuccession PlanningTalent ManagementTalent StrategyWorkforce Planning
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