Taboola is looking for an HR Director to take on a senior, hands-on HR Business Partner role with regional responsibility for APAC and Greater China. You will partner closely with senior Enterprise Sales leaders to shape people decisions that drive commercial success.
What You'll Do
- Enable APAC and Greater China Enterprise Sales leaders to make confident, well-judged people decisions by providing trusted, commercially grounded HR partnership.
- Reduce people risk across the region by proactively identifying employee relations themes, addressing issues early, and ensuring decisions align with local labour laws and global guidance.
- Strengthen leadership capability through hands-on coaching, clear advice, and practical support in performance, engagement, and sensitive people matters.
- Bring clarity and consistency to complex, multi-country people decisions by balancing regional realities with global context and precedent.
- Maintain a hands-on, region-wide view of employee relations and people risks across APAC and Greater China, identifying cross-functional themes and emerging issues early.
- Provide sound employee relations judgement and advice, using local legal knowledge, global guidance, and people data to anticipate issues and drive timely, well-aligned decisions.
- Improve the speed and quality of HR outcomes by reinforcing clear ways of working, escalation paths, and effective collaboration with HRBPs, COEs, and shared services.
- Build trust and stability in a fast-moving environment by staying close to leaders and employees, acting with calm judgement, and following through on outcomes that matter to the business.
What We're Looking For
- Extensive experience as a senior HR Business Partner or HR Director in APAC, with hands-on exposure to complex, multi-country employee relations and local employment legislation.
- Proven ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders, influencing people and organisational decisions in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
- Strong judgement and confidence handling sensitive employee relations matters, including performance management, restructures, investigations, and expat-related issues.
- A pragmatic, execution-focused mindset, comfortable rolling up your sleeves and staying close to leaders and employees day to day.
- Solid commercial acumen, with the ability to connect people decisions directly to business outcomes.
- Experience working within global organisations, balancing regional realities with global frameworks, guidance, and precedent.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to build credibility quickly, challenge constructively, and navigate differing perspectives.
- Comfort working with lean teams and shared service models, knowing when to partner, escalate, or step in directly.
Team & Environment
This role partners with senior Enterprise Sales leaders and works closely with HRBPs, COEs, and shared services.
Benefits & Compensation
- Locally relevant benefits and workplace perks.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role with a schedule of 3 days in-office per week, with an option to come in more often if desired. The position is based in the APAC and Greater China region.
Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.