HR Director, APAC

About the Company

Realize your potential by joining the leading performance-driven advertising company! At Taboola, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale.

Taboola works with thousands of businesses and publisher partners, reaching approximately 600M daily active users. Publisher partners include NBC News, Yahoo, Conde Nast and others; advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, Expedia and more.

About the Role

Senior, hands-on HR Business Partner role with a regional remit across APAC and Greater China, partnering closely with senior Enterprise Sales leaders to shape people decisions that drive commercial success. Hybrid work arrangement: 3 days in-office (option to come in more often if desired).

Responsibilities

• Enable APAC and Greater China Enterprise Sales leaders to make confident, commercially grounded people decisions through trusted HR partnership.
• Reduce people risk across the region by identifying employee relations themes, addressing issues early, and ensuring decisions align with local labour laws and global guidance.
• Provide hands-on coaching and support in performance management, engagement, restructures, investigations, and expat-related issues.
• Bring clarity and consistency to complex, multi-country people decisions by balancing regional realities with global frameworks and precedent.
• Maintain a region-wide view of ER and people risks, identifying cross-functional themes and emerging issues early.
• Improve speed and quality of HR outcomes by reinforcing clear ways of working, escalation paths, and collaboration with HRBPs, COEs, and shared services.
• Build trust and stability by staying close to leaders and employees, acting with calm judgement, and following through on outcomes.

Qualifications

• 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 in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
• Strong judgement and confidence handling sensitive ER matters including performance management, restructures, investigations, and expat-related issues.
• 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 to business outcomes.
• Experience working within global organisations, balancing regional realities with global frameworks and precedent.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to build credibility quickly and navigate differing perspectives.
• Comfort working with lean teams and shared service models, knowing when to partner, escalate, or step in directly.

Benefits

• Well-being: locally relevant benefits and workplace perks.
• Flexibility: hybrid schedule (3 days in-office with option to attend more often).
• Opportunity to work with large publisher and advertiser clients and grow within a scaling regional organisation.

Additional Information

Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in all forms. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Taboola is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.