Applike Group
Senior HR Generalist - APAC (f/m/d)
Singapore, Remote. Posted 23 days ago
The role
The Senior HR Generalist APAC serves as the local HR presence and operational backbone for the Singapore headquarters and growing APAC entities. This role combines hands-on HR operations with leadership advisory and regional labor law expertise.
What you will do
- Own the end-to-end employee lifecycle including contract creation, onboarding to offboarding, and local payroll and benefits administration.
- Provide pragmatic HR sparring on leadership inquiries, employee relations, and team dynamics for regional Leads.
- Steer local performance management in alignment with local requirements and German HQ.
- Prepare, validate, and submit monthly pre-payroll data to external payroll providers.
- Serve as regional SME on Singapore labor law and provide support for Japan, South Korea and China.
- Manage relationships and coordinate with regional vendors, tool providers and authorities.
- Co-steer performance feedback, compensation cycles, and engagement surveys across APAC.
- Act as the primary liaison between local APAC leadership and Hamburg HQ.
- Optimize local workflows, leverage HRIS capabilities, and integrate AI tools.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of generalist HR activities as an HR Operations expert and/or HRBP
- Tested expertise in Singapore labor laws
- Payroll preparation experience
- Track record of coordinating external HR partners and vendors
- Experience managing multi-cultural stakeholders
- Proficiency in modern HRIS platforms and standard digital collaboration tools
- Business fluent in English
Nice to have
- Experience in a fast-paced tech or growth environment in Singapore or the APAC region
- Knowledge of South Korea, Japan and China labor laws
- Mandarin, Japanese and/or Korean language skills
Before you apply
- Tell us about your most passionate personal project
- Tell us your desired salary
- Tell us your earliest possible start date
About the company
applike-group's mission is to create an inspiring work environment for amazing people to achieve extraordinary things.