Canonical is hiring a
Regional HR Manager APAC

Summary

The job is for an HR Manager at Canonical, responsible for leading the APAC team, providing HR operations globally, and partnering with senior leadership. The role requires HR experience in a technology business, labor law experience in specific countries, people management experience, and fluency in business English.

Requirements

• Degree qualified
• HR experience leading initiatives across regions within a technology business
• Labor law experience in Taiwan, Australia, Japan or China
• People management experience
• Experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders
• A good balance between leading and executing
• Experience in working in a remote first organization
• Able to leverage data to make informed decisions
• Fluent in business English (written and spoken)

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale Canonical’s regional HR team
• Deliver precise and compliant HR operations in a timely manner and with the highest degree of accuracy
• Interact closely with Talent Acquisition and Workplace Engineering teams and create tight-knit processes across all HR regions
• Be accountable for HR processes such as talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, culture and engagement initiatives that drive a high performing team
• Work with senior managers across the business on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards- and workforce planning
• Coach and advise people managers on the full spectrum of employee relations issues across multiple countries
• Partner with people managers to support the delivery of appropriate training and development programs
• Establish a trusted partnership with the business in your region
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Design new policies and deliver on business-critical HR related projects globally
• Present at Canonical events to articulate Canonical’s HR practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with immigration policies and mobility processes
• Professional HR qualification
• Facilitation skills

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Benefits may apply depending on the work location
• Fully remote working environment
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events