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Posted Apr 24People Partner, Japan & APAC (Singapore)
at Figma
Singapore, SingaporeOn-site
Responsibilities
- Coach senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability, team effectiveness, and performance in a high-growth, target-driven environment
- Identify and address organisational friction points by improving cross-functional alignment and operational clarity across teams, proactively surface and embed regional context in your work with partners
- Develop and drive a Japan & APAC people strategy that reflects both the region's stage of growth and its commercial priorities - balancing the need to build scalable people foundations across multiple markets with strong alignment to the global GTM pillar and broader Figma people strategy
Requirements
- Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.
- From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world.
- In this role, you'll serve as the dedicated People Partner for Figma's Japan & APAC region, working closely with leaders across the regions (mostly GTM teams across Sales, Marketing, and Product Support) in Singapore, Japan, India, and Australia.
- Act as the primary People Partner presence for Japan & APAC - the first point of contact for leaders across levels, functions, and markets, bringing local context & understanding, and regional business understanding to your partnerships
- Explore and embed AI tools and approaches that extend your reach and impact across the region - whether through smarter use of people analytics, scaled manager enablement, or more efficient ways of working - and share learnings with the broader People Partner team We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- experience as an HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders in a high-growth company
- experience - practical working knowledge of employment law, cultural norms, and people practices across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience partnering with GTM or revenue organisations (Sales, Marketing, and/or Product Support), with an understanding of go-to-market dynamics
- Strong understanding of cultural nuance and the ability to adapt your approach across the diverse markets of Japan & APAC
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, including when operating remotely from CoEs •
- Experience supporting globally distributed teams and working effectively in a shared People Partner model with counterparts in other regions While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: •
- Experience in high-growth SaaS or product-led companies
- Fluency in Japanese At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go.
- Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
Experience
- 8+ years of HR / People experience, including significant
Benefits
- You’ll also collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across the People Team, including functional People Partners, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning & Development, BEI, and People Relations, to drive high-impact initiatives that support the business.
- Embed as a key partner across cross-functional stakeholders, including functional People Partners, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning & Development, BEI, and People Relations, to drive and deliver high-impact people initiatives
Contact
- If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com .
Additional details
- Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all.
- If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
- You’ll help the organisation scale effectively by strengthening leadership capability, shaping organisational design, and aligning talent strategy to business priorities.
- This role offers the opportunity to build and shape how people strategy, leadership culture, and talent practices evolve across multiple markets, and at a pivotal stage in the region's growth.
- This is a full-time role based in our Singapore hub.
- Work closely with functional People Partners to support the continued scaling of the teams in region by evolving team structures, roles, and operating models in line with business growth.
- Serve as the regional connector between functional People Partners and regional business leaders - translating global people priorities into locally relevant solutions
- Leverage data, organisational insights, and employee feedback to proactively inform decisions and drive measurable improvements in team health, effectiveness, and performance
- experience spanning Employee Relations & Operations, as well as strategic business partnering •
- We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills.