HR Director, APAC

Realize your potential by joining the leading performance-driven advertising company! At Taboola, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to scale across APAC and Greater China, we’re seeking an experienced HR Director, APAC to partner closely with senior Enterprise Sales leaders and shape the people decisions that directly drive commercial success. This is a senior, hands-on HR Business Partner role with a regional remit, suited to someone who thrives in lean, high-trust environments and brings strong judgement, close business partnership, and personal ownership to complex people challenges. We want a leader who views AI and automation as the ultimate leverage for HR. You don’t need to be a data scientist, but you should be someone who reads about LLMs, experiments with productivity tools, and dreams of an HR department where technology handles the routine so people can handle the exceptional! To thrive in this role, you'll need: 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 ER 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. Tech-Forward Mindset, Maintaining a high level of curiosity regarding AI and automation; comfortable experimenting with new technologies to solve traditional HR challenges and model digital agility for the organization. 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. How you’ll make an impact: As a HR Director, you will: 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 ER 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. Why Taboola? If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They’ll also share more about: Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO says; “You c