People Partner, Japan & APAC (Singapore)
Core
Dedicated People Partner for Figma's Japan & APAC region, serving as the primary contact for leaders across Sales, Marketing, and Product Support to scale leadership capability and align talent strategy with business priorities.
Role type
Senior HR Business Partner (Regional)
Builds
Scalable people foundations, leadership culture, and high-impact people initiatives across multiple markets in the region.
Domain
Technology / SaaS / Human Resources
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Strategic business partnering, multi-jurisdiction employment law knowledge, organizational design, coaching senior leaders, cross-functional stakeholder management, data-driven decision making, go-to-market dynamics understanding, distributed team management
Preferred skills
High-growth SaaS experience, Japanese fluency
Technologies
People analytics tools, AI tools for people operations
Responsibilities
Act as primary People Partner presence for Japan & APAC; Work with functional People Partners to evolve team structures and operating models; Coach senior leaders to strengthen capability; Identify and address organizational friction points; Embed as key partner across cross-functional stakeholders; Leverage data and insights to drive improvements in team health; Develop and drive a regional people strategy; Explore and embed AI tools to extend reach and impact.
