Chief Human Resource Officer

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is a global fintech group shaping the future of the trading industry. We own and operate FundedNext, one of the world’s leading proprietary trading platforms and expanding into the CFD brokerage space with a new and ambitious offering.

With a rapidly growing team of 500+ professionals across APAC, MENA & EU regions, we support a vibrant community of 220,000+ daily active traders from more than 170+ countries. Our mission is to elevate the trading experience by fostering a culture of growth, innovation, and excellence.

At NEXT, we’re not just building trading platforms - we’re shaping the future of financial markets.

Your Role in Our Mission

We’re looking for a visionary Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) to lead the global HR strategy for NEXT Group, a fast-growing international fintech group with operations across multiple countries. As a key member of the executive team, you’ll drive our people agenda—shaping talent, culture, performance, and compliance to support rapid growth and transformation.

Be at the forefront of shaping our future! This is an exciting opportunity to architect and grow a high-impact, globally-focused HR function. Envision and implement forward-thinking succession planning strategies and cultivate an employee-centric environment by designing systems that align with business goals and our long-term vision. One of your key roles will be to strengthen the global compliance and HR governance, ensuring its aligned with local labor laws, employment regulations, and international standards across all regions of operation. If you’re a strategic, hands-on HR leader ready to influence across borders and elevate people as a competitive edge, this opportunity is for you!

How You’ll Make an Impact

Global People Strategy & Leadership

• Direct the development and execution of unified, Global HR strategies that support the business growth across multiple regions & regulatory landscapes.

• Partner with executive leadership to blueprint organizational structure, workforce planning, and long-term talent needs across all business units.

• Champion a globally consistent yet locally adaptable HR philosophy, ensuring alignment with regional laws, cultures, and market dynamics.

Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

• Architect and drive talent acquisition strategies tailored to each region, ensuring timely hiring of high-impact talent for both operational and leadership roles.

• Reinforce a sustainable employer branding across diverse geographies, showcasing the company as a top-tier destination for brokerage and fintech professionals.

Transformation & Change Management

• Drive a high-performance culture aligning company value that rewards results, ownership, while creating a strong sense of belongingness across regions.

• Forefront organization-wide transformation, expansion, restructuring while ensuring leaders navigate transitions smoothly and with clear direction.

HR Metrics & Decision Making

• Leverage people analytics to surface insights and guide strategic decisions on headcount, turnover, talent gaps, and culture metrics.

• Champion digital-first HR practices that improve speed, accuracy, and employee experience.

Global Compliance, Governance & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure full compliance with labor regulations, employment laws, and HR standards across all countries of operation, maintaining the highest levels of legal and ethical integrity.

• Establish a global HR governance framework that balances centralized policy alignment with region-specific regulatory requirements, supporting scalable and compliant growth.

Compensation & Benefits Management

• Design and oversee competitive, regionally optimized total rewards strategies including compensation, benefits, and incentives, aligned with both business performance and across market benchmarks.

• Drive rewards program to reflect shifting market dynamics, regulatory changes, and emerging employee expectations—ensuring lasting competitiveness, fairness, and engagement across all regions.

What You Bring

• 12+ years of progressive HR leadership experience; at least 3 years at the executive level.

• Strong experience in brokerage, financial services, or fast-paced high-regulation industries.

• Proven success in leading cross-border HR teams and scaling HR in high-growth environments.

• Deep understanding of organizational psychology, talent frameworks, and HR tech.

• Demonstrated expertise in culture building, change management, and DEI.

• Good understanding of labor legislation across APAC and MINA regions.

• Master's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or equivalent.

Your X-Factor

• Exposure to private equity or high-growth companies.

• Passion for innovation, technology, and leveraging data in HR decisions.

• Strategic mindset with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude.

Why Join NEXT

We offer a competitive salary aligned with industry standards in Malaysia, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes performance incentives, health coverage, and professional development opportunities. At NEXT Group, we foster a performance-driven culture that emphasizes agility, excellence and growth within a professional, balanced work environment across our global organization.