
Lead - Global HRBP
- On-site
- Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+1 more- People & Culture
Lead global HR analytics at NEXT Ventures—drive data-driven workforce strategy, optimize talent planning, and empower leadership decisions in a fast-growing fintech ecosystem.
Job description
Who We Are
NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.
Your Role in Our Mission
As the Lead - Global HRBP, you will serve as a trusted advisor and strategic enabler to NEXT Ventures’ global business leadership. You’ll drive the alignment of people strategy with organizational performance across trading, technology, and operations — ensuring that business goals, team structures, and individual growth all move in harmony.
This role isn’t just about partnership — it’s about influence. You’ll help shape the firm’s culture, guide leaders through change, and architect scalable people strategies that support rapid growth in a high-performance, data-driven environment.
How You’ll Make an Impact
Strategic HR Partnership
Act as a strategic advisor to global trading, technology, marketing, and operations leadership teams.
Translate business strategy into people initiatives that enable scalability, innovation, and competitive edge.
Influence organizational design, ensuring optimal structures and workforce planning aligned with growth objectives.
Represent HR at the business table — balancing people insight with commercial outcomes.
OKR & Performance Alignment
Lead the global HRBP OKR framework, ensuring business units’ objectives align with corporate and People team OKRs.
Partner with the Total Rewards & Performance CoE to integrate trading, collaboration, and skill-based metrics into performance reviews.
Use insights from HR Analytics to drive continuous improvement through data-backed performance tracking.
Champion a culture of accountability and performance excellence through structured feedback and quarterly reviews.
Collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs)
Work closely with Total Rewards & Performance to embed meritocratic pay structures and recognition frameworks.
Partner with Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding to define workforce needs, hiring strategies, and market insights for niche quantitative and tech talent.
Collaborate with HR Analytics to turn data into predictive, actionable people insights.
Partner with Learning & Development to strengthen leadership and technical capability across global teams.
Align with People Operations & Mobility to ensure seamless, compliant employee experiences across markets.
Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership
Support leaders through transformation — from desk expansions to new market entries.
Advise on leadership transitions, team effectiveness, and culture integration.
Lead succession planning and readiness initiatives for critical trading and technology roles.
Drive organizational diagnostics that anticipate challenges and enable sustainable performance.
Global People Leadership
Lead and mentor a small, high-performing HRBP team across SEA, South Asia, and EMEA.
Establish a consistent global HRBP operating rhythm while respecting local market nuance.
Promote a culture of meritocracy, agility, and evidence-based decision-making.
Serve as the connector between global strategy and regional execution, ensuring HRBP excellence across all markets.
What You Bring
12+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in senior HRBP or leadership roles.
Background in proprietary trading, fintech, hedge funds, or high-growth technology environments.
Proven success partnering with executives to scale organizations, manage transformation, and drive performance.
Strong understanding of compensation, performance management, and organizational analytics.
Demonstrated expertise in designing and leading OKR and performance alignment frameworks.
Experience working cross-functionally with CoEs (Rewards, TA, L&D, Analytics, etc.).
Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and change leadership skills.
Global exposure and ability to operate across diverse regions and cultural contexts.
Your X-Factor
Thinks like a business leader, acts like a strategic partner, and executes with precision.
Influences through insight, credibility, and deep understanding of people and performance dynamics.
Thrives on complexity, turning ambiguity into structure and direction.
Champions a high-performance culture where people strategy drives trading and technology excellence.
Your Journey After Applying
30-minute HR Session with the Talent Acquisition team
60-minute Strategic Interview with the Chief People Officer
Case Study Presentation: Global HRBP & OKR Alignment Simulation
Final Executive Discussion with the CEO and COO
Why Join NEXT
At NEXT Ventures, HR isn’t just a partner to the business — it’s a force that shapes it. Join us to architect the people strategy behind one of the most dynamic fintech ecosystems in the world. Lead global transformation, enable performance, and build a culture where ambition truly meets opportunity.
Your next chapter in global leadership starts here.
- Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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