HR Operations APAC Lead

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Our Global HR Operations team is dedicated to delivering exceptional support to Jump Trading's incredible employees. We prioritize operational efficiency while maintaining a thoughtful balance with an outstanding employee experience.

We are seeking an experienced HR Operations Lead to oversee HR operations across the APAC region, streamline processes, and drive compliance with local regulations. This role will act as a key connector between APAC, the US, and EMEA, ensuring alignment with global initiatives.

What You'll Do:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and development to a geographically distributed HR Operations team while focusing on high-performance and collaboration
• Build regional roadmaps for the operations function, including payroll, benefits and Workday enhancements that roll up into global HR Operations objectives
• Manage end-to-end HR processes, including payroll, onboarding, offboarding, lifecycle changes, payroll administration, benefits, employee queries, and data management. Provide back up on day to day operational coverage regionally as needed
• Ensure compliance with local labour laws, data privacy regulations, and company policies across APAC locations
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate processes, enhancing employee experience and operational efficiency
• Support global mobility processes for inbound and outbound transfers within APAC including short-term & long-term assignments and direct transfers
• Partner with global teams on HR system (particularly Workday), testing, integrations, and global process alignment
• Collaborate with regional counterparts to drive cross-regional HR initiatives and policy harmonization

Skills You'll Need:

• 8+ years of HR operations experience, including leadership roles
• Expertise in Workday are required with an emphasis on utilizing HR technology to automate processes
• Knowledge of APAC employment laws
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural collaboration skills
• Fluency in Mandarin required
• Ability to travel to regional and global offices as needed