Global Chief People Officer
VIPKID
People & HR
Beijing, China
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic and globally minded Global HR Director to join our leadership team and partner closely with the Founder & CEO in shaping the company’s next phase of growth. This role will lead the end-to-end people strategy across China and international markets, supporting our transformation into an AI-native digital education company and strengthening our global operating model. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with deep HR expertise, and is capable of building high-performing, scalable and globally aligned organizations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Global Organization Design & Strategic Enablement
- Translate the company’s global business and AI strategy into scalable organizational structures and talent strategies
- .Lead organization design and transformation across the Singapore global headquarters, China operations and overseas markets
- .Optimize cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration mechanisms to support rapid execution of strategic initiatives and innovation programs
2. Global Talent Acquisition & Leadership Pipeline
- Build and continuously enhance a globally competitive talent acquisition strategy and operating model
- .Lead executive and critical talent hiring across leadership, international operations and technical functions, ensuring timely and high-quality hiring outcomes
- .Establish global talent review and succession planning frameworks, maintaining strong visibility over key leadership and successor pipelines across business functions
3. Culture Transformation & Organizational Effectiveness
- Shape and reinforce a high-performance, professional and values-driven culture across global teams
- .Foster an environment centered on ownership, transparency, execution excellence and data-informed decision making
- .Build effective cross-cultural collaboration mechanisms to strengthen trust, reduce organizational friction and improve overall team cohesion
4. Workforce Planning, Rewards & Performance Management
- Lead global workforce planning and people cost management, developing people analytics and productivity frameworks to improve organizational efficiency and ROI
- .Design and optimize compensation, rewards and long-term incentive structures aligned with business growth and talent priorities
- .Drive standardized and business-linked performance management systems across domestic and international teams, ensuring performance accountability and organizational alignment
5. Global HR Leadership & Compliance Governance
- Lead and develop HR teams across China, Singapore and international markets, elevating HRBP capability and delivery standards
- .Ensure full alignment with labor laws, employment regulations and workforce compliance requirements across key operating regions
- .Establish governance and risk-control mechanisms to safeguard organizational integrity and business continuity
Qualifications
Education & Professional Foundation
- Bachelor’s degree or above required; MBA or equivalent business education preferred
- Strong foundation in Organization Development (OD), performance management, rewards and global employment practices
Experience
- 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience within leading internet, education technology or global organization
- Proven experience managing multinational teams and HR operations across China and international markets, including Singapore and Southeast Asia
- Experience leading large-scale organizational transformation, international expansion or HQ setup initiatives is highly preferred
- Strong track record in workforce budgeting, people cost optimization and enterprise-level performance management design and execution Leadership Competencies
- CEO mindset & business acumen – Think beyond traditional HR operations and approach people strategy from a business and long-term value creation perspective
- Strong principles & execution capability – Able to navigate organizational complexity with sound judgment, professionalism and decisiveness
- High resilience & adaptability – Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth and cross-time-zone environments with strong ownership and emotional steadiness
- Global leadership capability – Demonstrates cultural intelligence and the ability to lead diverse teams across markets and business context
Why Join us!
- Partner directly with the Founder & CEO on organization strategy and global growth
- Play a critical leadership role in building an AI-native, globally scaled education company.
- Shape the future of people, culture and organizational excellence across international markets