Global Chief People Officer

VIPKID

VIPKID

People & HR

Beijing, China

Posted on Jun 3, 2026

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