HR Manager

Title HR Manager, APAC Location Sydney Job Type Part-time (3 days/week) Contract 6‑month FTC Reporting to Managing Director, APAC About the Role As HR Manager APAC, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our regional people agenda. Working closely with the Managing Director, you’ll help drive the global people strategy and operational plan, ensuring our business divisions across APAC have the strategic capability and capacity needed to achieve their long‑term goals. This role is ideal for someone ready to step into broader strategic responsibility while still being hands‑on where needed. You will take HR responsibility for the APAC client group, spanning Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia, providing HR support and ensuring the provision of a professional and high‑quality HR service. The HR team is a strong part of the organisation and aims to deliver excellent customer‑focused HR support to the global business. This role is a great fit for a confident, proactive generalist who thinks strategically, challenges constructively, and helps strengthen our values‑driven culture. Key Responsibilities Deliver best‑practice HR support across the APAC region. Serve as the first point of contact for employee queries, providing compliant and expert advice on ER matters. Coach and equip managers to strengthen their leadership capability. Champion diversity and inclusion from recruitment through the full employee lifecycle. Partner with the Managing Director on initiatives that boost performance, engagement, and retention. Support the rollout of training and development programs. Collaborate with Finance on payroll and local benefits administration. Support the recruitment process, guiding hiring managers throughout. Lead onboarding for all new hires, ensuring a smooth transition into the business. Support APAC teams with the annual performance and development review process. Maintain accurate, confidential data in the HRIS with high attention to detail. Skills & Experience Proven HR generalist experience and a commitment to delivering best practice. Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder management skills. Media industry experience is advantageous but not essential. Confident communicator with strong verbal and written skills. Solid understanding of HR legislation and the ability to stay current with changes. Hands‑on experience managing end‑to‑end recruitment. Skilled in facilitating meetings, delivering training, and coaching managers. Commercial, pragmatic approach to problem‑solving and negotiations. Ability to propose creative, flexible solutions and influence stakeholders. Collaborative team player with the ability to work independently when required. Data‑savvy, able to present information in a clear and compelling way. Trustworthy, discreet, and comfortable handling confidential information. Opportunity to join an award‑winning market leader in digital publishing. Lots of free tickets and opportunities to experience our city’s culture. Flexible working arrangements. Fun, welcoming and supportive culture. Celebrations – we’re big on celebrating and shouting out about great work. Team bonding and social activities. About our culture At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender identity; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Human Resources Industries Technology, Information and Media, Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, and Book and Periodical Publishing #J-18808-Ljbffr