People Operations Specialist

About Us

Intrepid Asia is a leading Ecommerce and Digital Solutions Provider in South East Asia. We offer end-to-end omni-channel ecommerce management, a wide range of Digital Marketing Services and advanced Market Intelligence, all powered by state of the art inhouse Technology to our client base of leading international brands across all key marketplaces and social platforms in all 6 SEA countries. Brands love our regional presence, our excellent data-driven and growth-focused services which are enabled by the strongest team in the industry, and our advanced marketing and tech capabilities.

We are growing rapidly and as the exclusive partner of Flywheel in SEA, we offer many exciting opportunities to work with leading brands across multiple categories and key industry players. By joining us, you will work on the cutting edge of digital commerce in SEA, and experience what it takes to drive a successful ecommerce business end to end.

The Role

Reporting to the People Manager, you will act as a central support node to the HR function in Malaysia and with minimal cross-function to Malaysia and Singapore roles. You will be an active contributor in a wide range of HR activities and initiatives. This will involve providing support on day-to-day HR operations including recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, employee engagement, culture, employer branding, HR reporting, etc. You will also get a chance to participate in a host of HR local and regional projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Handle onboarding, offboarding and transfer administration for all people movements such as new hires, promotions, transfers, re-designation, resignations, terminations, and the like
• Support new joiners’ onboarding and leavers’ offboarding process, including collating staff movement announcements, planning and executing teams orientation and other engagement programs such as office welcome tour, interns community program
• Coordinates office facilities contracts and related operations
• Monitor, upkeep and ensure security and accuracy of employees' records and documents in HRIS.
• Maintain and update employee handbook, guidelines, policies, and process flows.
• Process employee requests for information and related employment visas, permits, and regulatory applications
• Generate timekeeping and deductibles reports for payroll.
• Generate and analyze HR reports to improve efficiency and effectiveness of people decisions
• Participate and contribute towards implementation of local and regional HR projects, strategies and initiatives.
• Execute Employer Branding initiatives to build a powerful B2B brand presence that attracts top of funnel candidates
• Assist in implementing Performance Management process and Employee Relations
• Facilitate setup of Employee Engagement activities, including but not limited to Company Team building, and Country Town Halls, games nights, AMAs, events, etc
• Partake in research and development of Culture building initiatives, as well as learning and development opportunities for employees
• Assist in streamlining current HR processes and payroll & benefits procedures
• Other ad-hoc tasks as assigned such as office management and administrative functions

Who we look for - the ideal profile:

• 2-4 years of relevant experience in the same role
• Business partnering mindset, proactive to stakeholders’ needs
• Highly motivated, nimble, and takes initiative to take up new challenges
• Self-starter, agile, and able to work independently
• Passion to create an inclusive, high performance and fun work culture
• Resourceful team player who is confident to bring ideas to the table
• Detailed-oriented with strong people, organizational, and administrative skills
• Proficient in MS Office 365 and MS office suite, as well as Google Suite
• Must be degree qualified, preferably with a specialization in Human Resources or Social Sciences, such as Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Organizational Behavior, and the like
• Knowledge of employment laws, e.g. Labor Code, Statutory Benefits, OSH and the like, is an advantage
• Able to start work immediately or with short notice is an advantage

What we offer:

• Professional and open international working environment – culturally integrating the best of all cultures to take the best of each and ensure we build an energetic, commercial, and fun working atmosphere.
• Ample opportunity for personal and professional development, both on the job and through regular training (Ecommerce topics, technical skills, soft skills and leadership training) made available on our proprietary learning platform Intrepid University, in a rapidly growing company
• Competitive compensation package
• You will work with a fantastic award-winning team, both the people team and all other functions that you will interact with, and you will gain broad exposure to the fast-moving Digital and Ecommerce eco-system in South East Asia.

Note: we will not be accepting any unsolicited resumes or CVs from headhunting or recruitment agencies at this point. Any CVs or profiles shared with us will not be entertained, and in the event of dispute, Intrepid will not be liable for any material compensation to third parties