Senior Director, Human Resources – Global HR Business Partner

About Nium

Nium delivers cutting-edge global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, enabling banks, fintechs, and enterprises to transfer money instantly worldwide. Founded with the vision to build tomorrow's payments infrastructure today, Nium operates from its co-headquarters in San Francisco and Singapore with presence in 14 global markets. In March 2026, the company achieved record-breaking revenue, transaction volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Annually, Nium processes almost $60 billion in payments, primarily for enterprise clients, supported by a robust balance sheet.

Operating across 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with more than 100 real-time corridors, Nium facilitates transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, and supports local collections in 35 markets. As a principal issuer on Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and UATP, the company issues over 50 million card tokens yearly. Holding regulatory licenses in over 40 markets, Nium simplifies global onboarding, integration, and scaling for its partners. The company has been recognized as one of CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and features in FXC Intelligence's Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies.

In 2024, Nium secured $50 million in Series E funding with a valuation of $1.4 billion to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent acquisition. With the B2B payments market forecasted to reach $175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers a dynamic and innovative environment for professionals to influence the future of global money movement.

Role Overview

The Senior Director of Human Resources will lead the Global HR Business Partner (HRBP) team, acting as a strategic consultant to senior leadership across multiple international regions including the US, APAC, and EMEA. This leadership role demands aligning the global people strategy tightly with business goals, enhancing organizational effectiveness, and ensuring consistent yet locally compliant HR practices worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and expand a high-impact global HRBP team, supporting leaders across various regions.
• Collaborate with executives and senior management to translate business strategies into people and organizational plans.
• Advise on workforce planning, organizational design, talent strategies, and change management.
• Provide strategic HR partnership addressing complex challenges in diverse cultural, regulatory, and business contexts.
• Ensure global HR frameworks are applied consistently with regional adaptations and compliance.
• Manage talent initiatives including leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and engagement.
• Support large-scale organizational changes such as restructures, mergers & acquisitions integration, and business transformations.
• Leverage data-driven insights to influence HR decisions and measure impact.
• Oversee senior-level employee relations, collaborating with legal and regional HR teams.
• Maintain governance, compliance, and manage risk across multiple geographies.
• Provide guidance on complex employment laws and practices working alongside local experts.
• Cultivate a strong, inclusive HRBP leadership team through coaching, mentoring, and continuous development.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance within HR.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related disciplines; advanced degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in HR, with substantial tenure in senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience managing global HRBP teams across multiple regions including US, India, Singapore, Japan, Malta, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Australia, Netherlands, and UK.
• Comprehensive knowledge of international employment laws, labor practices, and cultural nuances.
• Proven capacity to operate strategically and operationally within fast-paced, complex global environments.
• Exceptional skills in stakeholder engagement, communication, and influence.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience within fintech, technology, multinational, or matrixed organizations.
• Successful track record managing organizational change, transformation, and growth initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with use of HR metrics and insights.
• High cultural intelligence, adaptability, and a global mindset.

What Nium Offers

• Competitive compensation including salaries, bonuses, commissions, equity (for certain roles), and recognition programs.
• Comprehensive health coverage, 24/7 employee assistance, generous leave policies including year-end shutdown, and a hybrid working model (3 days onsite per week).
• Continuous learning via role-specific training, internal workshops, and learning stipends.
• Company-wide social events promoting bonding and camaraderie.
• A diverse and inclusive work environment with employees from over 33 nationalities across 18+ countries and more than 10 offices.

Additional Information

Nium may utilize artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process to assist in application reviews and resume analysis; however, all final hiring decisions are made by human personnel. Candidates seeking information about data processing practices are encouraged to reach out for details.