Senior Director, Human Resources - Global HR Business Partner

Nium provides global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments. We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.

Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. In March 2026, we delivered the largest month in our 11-year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today, Nium moves nearly $60B in payments annually, almost entirely for enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.

It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.

Our payout network spans 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with 100 + corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, and as a principal card issuer on Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and UATP, Nium issues over 50 million card tokens every year. Backed by regulatory licenses in 40+ markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies list.

In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high-growth company.

The Senior Director, Human Resources will lead and manage the Global HR Business Partner (HRBP) team, serving as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders across multiple international markets. This role is responsible for aligning global people strategy with business objectives, driving organizational effectiveness, and ensuring consistent yet locally relevant HR practices and compliance governance across the United States, APAC and EMEA.

The ideal candidate brings deep international HR leadership experience, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to lead high-performing HRBP teams in complex, matrixed multicultural environments. The People team at Nium mission is to inspire and enable high-performing teams through a technology-driven, people-first approach, driving performance ensuring Nium’s success.

Key Responsibilities

• Global HR Leadership & Strategy

Lead, develop, and scale a high-impact global HRBP team supporting leaders across multiple regions.

Partner with executive and senior leaders to translate business strategy into effective people and organizational strategies.

Serve as a trusted advisor on workforce planning, organizational design, talent strategy, and change management. 

• Business Partnership

Provide strategic HR guidance to business leaders globally.

Anticipate and address complex people-related challenges in diverse cultural, regulatory, and business environments.

Drive consistent application of global HR frameworks while ensuring regional relevance and compliance. 

• Talent & Organization Effectiveness

Oversee talent management initiatives including leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement.

Support large-scale organizational change initiatives such as restructures, M&A integration, and business transformation.

Use data and insights to influence decision-making and measure HR impact. 

• Employee Relations & Risk Management

Ensure effective handling of employee relations matters at a senior level, in partnership with legal and regional HR teams.

Maintain strong governance, compliance, and risk management across all geographies.

Provide guidance on complex employment laws and practices in partnership with local experts. 

• Team Development & Collaboration

Build a strong, inclusive HRBP leadership bench through coaching, mentoring, and development.

Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance within the HR function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant time in senior HR leadership roles. 
• Proven experience leading global HRBP teams across multiple regions, including the US, India, Singapore, Japan, Malta, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Australia, Netherlands and the UK. 
• Strong knowledge of international employment laws, labour practices, and cultural dynamics. 
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels in a fast-paced, global organization. 
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills. 

Preferred Experience & Attributes

• Experience supporting fintech, technology, multinational, or matrixed organizations. 
• Track record of leading through change, transformation, and growth. 
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage HR metrics and insights. 
• High degree of cultural intelligence, adaptability, and global mindset. 

What we offer at Nium We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend. We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more! We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Beware of recruitment scams: Be cautious of individuals impersonating Nium via WhatsApp, social media, email or unofficial websites. Do not respond, share personal or financial information, or make any payments . Nium will never ask candidates to transfer money or cryptocurrency as part of our recruitment process.