Head of People Business Partnering, Thunes
Simplifying international payments
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Simplifying international payments
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To connect every corner of the world and make the global economy accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for someone that gets excited by delivering real value to the business by creating an engaging, high performing culture and work environment!
- 10+ years of relevant regional and international experience required
- Proven track record as Business Partner, experience operating and influencing at C-level
- Strong business acumen, desire to understand business needs and ability to tailor People priorities/activities accordingly
- Strong business partnering, coaching, analytical and influencing skills
- Ability to present at a senior level
- Having a good grasp of business financial
- Proven track record of working in matrix organizations
- Strong international employment law knowledge of multiple markets with diverse and complex legal systems
- Experience with compensation strategies and partnering with central C&B resources to leverage benchmark data to support pay decisions
- Strong data focus – proven track record of leveraging data to support business decision-making
- Ability to work across different cultures, proven track record of bringing people with different working styles together
- Track record of supporting business transformation processes
- Experience with HR instruments such as personality profiling
- Team player
- Ability to lead and coach a small team of People Business Partners as the business continues to scale and grow
- Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken
What the job involves
- Reporting into the Chief People Officer, this is a global role that will own the strategy and the execution of a wide array of people focussed projects. You will be a true partner to the business, an expert in navigating employment law globally and work with stakeholders in multiple geographies to achieve our business goals
- Business Partnering with Leaders and Board on the below key topics:
- Leading organizational design and workforce planning
- Maximizing performance of our people
- Driving business transformation
- Coaching of business leaders
- Leading on business unit specific M&A
- Working closely with our Shared Service Centre team on topics such as Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards etc
- Culture – defining and driving a unique culture for business relevant to business needs
- Responsible for setting and executing our compensation strategy relevant to each business (fixed, variable, equity etc.), leveraging our Shared Services expertise
- Driving employee engagement, leveraging tools and data provided by our Shared Service team
- Managing and being our Employment law expert, handling employee relations and other cases
- Define and roll-out other policies and programs specific to business needs
- Act as a coach and mentor to individuals in our Shared Service function to ensure they have sufficient knowledge to provide support to employees in each business
- Partnering closely with other Heads of People Business Partnering (PBP) for the other business within our group to create alignment and benefit from each other’s experience
- Participate in group-wide projects, together with other PBPs and/or Shared Service team
- Working in a matrix structure, reporting into the CEO of DT One unit as well as the Group Chief People Officer
- Leading a small team of People Business Partners, responsible for performance management, coaching, mentoring and driving consistency in business partnering approach across global team for Thunes
Our take
The way we pay has changed considerably in recent years, but sending international payments online can still be time-consuming and overly complex. Thunes solves this problem by making cross-border payments quicker and easier.
Thunes allows businesses to process payments anywhere in the world, improving their revenue. The company has managed to differentiate itself from traditional payment platforms thanks to their flexibility, transparency and low cost. They have also avoided competing with payment giants such as PayPal, who they now number as a customer. Other clients include Uber, Deliveroo and Grab.
In 2023 Thunes opened offices in Beijing after entering the Chinese market in 2021. This coincides with $60 million in Series C funding that is going towards the expansion of Thunes into new markets via cross-border payments which, alongside China, include Latin America and the Middle East. This indicates a strengthened global reach for Thunes.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Jul 2023
$12m
SERIES C
Total funding: $382m
Company benefits
- Bonuses
- Regular learning opportunities
- Volunteering opportunities
Company HQ
Downtown Core, Singapore
Leadership
Peter de Caluwe
(CEO & Executive Chairman)Previously served as CEO of Ogone and as CEO of Payments at Naspers.
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