Senior HR Associate

AI overview

Focus on enhancing the employee experience through effective recruitment, operational support across the employee lifecycle, and leading process improvements.

First Circle is one of the fastest-growing FinTech companies in the country, providing financial services to under-served SMEs. We've already transformed access to credit for thousands of small businesses, and now we're building a full-stack neobank offering multi-currency bank accounts, payments, FX, corporate credit cards, and payroll. We recently closed our Series B round, led by the IFC (the World Bank’s investment arm), and we’re now hiring exceptional talent with a track record of excellence to join us in shaping the next chapter.

As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a People Associate to strengthen our HR capabilities. This role will focus on delivering a high-quality employee experience and contribute directly to a culture where people can do their best work through effective hiring, operational support, and continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for local roles
  • Provide day-to-day operational support across key employee lifecycle processes (e.g. onboarding, regularization, performance reviews)
  • Lead the conceptualization and implementation of process improvements to enhance the employee experience, as well as People Team operational efficiency and productivity
  • Contribute to policy development, updates, and internal documentation
  • Contribute to maintaining a team-oriented and high-energy office atmosphere
  • Assist the team with ad hoc tasks and projects as needed

Requirements

  • At least 2-4 years of HR generalist experience, preferably in a fast-paced or start-up environment
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent task and project management abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Meticulous and detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and quality in all output
  • Execution-focused with a bias toward action and minimal need for supervision
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Benefits

  • Highly competitive perks & benefits, including HMO coverage from month one, free catered lunches, MacBook Air provided, monthly fitness allowance, transportation & accommodation allowance, and more.
  • Hybrid work set-up: 2 days per week in BGC office
  • Join a team with a deeply collaborative culture - expect support, feedback and friendship!
  • Learn more about our culture here: https://www.firstcircle.ph/careers

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Free Meals & Snacks: free catered lunches
  • Health Insurance: HMO coverage from month one
  • Company-provided MacBook Air: MacBook Air provided

Founded in 2016, First Circle is the fastest-growing fintech company in the Philippines, led by an ex-Morgan Stanley and ex-Bridgewater Associates management team. First Circle offers SME financing and are building smart banking solutions for businesses. First Circle is a trusted partner of the Philippine government and is the official Finance Partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).We are also a pioneer data provider to the Credit Information Corporation (CIC) and the very first FinTech company to ever be licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines.

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