Singapore
👋 Hi, I'm Elena. I believe great workplaces don't happen overnight — they're intentionally built through trust, inclusion, meaningful leadership, and a people strategy that treats employees with respect, fairness, and humanity. As an local HR leader based in Singapore, I partner with business leaders to navigate the moments that matter: building high-performing teams, shaping culture, driving employee engagement, leading organizational change, and creating environments where people can do their best work. What energizes me most is helping leaders see HR not as a function that supports the business, but as a strategic partner that helps shape it. Outside of work, I'm a firm believer in lifelong growth. You may find me behind a drum set, at the piano, on a yoga mat, or rollerblading around the city. These pursuits remind me that growth isn't about perfection—it's about showing up consistently, embracing challenges, and enjoying the process of learning something new. Growing up in Asia has also given me a deep appreciation for different cultures and perspectives. I speak English, Mandarin, and Cantonese fluently, with enough Malay & Indonesian to get by when needed — one of the many perks of growing up in a multicultural part of the world. Always happy to connect with leaders, HR professionals, and culture-builders who believe that people are the heart of business success.
Lead the people strategy for Kyndryl Singapore, partnering with senior leaders to drive culture, employee experience, workforce strategy, leadership effectiveness, and business performance. Trusted advisor on talent, employee relations, employment law, rewards, and organizational transformation, while ensuring compliance and successful delivery of global HR initiatives in the local market. 🏆 Recipient of the Strategic Markets Kyndryl Trailblazers Award (FY1Q26).
Mambu is a leading cloud banking platform that empowers banks, fintechs, and financial institutions to build and scale modern financial products through a flexible Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. Its API-first architecture enables seamless integration, supports open banking, and helps organizations deliver innovative, customer-centric financial experiences. What I do here: • Member of the Global People Experience team, serving as the primary HR partner across APAC, Germany, and the UK. • Led employee relations and the full spectrum of HR activities across Singapore, Australia, Germany, and the UK. • Supported workforce management and employee experience for Employer of Record (EOR) employees across Southeast Asia. • Partnered with leaders to drive employee engagement, performance, compliance, and people initiatives across diverse international markets.
• HR Lead for the APAC region, covering Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. • Led end-to-end employee lifecycle management across the region, supporting key people processes from onboarding to offboarding. • Partnered with global HR teams to translate and implement global people strategies into effective regional and local execution. • Managed employment documentation and supported the rollout of HR policies and process improvements to enhance consistency and efficiency.
-Led the Recruitment and Onboarding of country in-store sales associates -Managed Sephora Internal HR communication and newsletters -Supporting Sephora Singapore team initiatives and part of the organising team for Sephora annual dinner& dance and involved in the corporate team building event in Bintan, Indonesia
Fiserv, Inc. is a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions. Fiserv provides account processing and digital banking solutions, card issuer processing and network services, payments, e-commerce, merchant acquiring and processing, and the Clover cloud-based point-of-sale solution.