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HR Business Partner

HoYoverse · Kuala Lumpur · posted Oct 15, 2026NEW

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HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

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In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

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Title: HR Business Partner (Malaysia)

Location: Malaysia — Johor

What You Will Do:

  1. Entity Setup & HR Foundation

  • Support the final leg of entity establishment

  • Build the local HR foundation: employment contract templates, attendance & leave policies, etc.

  • Set up payroll: evaluate in-house vs. outsourced, and run through monthly filing

  1. Expat Employees & Work Visas

  • Handle company sponsorship qualification

  • Manage the full work-visa process for employees

  • Provide landing support for expatriates

  1. Recruitment & Benchmarking

  • Build local recruitment channels and complete initial team build-out

  • Establish a local compensation benchmarking system

  1. Office & Admin

  • Site selection, lease negotiation, fit-out & IT coordination, vendor management, travel and day-to-day admin operations

  1. Employee Relations

  • Manage the full employee lifecycle

  • Localize the company culture

What We Are Looking For:

  • Bachelor's degree or above

  • 5+ years of local HR experience in Malaysia

  • Proven "0 to 1" track record: independently built at least one of:

  • policies, payroll, or office;

  • or a consulting / HR-outsourcing background serving multiple startup foreign companies

  • Fluent in Chinese and English

Nice to Have

  • Independent experience handling EP/PVP work visas

  • Tech / gaming / internet industry experience

  • Fluent in Malay

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.

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