Jian Li

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Head of People at Ember Data · leveling, Pave

Ember Data
Singapore · SGT (UTC+8)
10+ years experience
Nanyang Technological University
English, Mandarin
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Overview

Based in Singapore. I lead compensation at Ember Data. Hired 251 engineers in a year with a 73% offer-accept rate. Cut time-to-hire from 68 days to 24. Before that: UOB and HSBC.

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Building out total rewards at Ember Data: people partners wanted in Singapore

Role
People partner
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
On-site
Compensation
$167k-$216k
Team
Total rewards, 8 people
Start
This quarter
Must have
Has hired for technical roles before Builds trust with candidates quickly Clear written communication
Process
Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp S$150k-S$179k. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Head of People
    Mar 2025 - Present
    Ember Data · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Singapore
    • Hired 114 engineers in a year with a 83% offer-accept rate.
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 1633 people.
    • Ran manager training for 147 first-time leads.
  2. Recruiter
    Feb 2022 - Feb 2025
    UOB · 3 yr · Full-time · Singapore
    • Cut time-to-hire from 53 days to 21.
  3. Recruiter
    Apr 2019 - Feb 2022
    HSBC · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Singapore
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3977 people.
  4. Recruiter
    Oct 2016 - Apr 2019
    Grab · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Singapore
    • Cut time-to-hire from 57 days to 33.
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3376 people.

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Education

  1. Nanyang Technological University
    BEng, Business Administration
    2011 - 2015

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