Employee Experience Director (Crypto)

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE; APAC - Remote; Dubai, UAE; Europe - Remote; Hong Kong SAR; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; UK - Remote; US - Remote

Company

hirify.global is a global cryptocurrency exchange and digital financial platform serving more than 80 million users across over 200 countries and regions, with products spanning trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3.

What you will do

• Build and lead the employee engagement function, including listening programs, lifecycle insights, recognition, culture, belonging, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Own the global internal events calendar, delivering all-hands, town halls, leadership offsites, celebrations, and milestones across in-person, hybrid, and virtual formats.
• Develop internal communications strategy, editorial standards, leadership messaging, change communications, and content governance for the intranet and other channels.
• Introduce AI-enabled self-service, chat assistants, and automation pilots in partnership with HR Technology and IT.
• Build and develop a high-performing team, manage the function budget and vendors, and advise senior business leaders as a member of the People Leadership Team.
• Lead Workplace Operations for offices in Dubai, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, including space planning, standards, facilities, safety, security, continuity, and office budgets.

Requirements

• 12+ years in People, employee experience, workplace, or internal communications, including 5+ years leading teams.
• Ownership of at least two of the following: multi-country workplace or office operations, employee engagement, internal communications, or large-scale internal events.
• Experience managing an intranet or other internal communications platform, including content governance.
• Experience in a high-growth, global company with employees in multiple countries.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn survey, occupancy, and channel data into decisions.
• Excellent writing and editorial judgment, including drafting for senior executives.
• Experience managing budgets and vendors.
• Fluent English required.

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, crypto, financial services, or another regulated industry.
• Experience working in the Gulf region and across Asia and Europe.
• Hands-on use of AI and automation to improve employee services.
• Familiarity with HRIS, engagement, and communications platforms such as Workday, Culture Amp, Lark, or Slack.
• Arabic or Mandarin.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-moving, high-performance environment in a regulated digital finance industry.
• Global collaboration across multiple countries, cultures, languages, and time zones.
• Study Growth Fund supporting professional development and continuous learning.
• Internal events, workshops, team-building activities, career advancement, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Leadership approach centered on building from a blank page, data-driven decisions, executive trust, bias for action, and discretion with sensitive information.

Hiring process

• No specific hiring stages or application instructions are provided.