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At Taboola, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to scale across APAC and Greater China, we’re seeking an experienced HR Director, APAC to partner closely with senior Enterprise Sales leaders and shape the people decisions that directly drive commercial success. 

This is a senior, hands-on HR Business Partner role with a regional remit, suited to someone who thrives in lean, high-trust environments and brings strong judgement, close business partnership, and personal ownership to complex people challenges. We want a leader who views AI and automation as the ultimate leverage for HR. You don’t need to be a data scientist, but you should be someone who reads about LLMs, experiments with productivity tools, and dreams of an HR department where technology handles the routine so people can handle the exceptional!

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Extensive experience as a senior HR Business Partner or HR Director in APAC, with hands-on exposure to complex, multi-country employee relations and local employment legislation.
• Proven ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders, influencing people and organisational decisions in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
• Strong judgement and confidence handling sensitive ER matters, including performance management, restructures, investigations, and expat-related issues.
• A pragmatic, execution-focused mindset, comfortable rolling up your sleeves and staying close to leaders and employees day to day.
• Solid commercial acumen, with the ability to connect people decisions directly to business outcomes.
• Tech-Forward Mindset, Maintaining a high level of curiosity regarding AI and automation; comfortable experimenting with new technologies to solve traditional HR challenges and model digital agility for the organization.
• Experience working within global organisations, balancing regional realities with global frameworks, guidance, and precedent.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to build credibility quickly, challenge constructively, and navigate differing perspectives.
• Comfort working with lean teams and shared service models, knowing when to partner, escalate, or step in directly.

How you’ll make an impact:

As a HR Director, you will:

• Enable APAC and Greater China Enterprise Sales leaders to make confident, well-judged people decisions by providing trusted, commercially grounded HR partnership.
• Reduce people risk across the region by proactively identifying employee relations themes, addressing issues early, and ensuring decisions align with local labour laws and global guidance.
• Strengthen leadership capability through hands-on coaching, clear advice, and practical support in performance, engagement, and sensitive people matters.
• Bring clarity and consistency to complex, multi-country people decisions by balancing regional realities with global context and precedent.
• Maintain a hands-on, region-wide view of employee relations and people risks across APAC and Greater China, identifying cross-functional themes and emerging issues early.
• Provide sound ER judgement and advice, using local legal knowledge, global guidance, and people data to anticipate issues and drive timely, well-aligned decisions.
• Improve the speed and quality of HR outcomes by reinforcing clear ways of working, escalation paths, and effective collaboration with HRBPs, COEs, and shared services.
• Build trust and stability in a fast-moving environment by staying close to leaders and employees, acting with calm judgement, and following through on outcomes that matter to the business.

Why Taboola?

If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They’ll also share more about:

• Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO says; “You can copy anything from another business but you can’t copy a company’s culture.
• Well-being: Enjoy a range of locally relevant benefits and workplace perks.
• Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office with an option to come in more often if desired.
• Work with some of the biggest names: We work with some of the biggest names in the business. Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, Expedia and Honda.

Ready to realize your potential?

Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.-

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About Taboola

Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale.

Taboola works with thousands of businesses who advertise directly on Realize, Taboola’s powerful ad platform, reaching approximately 600M daily active users across some of the best publishers in the world. Publishers like NBC News, Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung, Xiaomi and others use Taboola’s technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.

Employment Type: Full-time & Permanent 

Location: Dubai, UAE (Initial), Phuket, Thailand (From November 2026) Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance provided for both locations if needed. 

Monthly Base Salary range of THB 158,000 to THB 265,000 per month + performance-based bonus + opportunity to join our employee share scheme 

About Cobblestone Energy 

Cobblestone Energy is an energy trading company specialising in the European Gas, Power and Emissions markets. Established in 2018, we combine deep analytics, advanced data science and agile technology to drive profitable trading decisions. Our flat organisational structure empowers every team member with autonomy and ownership. Our diverse global team of extraordinary talent is united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. 

The Phuket Roadmap 

This role offers a unique global career path. To ensure seamless integration into our culture and trading strategies, the successful candidate will begin their journey at our Dubai headquarters. In November 2026, the role will transition permanently to our upcoming hub in Phuket, Thailand, offering a blend of high-impact work and an exceptional lifestyle. 

Cobblestone Values 

• Excellence in Hiring & Teamwork 
• Lifelong Learning Through Continuous Reflection 
• Independent Thinking Through a Meritocracy of Ideas 
• Winning 

Role Description: 

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Data Scientist to join our dynamic team. With a passion for data-driven solutions and a strong academic background, the successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping business decisions and driving operational excellence through advanced analytics, predictive modelling, and the strategic implementation of Generative AI/LLM technologies. 

What we offer in this role  

• A full-time, high-impact position within our dynamic Commercial team. 
• A team of exceptional colleagues, committed to continuous learning and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. 
• A career that challenges you to solve complex problems and rewards your drive for continuous innovation. 
• A unique opportunity to work on impactful projects, making independent decisions that drive real-world outcomes. 
• The chance to take full ownership of new projects, making high-impact decisions in a dynamic environment. 
• Equity participation, ensuring long-term alignment 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Analyse large, complex datasets to generate actionable insights that inform trading and commercial decisions. 
• Develop, deploy, and maintain predictive models to support market forecasting and trading strategy optimisation (e.g., time-series models, regression, tree-based methods). 
• Architect and implement production-ready AI/LLM solutions, such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines or task-specific agents, integrated programmatically into analytical workflows (e.g., via APIs, LangChain, LlamaIndex). 
• Build, automate, and own end-to-end data workflows covering data ingestion, cleaning, feature generation, and model training, leveraging tools such as Python, SQL, Airflow, pandas, and workflow orchestration platforms (e.g., n8n or similar). 
• Apply advanced data science techniques, including synthetic data generation where appropriate, to improve model robustness, scalability, and operational efficiency. 
• Collaborate closely with traders and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business problems into high-quality, data-driven solutions. 
• Communicate insights and model outputs clearly and concisely, ensuring analytical work drives measurable trading and commercial impact. 

Requirements:  

• 2-3 years of experience in data science or a related field, with a demonstrated record of achieving exceptional results. 
• Strong academic background in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field  
• Outstanding problem-solving and critical thinking skills, capable of addressing complex, high-impact challenges. 
• Expertise in Python programming, with an ability to apply it to advanced data science problems. 
• Applied AI Proficiency: Demonstrated practical experience programmatically integrating LLMs (via APIs or frameworks like LangChain/LlamaIndex) into data pipelines or analytical applications. 
• Automation Focus: Proven ability to design and implement automated, end-to-end data workflows that leverage AI for efficiency gains. 
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and data visualization tools  
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to excel in fast-paced, cross-functional environments 

This is an outstanding opportunity for a driven and talented Data Scientist to join an innovative trading company and make a significant impact on our business operations. If you possess a passion for data science and a proven track record of success, we encourage you to apply.  

Note: Experience in the power trading domain is highly desirable but not essential. We value exceptional talent and the ability to learn quickly.