Job Description Summary
For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.
In our collegial environment, that’s marked by high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.
We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.
HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.
This position will be a hybrid work arrangement, which translates to 4 days minimum per week in the office.
The Senior Associate, Human Resources leads recruitment for APAC, including coordinating the recruitment processes. In addition, provide HR business partner advisory and payroll support across APAC. Key duties include leading recruitment mandates with hiring managers and external headhunters (if used), and manage job postings, interviews, pre-employment checks, reference checks, offers and onboarding.
The ideal candidate is someone who has:
High attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to manage highly confidential information
Professional image and demonstrate a polished demeanor
Ability to confidently interact with people of all levels, including staff, vendors, and potential candidates
What you will do:
Lead APAC recruitment
Manage recruiting activities in Workday
Manage internal and external job postings
Liaise with recruiting agencies
Conduct reference checks
Conduct onsite/video interviews for entry and mid-level roles
Prepare offer analysis including pulling the appropriate market data match and internal peers
Prepare offer letters and confidential agreements
Process background and credit checks
Draft and edit job descriptions
Facilitate onboarding and off-boarding process of employees
Prepare, coordinate, and conduct new hire orientations
Enter new hire information into (HRIS) Workday
Assist with maintenance of the human resource database (HRIS) Workday
Process, organize, track, and maintain confidential files, records, and data
Provide benefit enrollment support
Complete responsibility of APAC payroll administration which includes liaising with payroll vendors, reviewing of reports, ensuring schedules are met, and oversight of the payroll support function
Provide advice and counsel to all APAC staff members on HR matters.
What you bring:
Experience in recruitment
Ability to use Workday is a must
Great teammate spirit
Education
University degree or equivalent experience
Experience
5-7 Years of Human Resources experience in a recruiting capacity required
Skills Required
- 5-7 Years of Human Resources experience in a recruiting capacity
- Experience in recruitment
- Ability to use Workday
- APAC payroll administration experience and liaising with payroll vendors
- University degree or equivalent experience
- High attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to manage highly confidential information
- Professional image and polished demeanor
- Ability to confidently interact with people of all levels
- Experience processing background and credit checks, reference checks, and onboarding
- Benefit enrollment support experience
- Great teammate spirit
HarbourVest Partners Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HarbourVest Partners and has not been reviewed or approved by HarbourVest Partners.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives are portrayed as strong in certain teams and senior roles, with high bonus potential contributing meaningfully to total compensation. Overall packages can feel solid where variable pay is emphasized.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, EAP, wellness programs, and fitness reimbursement. U.S. coverage explicitly includes domestic partners.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, bereavement leave, paid volunteer time, and U.S. emergency back‑up childcare. These supports are positioned as competitive for the sector.
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What We Do
HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with 40 years of experience and more than $92 billion assets under management as of December 31, 2021. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit.








