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Kenny Seet

@kennyseet

Senior HR Partner specializing in People Services and HR operations, delivering compliant employee lifecycle support across APJ and APAC.

Singapore

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a high-trust HR role where I can own employee lifecycle operations and HRIS programs, partner cross-functionally, and continuously improve service delivery, compliance, and employee experience in a fast-scaling tech environment.

I’m a Senior HR Operations and People Services professional with 8+ years of experience delivering employee lifecycle support across APJ in global technology environments. I focus on onboarding, offboarding, HRIS administration, HR case management, payroll and benefits coordination, immigration support, and statutory compliance—always with accurate, customer-focused HR support. I partner closely across HRBPs, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Benefits, and external vendors to deliver a consistent employee experience.

Most recently, as a Senior HR Partner at SpaceX (Grok & Imagine), I managed end-to-end employee lifecycle operations across JAPAC, served as a key point of contact for Tier 1–3 HR queries, and maintained Workday for data accuracy, timely processing, and audit alignment. I also spearheaded a global HRIS migration from Rippling to Workday for ~3,500 employees and 10,000+ contractors, led statutory benefits transformation in Singapore and Korea, and launched and scaled a new fertility benefits program across JAPAC. Earlier, at Booking.com and Google, I supported HR operations and people operations work across multiple markets, including immigration processing, onboarding readiness, case management oversight, process automation, and regional statutory reporting—turning operational pain points into measurable improvements in data quality and service delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior HR Partner

SpaceX

Mar 2025 - Mar 2026 (1 year)

Managed end-to-end employee lifecycle operations across JAPAC, partnering with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and vendors to ensure accurate, compliant support for onboarding, changes, mobility, and benefits administration. Led a Rippling-to-Workday HRIS migration for ~3,500 employees and 10,000+ contractors and launched/scaled a fertility benefits program across JAPAC

Workday HRIS Administration Employee Lifecycle HR Case Management Benefits Administration Payroll Coordination Immigration Support Statutory Compliance Data Migration

Senior HR Associate

SpaceX

Aug 2024 - Mar 2025 (7 months)

Provided HR operations and employee relations support across JAPAC, resolving Tier 1–3 inquiries on onboarding, benefits, payroll coordination, mobility, Workday transactions, and policy interpretation. Automated Japan employee lifecycle processes (pension, health checks, insurance, commuter benefits) and led a Japan health insurance audit and transformation to improve communications, compliance,

Workday HR Case Management HR Operations Employee Relations Benefits Enrollment Payroll Coordination Immigration Support Statutory Compliance Process Automation Vendor Management

HR Specialist / Generalist

Booking.com

May 2021 - Aug 2024 (3 years 3 months)

Supported HR operations and employee lifecycle administration across JAPAC, including onboarding, offboarding, Workday administration, benefits support, statutory compliance, and employee-facing HR services. Drove automation of statutory leave processes across Japan, Korea, and Australia, reducing manual effort while improving compliance and employee experience, and served as Interim HR Business P

HR Operations Workday Employee Lifecycle Benefits Administration Statutory Compliance HR Case Management Automation Vendor coordination Performance Calibration

People Operations Specialist

Google

Apr 2019 - May 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Managed onboarding readiness and HR case support, including visa approvals, relocation/immigration processing with external vendors, background check monitoring, and start-date change management. Owned the Global Travel Program for APAC across multiple time zones and reduced the query ticket queue by 20% through continuous process improvements.

Immigration Support Vendor Management Case Management Onboarding Background Checks Travel Operations Process Improvement Start Date Change Management Escalation Handling Quality Audits

HRBP Regional MSP Coordinator

Pontoon Solutions

Apr 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year)

Coordinated regional MSP program operations supporting onboarding activities (mailers, compliance, orientations) and managed a case management system for task allocation and escalation handling. Conducted regular quality audits and improved internal reporting by changing staffing reporting lines within a constrained timeframe to prevent access loss to key systems.