HRBP - Recruitment Specialist - Vietnamese

MSE Group, formerly known as XLE Group, was founded in 2009 with a clear mission: to grow sports in Vietnam and bring the game closer to the nation's youth. At the time, professional basketball barely existed in this country. We started from nothing - one team, and the conviction that sports could become a real industry in Vietnam.
More than fifteen years on, MSE Group has become a diversified sports and entertainment group, operating multiple business units across professional sports, youth development, motorsports entertainment, and culinary and lifestyle experiences. We operate in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with a workforce that spans professional athletes, local and international coaches, training specialists, track technicians, event operations crews, and the Group's corporate functions.
📍 Location: An Khanh, Ho Chi Minh City
💰 Salary: Negotiation
🕘 Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Recruitment & talent acquisition
End-to-end hiring: own the full recruitment lifecycle for corporate roles, operational leads, and specialised positions, including foreign coaches and expat management staff.
Sourcing & pipeline: develop multi-channel sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, local and international job boards, headhunting, expat networks, brand fanpages) and maintain a standing talent pool for recurring roles.
Hiring manager partnership: clarify role requirements, build job descriptions, agree assessment criteria, and run interview rounds; advise managers on candidate quality and market salary benchmarks.
Offer & employer branding: prepare offer letters, negotiate within the approved framework, and stay close to candidates through to their start date; represent MSE Group as an employer of choice and work with Marketing on hiring campaigns.
B. Performance management & HR business partnering
Run the performance cycle: coordinate the full review cycle across business units - goal setting, mid-cycle review, year-end appraisal - on schedule, on the standard templates, with complete documentation.
Goal setting & manager coaching: work with managers to build measurable KPIs/OKRs tied to unit business goals; guide Department Heads on setting objectives, giving feedback, and running appraisal conversations.
Department partnering: partner with Department Heads and unit leaders on headcount needs, organisational structure, and workforce planning; act as the primary HR contact for employee queries and issue resolution.
C. Culture & engagement (supporting the HR Manager)
Culture & internal communications: support the HR Manager in bringing core values and culture programmes into each business unit; work with Marketing to draft and publish internal messages.
Engagement activities: organise and coordinate internal activities - townhalls, anniversary events, recognition programmes, and team-building initiatives.
Engagement surveys: support survey rollout, consolidate results, and propose follow-up actions.
D. HR processes & operations
Processes & labour contracts: maintain the shared HR process and form set and guide units on correct application; track the contract lifecycle, flag expiry at least 30 days ahead, and prepare new contracts, renewals, and addenda.
Onboarding & offboarding: coordinate both journeys - documentation, orientation, probation tracking, resignation formalities, and handover.
Foreign employees & compliance: understand and execute work permit, Temporary Residence Card (TRC), and visa procedures for foreign coaches and managers; monitor permit expiry, initiate renewals at least 30 days ahead, and ensure employment records comply with Vietnamese Labour Law.
E. Reporting, analytics & continuous improvement
Track and report HR metrics: time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, turnover rate, and headcount movement by business unit.
Proactively propose improvements to HR processes and policies, and carry out other duties assigned by the HR Manager within the scope of the role.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Required
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Foreign Languages, or a related field.
4-6 years of experience in Recruitment / HR Generalist / HRBP roles.
Hands-on involvement in running a performance management cycle (KPI/OKR) - from goal setting through to consolidating results.
Fluency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory, to work directly with foreign coaches, expat staff, and international partners.
Solid working knowledge of Vietnamese Labour Law, including contracts, social insurance, and termination.
Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort working with HR data.
Strong advantage
Practical experience handling expat work permits, visas, TRCs, and submissions to government authorities.
Experience in a multi-entity, multi-business-unit, or shared-services environment.
Experience in sports, entertainment, education, or F&B industries.
Experience organising culture, engagement, or internal communications activities.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive salary based on capability
Performance and business results bonus; 13th-month salary in line with Company policy.
Full statutory social, health, and unemployment insurance; healthcare coverage per Company policy.
Annual leave per Company policy and statutory public holidays.
Access to and preferential rates across the Group's ecosystem - sports, entertainment, and dining - plus career growth in a diversified group with direct exposure to senior leadership.