Ami Iwakami — Co-Founder

I am a problem solver valuing sustainability, empathy, and people experiences in tech & innovation. My strengths lie in connecting total experience of Talent management, BP, People Operations to creating high performing teams. Currently serving as Global people role in product companies after product strategy, entrepreneurship, and management consulting. Versed in build initiatives centered around social impact and diversity, equity and inclusion, such as talent sourcing, flexi-work, and mental well being initiatives, connecting to purpose and outcome. Known for bringing business mindset into people agenda and innate passion for continuous growth. Holds an MBA from INSEAD and engineering degree from University of Manchester. PEP holder, residing in Singapore. Looking to connect with individuals who are bold, open minded, and passionate.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in talent management and organizational development across diverse industries.

Location: Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Experience: 13 yrs

Skills

Hr Transformation
Talent Management
Hr Project Management

Career Highlights

Expert in aligning people strategies with business goals.
Proven track record in HR transformation and talent management.
Strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Work Experience

Figma

People Partner JAPAC (1 yr 5 mos)

Maxeon Solar Technologies

Global Talent Management and Org Development / ESG - Social Sustainability Lead (1 yr 3 mos)

OnlinePajak

VP People, Head of HR (1 yr 5 mos)

HeadofPeople&Culture

Director (5 yrs 3 mos)

invenio AI

Co-Founder (2 yrs 2 mos)

Holmusk

Director – Workplace Mental Well-being // Client Engagement, Product Strategy & Ops (2 yrs 2 mos)

PwC

Strategy & Management Consulting - Organisation (1 yr 3 mos)

Ingredion Incorporated

APAC Regional Talent & Organizational Development Lead (4 mos)

Regional HR Business Partner, GTM (1 yr 6 mos)

APAC Regional HR Business Partner Lead, Food Division - Industrial Solutions Division (2 yrs)

Nissan Motor Corporation

HRIS SaaS Project Consultant (Project) (7 mos)

British American Tobacco

Talent Management & Organisational Design (Talent Acquisition/ Learning & Development/ Culture) (10 mos)

HR Regional Transformation Projects (2 yrs 11 mos)

Talent Acquisition Recruitment Lead (2 yrs 1 mo)

Education

Master of Business Administration at INSEAD

BSc at The University of Manchester

High Honours International Baccalaureate Diploma at Colegio Internacional de Caracas, Venezuela

Ami Iwakami

Co-Founder

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore13 yrs experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Expert in aligning people strategies with business goals.
Proven track record in HR transformation and talent management.
Strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in talent management and organizational development across diverse industries.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Hr TransformationTalent ManagementHr Project Management

Other Skills

HR AnalyticsStrategic PlanningAnalytical SkillsPerformance ManagementHR StrategyOrganizational DesignCulture ChangeOrganizational CultureThought LeadershipTeam LeadershipCommunity EngagementProject ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentStrategic Human Resource PlanningInnovation Management

About

Experience

13 yrs

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

5 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Figma

People Partner JAPAC

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Hybrid

Turning imagination to reality with design experiences.
Grow Figma through people and org, especially in JAPAC.

Maxeon solar technologies

Global Talent Management and Org Development / ESG - Social Sustainability Lead

Sep 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hybrid

Leading HR talent strategies and initiatives intersecting sustainability, DEI, and well-being on a global scale.

Onlinepajak

VP People, Head of HR

Apr 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Singapore

Series C, Social impact, Fintech company.
Responsible for People strategy- talent, systems, operations - sharing aspirations and providing actionable solutions. Aligning people and organisation goals through performance, culture, org design, and individual growth and development opportunities.

HR TransformationTalent ManagementHR AnalyticsHR Project ManagementStrategic Planning

Headofpeople&culture

Director

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Global

Organisation and talent advisory for growth companies and startups.

Invenio ai

Co-Founder

May 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Assessing and recommending talent - job fit.

Holmusk

Director – Workplace Mental Well-being // Client Engagement, Product Strategy & Ops

Jan 2020 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos · New York, United States · Hybrid

Managed multidisciplinary startup workstreams of strategic partnerships, business strategy, mental well-ness team to bring workplace mental health solution to companies and their people.
A data science, healthcare tech company tackling the challenges of mental health

Pwc

Strategy & Management Consulting - Organisation

Apr 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Singapore

Client facing consultant projects in talent strategy, workforce transformation, organization design, and leadership development

Ingredion incorporated

3 roles

APAC Regional Talent & Organizational Development Lead

Promoted

Sep 2017 – Jan 2018 · 4 mos

HR TransformationAnalytical SkillsPerformance ManagementTalent ManagementHR AnalyticsHR Project Management+1

Regional HR Business Partner, GTM

Jul 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

APAC Regional HR Business Partner Lead, Food Division - Industrial Solutions Division

Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs

Led all Talent Management initiatives for APAC operations (Talent acquisition, M&A integration, Workforce analytics, Learning & Development, Performance Management). Responsible for People operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, India, Vietnam

Nissan motor corporation

HRIS SaaS Project Consultant (Project)

Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 · 7 mos · Greater Tokyo Area

Designed and coordinated the global workplace transformation for a cloud based ERP software solution for HR management (Workday) revising employee data, perform review, org. design, talent analysis

British american tobacco

3 roles

Talent Management & Organisational Design (Talent Acquisition/ Learning & Development/ Culture)

Feb 2014 – Dec 2014 · 10 mos

HR Project Management

HR Regional Transformation Projects

Jan 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Talent ManagementHR Project Management

Talent Acquisition Recruitment Lead

Jan 2012 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

[HR Strategy development & Implementation]
Responsible for end to end talent management strategy and implementation for all levels in organization, including talent acquisition, l&d, org design. Experience in all aspects of HR including payroll, comp & ben, business partnering, HRIS. Additional global and regional work on policies, employee relations, DEI, culture.

HR Project Management