About People Profilers Singapore
Igniting meaningful connections, since 2002
An independent HR group across Southeast Asia, built on long-lasting relationships with clients, candidates, and our own consultants. 5 markets, 9 locally-licensed entities.
A regional HR group with deep local roots
People Profilers is an independent HR group across Southeast Asia — recruitment, executive search, EOR, payroll, and advisory. Founded in Singapore in 2002 and MOM EA-licensed (02C4944 & 10C3804), we operate across five markets through nine locally-licensed entities, with on-the-ground teams in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
Building long-lasting relationships
If there is one thing that has defined People Profilers Singapore since 2002, across five markets, it is this: we build for relationships that last — with our clients, with our candidates, and with our own consultants.
We are not built for transactions. We are built for the call you make us five years later, when your team has grown and you need to hire the next senior leader.
More than two decades of regional HR partnership
A team-led human capital group with deep regional roots — and the licences, entities, and partnerships to back it up.
in Singapore since 2002
SG · MY · TH · VN · ID
operating entities
across the region
Our Story
The founding
The belief was simple: recruitment, done properly, is one of the only businesses where ethical sales is the only sale that works. It isn't about selling — it's about helping, supporting, and servicing clients well enough that they come back. Year after year. For decades.
Matthew Lim registered People Profilers in Singapore as a sole proprietorship on 9 September 2002 (ROC #52977389M), under one tagline: "Profiling the right people for every profession."
Incorporated
People Profilers Pte. Ltd. is incorporated on 15 December 2006, with full MOM Employment Agency Licence. The Singapore office grows from one consultant to a multi-vertical team across 15 specialist industries.
Two specialist arms
People Profilers (Executive Search) Pte. Ltd. launches for senior-leadership, regional director, and C-suite mandates. In parallel, People Profilers (Services) Pte. Ltd. is established to deliver EOR, payroll outsourcing, and contract staffing under a dedicated entity.
Regional expansion
Offices open in Vietnam (2018), Thailand (2022), Malaysia (2023), with an expanding presence in Indonesia (2025). The service mix broadens beyond recruitment to a full Talent + Employer + Advisory group: executive search, EOR, manpower outsourcing, payroll management, and HR advisory.
Five markets, one HR partner
Across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam — and an expanding presence in Indonesia. The founding belief has held: many of the clients who came to us in 2002 still work with us today.
From "Profiling the right people for every profession" to "Igniting Meaningful Connections," the work is still the same — serving people and businesses well enough that they stay.
Our Group
Singapore
People Profilers Pte. Ltd.
Recruitment, RPO, work pass, outplacement
UEN 200618776E · MOM EA Licence 02C4944
People Profilers (Executive Search) Pte. Ltd.
Senior leadership & C-suite search
UEN 201009045R · MOM EA Licence 10C3804
People Profilers (Services) Pte. Ltd.
EOR, payroll outsourcing, contract staffing
UEN 201009036N
Malaysia →
Agensi Pekerjaan People Profilers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Recruitment & placement (EA entity)
SSM 202301013641 · JTKSM Licence C No. 1432
People Profilers (Services) Sdn. Bhd.
EOR, payroll outsourcing
SSM 202301013635
Thailand →
People Profilers Bangkok Recruitment Co., Ltd.
Recruitment, executive search, staffing
Company Reg 0105565048191 · Recruitment Licence น.1830/2565
Vietnam →
People Profilers Vietnam Limited Liability Company
Payroll outsourcing & operations (est. 2018)
Tax ID 0314966034
People Profilers Services Vietnam Company Limited
Recruitment, executive search, labour leasing
Tax ID 0318135337 · Recruitment Licence 6208/2024 · Labour Leasing Licence 14/2024
How we work with you
A consistent four-step approach across every service line and every market.
Discover
We start by understanding your business, team, culture, and the workforce challenge you are solving — whether hiring senior leaders, scaling a regional team, outsourcing payroll, or restructuring HR operations.
Design
We map the right solution across our three service families — People & Talent for recruitment, search, and staffing, Payroll & Employer for outsourced employment, payroll, and shared services, and People Advisory & Mobility for HR consulting and workforce transitions — tailored to your stage, sector, and geography.
Deliver
We execute with the right specialist team — industry recruiters for niche roles, EOR and payroll experts for cross-border compliance, HR consultants for transformation work.
Partner
We stay engaged after delivery — quarterly reviews, compliance updates, service guarantees, and proactive support as your needs evolve.
Specialist coverage across 15 industries
From Aerospace and Banking to Healthcare and Semiconductor, our consultants cover 15 specialist industries. Some go deep into one sector — your competitors, your talent moves, your hiring rhythms. Others specialise by role across industries, from CFOs and regional sales heads to technical directors. We pair you with the consultant best placed for the brief — by industry, role, or both.
See all 15 specialisations →What we stand for
Four principles that shape how we hire, advise, and operate — across all five markets.
Long-lasting relationships
This is the core of who we are. Our average client tenure is over seven years. Many of our placements come back as hiring managers, then as clients themselves. We measure ourselves on lifetime relationships, not single transactions.
Compliance-first
Every entity in every country is locally licensed. We never operate through informal arrangements, franchise structures, or third-party intermediaries. When we recruit across borders, you have a single regulated counterparty in each market.
Consultative, not transactional
We advise as much as we recruit. Our consultants tell clients when a brief is unrealistic, when a candidate is not right, and when a competing role might suit a candidate better. That honesty is why brief-givers and candidates return.
Regional reach, local expertise
People Profilers operates in five Southeast Asian markets through locally-owned-or-fronted entities. We are regional in coverage and consciously local in execution — the consultant handling your Bangkok role lives and works in Bangkok.
Certifications
We are accredited under two of Singapore's key national frameworks — for how we handle people, and how we handle their data.
Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM)
Awarded by the Infocomm Media Development Authority to organisations that meet Singapore's national data protection standards. We are independently assessed on how we handle personal data — for clients and candidates.
WPL:READY Certified
Recognition under the National Workplace Learning Framework — for structured staff development, mentorship, and knowledge sharing across our consultant teams.
Join Our Team
People Profilers Singapore also offers fantastic rewards for team members who excel, including some serious incentive and commission payouts. But we’re also very serious about the fun we have in the office and we think People Profilers possesses a friendly and fun-loving company culture!
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