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 group 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, under one tagline: "Profiling the right people for every profession."
Singapore Pte. Ltd. incorporated
People Profilers Pte. Ltd. is incorporated in Singapore on 15 December 2006, with full MOM Employment Agency Licence. The team grows from one consultant to a multi-vertical practice across 15 specialist industries.
Two specialist arms in Singapore
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 begins
Vietnam offices open in 2018 (People Profilers Vietnam LLC), followed by Bangkok in 2022 (People Profilers Bangkok Recruitment Co., Ltd.). The service mix broadens beyond recruitment to a full Talent + Employer + Advisory group: executive search, EOR, manpower outsourcing, payroll management, and HR advisory.
Malaysia operations & Vietnam's licensed entity
The group enters Malaysia with two locally-incorporated entities, both registered on 10 April 2023: Agensi Pekerjaan People Profilers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (APPPMY) — holding JTKSM Employment Agency Licence C No. 1432 for recruitment, executive search, and work pass services — and People Profilers (Services) Sdn. Bhd. (PPSMY) for EOR and payroll outsourcing.
In Vietnam, People Profilers Services Vietnam Company Limited — the group's licensed recruitment and labour-leasing entity — is incorporated on 31 October 2023, going on to hold Recruitment Licence 6208/2024/20/SLĐTBXH-VLATLĐ and Labour Leasing Licence 14/2024/SHCM in 2024.
Indonesia entry
PT People Profilers Services is incorporated in Jakarta on 19 September 2025, completing the group's 5-market Southeast Asian footprint across Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Five markets, one HR partner
People Profilers Singapore is part of a Southeast Asia HR group operating across Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia through nine locally-licensed entities. The founding belief has held since 2002: many of the clients who came to the group in its earliest years still work with us today across the region.
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
Vietnam →
People Profilers Vietnam Limited Liability Company
Payroll outsourcing & operations (est. 2018)
Enterprise Code 0314966034
People Profilers Services Vietnam Company Limited
Recruitment, executive search, labour leasing
Enterprise Code 0318135337 · Recruitment Licence 6208/2024/20/SLĐTBXH-VLATLĐ · Labour Leasing Licence 14/2024/SHCM
Thailand →
People Profilers Bangkok Recruitment Co., Ltd.
Recruitment, executive search, staffing
Company Reg 0105565048191 · Recruitment Licence น.1830/2565
Malaysia →
Agensi Pekerjaan People Profilers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Recruitment, executive search, work pass (EA entity)
SSM 202301013641 (1507563-K) · JTKSM Licence C No. 1432
People Profilers (Services) Sdn. Bhd.
EOR, payroll outsourcing
SSM 202301013635 (1507557-T)
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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