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Laura Mak

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Senior Manager, Global People Partner & Talent Acquisition at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®
📍 Singapore

Laura Mak is a Senior Manager at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®, serving as a Global People Partner and leading Talent Acquisition. She supports the global leadership team on people strategies and heads executive hiring. Colleagues describe her as dedicated, knowledgeable, and dependable. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

Originally from Canada and raised in Hong Kong, Laura now resides in Singapore. She is passionate about making a difference and actively volunteers in her community, recently participating in an inclusive fitness event for individuals with special needs.

During WeWork’s major turnaround phase, she played a key role in rebuilding teams and supporting organizational transformation across Southeast Asia.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, Global People Partner & Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Middle
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Laura shows up

Achievement-Oriented
Friendly But Fast
Assertive

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Priorities

Topics Laura cares about

Global Talent Strategy
Leads end-to-end executive hiring for global HQ and has personally built nearly half of the office team.
HR Business Partnership
Partners directly with global department heads on leadership coaching, organizational design, performance cycles, and business transformation initiatives.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Senior Manager, Global People Partner & Talent Acquisition
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®
5-2023 - 6-2025
Manager, Global People Partner & Talent Acquisition
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®
6-2025
Senior Manager, Global People Partner & Talent Acquisition (CBTL)
Jollibee Group
5-2023 - 6-2025
Manager, Global People Partner & Talent Acquisition (CBTL)
Jollibee Group
3-2023 - 5-2023
Talent Acquisition Senior Lead, Pacific (SEA + AUS market)
WeWork
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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