Human Resources Business Partner (Singapore)

About the role

This is a hands-on, generalist HR Business Partner role based in Singapore, owning and driving the HR agenda across the group's footprint in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. It reports to the HR Director, who holds overall people leadership for the group, and advises the Managing Director and the Leadership Team on people matters. The organisation is lean, with around 60 people, so the role covers the full spectrum of HR in every country.

Key responsibilities

• Talent acquisition and workforce planning: end-to-end recruitment, role scoping, sourcing, interviewing and offer negotiation; workforce planning and headcount forecasting with hiring managers and the SLT; talent pipelines, referrals and employer branding; recruitment metrics, time-to-fill, quality of hire, retention and offer acceptance rates.
• Total rewards and performance management: annual performance cycle, remuneration review with market benchmarking, and consistent performance frameworks across markets.
• Employee relations and people leader coaching: performance improvement plans, advice on employee relations issues, compliance with local employment law, and escalation of high-risk cases.
• Learning and development: annual L&D strategy, calendar and budget, capability gap analysis, development plans and evaluation of programmes.
• Employee experience and engagement: engagement strategy, annual trust index and engagement survey, recognition and culture programmes, and analysis of engagement and exit data.
• HR strategy, governance and reporting: HR policy framework, regular reporting to the SLT on people metrics and risks, and managing relationships with external payroll, legal, benefits and immigration providers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related field; relevant experience can be considered in lieu of formal qualifications.
• 8-10 years of progressive HR generalist or business partner experience, with ownership of employee relations, performance management and remuneration cycles.
• Strong, hands-on multi-country HR experience across Southeast Asia, ideally including Singapore and at least two of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam; day-to-day delivery for Australia and New Zealand employees.
• Experience in a small business or startup is beneficial; based in Singapore with willingness to travel regionally.

Required skills

• Strategic and hands-on approach, sound judgement under pressure and cross-cultural fluency across SEA and ANZ.
• Ability to influence and coach senior leaders, and to use data to inform recruitment, reward and engagement decisions.