Human Resources Business Partner

About the role

ESR Group, a real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate, data centres and energy infrastructure, is building a business partnering model as it transforms after privatisation. This full-time, hands-on HR Business Partner role sits at the global headquarters in Singapore and partners day-to-day with a broad portfolio of corporate functions, business units and platforms. Reporting to the Director, Human Resources Business Partner, the role translates business priorities into people actions, coaches managers on performance, organisation and employee relations, and works alongside the Centres of Expertise, People Services and Talent Acquisition.

Key responsibilities

• Act as primary HR partner to assigned corporate functions and Singapore-based business units, translating function and business plans into people priorities and giving commercially grounded advice.
• Support organisation design, workforce planning and headcount governance, and help leaders communicate change, integration and restructuring.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring, run the performance management cycle, and coach managers on feedback and underperformance.
• Partner with Total Rewards on the annual salary review, promotions and incentives, and use people data to inform and challenge decisions.
• Manage employee relations matters with discretion, ensure compliance with the Singapore Employment Act and MOM requirements, and coach managers to handle such situations.
• Work with People Services and the Centres of Expertise to deliver clean HR processes and systems, and contribute to the build-out of the HR Business Partner model.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline; professional HR certification (IHRP-CP/SP, CIPD or SHRM) is advantageous.
• 7-10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least four years in a dedicated HR Business Partner or senior generalist partnering capacity.
• Experience partnering corporate and enablement functions alongside commercial or operational teams, and working in a matrix organisation with Centres of Expertise and shared services.
• Sound employee relations judgement and comfort with headcount, cost, attrition and performance data.
• Able to influence senior stakeholders without positional authority and to handle confidential matters with discretion.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of the Singapore Employment Act and MOM regulations; exposure to other APAC jurisdictions is an advantage.
• Proficiency with HRIS and applicant tracking systems; ESR uses Workable for recruitment.
• Understanding of data privacy and security, and experience integrating AI tools into daily workflows, including auditing AI-generated data.
• Optional: real estate, fund management or infrastructure background, experience with organisational change, an additional Asian language, and experience in HR transformation or shared services.