Senior HR Business Partner

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductors and advanced displays, is hiring a Senior HR Business Partner in Singapore. The role acts as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, driving the people strategy behind business growth, organizational effectiveness and workforce transformation. It sits within the HR leadership team and works closely with executive leadership to align talent, culture, organization design and leadership capability with business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior executives to develop and execute people strategies and turn business priorities into HR initiatives
• Lead workforce planning, analyze talent supply and skill gaps, and build talent acquisition, mobility and retention strategies
• Drive organizational design, change management and transformation programs
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development, and build diverse leadership pipelines
• Champion employee engagement, retention and an inclusive, high-performance culture
• Support performance management, compensation and benefits, and ensure fair, compliant people practices
• Use workforce analytics to measure HR initiative effectiveness and guide data-driven decisions
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and partner with Employee Relations, Legal and Compliance on complex matters

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology or a related field; Master's degree or MBA preferred
• 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner leadership experience
• Experience supporting senior executives and global or regional business organizations
• Proven track record leading organizational transformation, workforce planning and talent strategies
• Experience in fast-paced, matrixed, multinational environments; semiconductor, advanced technology, manufacturing, engineering or industrial sector experience preferred

Required skills

• Organizational design, talent management, succession planning and workforce planning
• Change management and transformation methodologies
• Stakeholder management and influencing senior leaders
• Data-driven decision making using workforce analytics
• Executive communication, presentation and facilitation