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Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

Senior HR Business Partner

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In-Office
Singapore, SGP
Senior level
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Singapore, SGP
Senior level
Partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into people strategy, lead workforce planning and organisation design, drive change and performance/talent reviews, coach leaders, advise on complex employee relations, and use workforce data to deliver integrated HR solutions with measurable impact.
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[What the role is]

The People Organisation Division (POD) partners GovTech’s leaders and business divisions to shape how we organise, develop and grow our people. We are hiring a Senior People Business Partner to take strategic ownership of a portfolio of business units. As a trusted adviser to senior leaders, you will translate business priorities into an integrated people strategy - shaping workforce composition, organisation design, leadership capability and talent decisions to deliver measurable organisational outcomes.

[What you will be working on]

People strategy and strategic partnership.  

  • Serve as a trusted adviser and constructive challenger to division leaders.  

  • Translate business direction into a prioritised people agenda, anticipate organisational implications and recommend practical interventions. 

Workforce planning and organisation design.  

  • Lead strategic workforce reviews, scenario planning and organisation design.  

  • Shape the size, structure, capabilities and deployment of the workforce, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term needs. 
     

Organisation effectiveness and change.  

  • Diagnose organisational issues, lead the people dimensions of transformation and restructuring, and help leaders embed changes in ways of working, accountabilities and culture. 
     

Performance, talent and succession.  

  • Drive rigorous performance and talent reviews, strengthen calibration quality, build succession pipelines for critical roles and partner leaders to grow the next layer of leadership. 
     

Leadership and manager capability.  

  • Coach senior leaders and people managers, identify systemic capability gaps and partner relevant teams to embed leadership development into day-to-day management practice. 
     

Employee relations and people risk.  

  • Provide sound judgement and counsel on complex and sensitive people matters, ensuring fair, consistent and well-governed outcomes while balancing organisational interests with care for individuals. 
     

People insights and execution.  

  • Use workforce data and organisational insights to identify patterns, test assumptions and influence decisions.  

  • Work across POD and the wider HR ecosystem to deliver integrated solutions and follow through from diagnosis to measurable impact. 

[What we are looking for]

  • At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including substantial experience as an HR business partner to senior leaders in a complex organisation. 

  • A strong track record in strategic workforce planning, organisation design, organisational change, performance management, talent reviews and succession planning. 

  • Strong business acumen and the ability to connect organisational context, workforce data and people insights to clear, practical recommendations. 

  • Credibility to advise, coach and constructively challenge senior stakeholders, with the communication skills to influence complex decisions. 

  • Sound judgement, resilience and discretion in navigating ambiguity, competing priorities and sensitive employee matters. 

  • A collaborative, enterprise mindset and a demonstrated ability to mobilise centres of expertise, HR peers and business stakeholders around shared outcomes. 

  • Experience in technology, the public sector or a transformation-intensive environment would be advantageous. 

Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore Office

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