Top HR Manager Jobs in Singapore

Provide strategic and operational HR leadership across workforce planning, recruitment, performance and talent management, compensation and benefits, employee engagement, employee relations, HR operations, compliance, and organisational development. Lead the HR Operations team, advise management, manage investigations and disciplinary matters, improve HR workflows, oversee employee lifecycle processes, and ensure compliance with employment legislation and company policies.

Serve as a strategic HR advisor to business leaders, delivering workforce planning, talent management, performance management, compensation, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, and HR governance. Partner with stakeholders across the employee lifecycle, lead HR initiatives and change programs, improve HR processes, and support workforce budgeting. The role requires strong commercial acumen, senior stakeholder influence, and broad HR expertise, preferably within engineering, architecture, infrastructure, construction, consultancy, or related industries.

Leads Total Rewards initiatives supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, organizational transformation, and compensation harmonization. Manages rewards due diligence, job architecture, leveling, role mapping, compensation analysis, transition planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk assessment, and implementation across global HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, IT, and business teams.

Manage HR policy, compensation, benefits, performance rewards, employment terms, and payroll-related initiatives for local and overseas employees. Evaluate and implement policy changes, advise on manpower expenditure and budgeting, maintain HR records and systems, communicate initiatives, and collaborate with management, Finance, ITS, and other stakeholders.

Leads HR strategy and operations for Singapore headquarters and APAC entities. Responsibilities include regional workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations, compliance, payroll oversight, HRIS optimization, analytics, engagement, learning, and organizational change. The role establishes scalable policies and governance across multiple jurisdictions while partnering with business and finance leaders on headcount, costs, rewards, and legal compliance.

Manages Singapore HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll oversight, compensation, performance reviews, training, employee relations, wellbeing, organizational changes, employment administration, work passes, statutory submissions, insurance, and offboarding. Advises business leaders while ensuring compliance with Singapore employment regulations and maintaining accurate employee records.

Supports HR strategy delivery by partnering with business leaders and employees on workforce planning, talent management, performance, compensation, employee relations, engagement, and HR operations. Coordinates talent reviews, development plans, performance processes, and compensation activities. Contributes to HR projects, policy reviews, system implementations, process improvements, and data analysis while collaborating with HR Centres of Excellence and Shared Services.

Leads Asia-wide HR transformation programs, process standardization, governance, compliance, reporting, employee relations, mobility, engagement, and workplace initiatives. Oversees country-level HR operations across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring legal compliance, data integrity, policy localization, and operational excellence. Partners with HR leadership, shared services, legal, finance, and global mobility teams while managing complex regional priorities.

Serves as the end-to-end HR business partner for the South Asia Pacific regional office while coordinating regional HR initiatives. Responsibilities include workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance and talent management, employee relations, learning, engagement, compensation, HR operations, reporting, and compliance. The role also coordinates regional HR communications, calendars, processes, data requests, stakeholder engagement, and implementation of HR priorities across markets.

Partner with APJ business leaders on people strategies, workforce planning, talent development, employee engagement, organizational change, and employee relations. Manage investigations, restructures, compliance, succession planning, and employee lifecycle activities across multiple countries. Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence, use HR metrics and Workday to inform decisions, and support leaders across a multinational, matrixed environment.

Leads human resources strategy and organizational effectiveness initiatives, including succession planning, performance management, leadership development, competency modeling, change management, team building, diversity initiatives, and executive coaching. The role manages employment processes, advises management, supervises HR-related responsibilities, and supports employee training, performance evaluations, hiring, and workplace issue resolution. Some travel is required.

Manage global HR Business Partnering services for clients and workers across the full employee lifecycle. Provide benefits, employment law, compliance, contracts, payroll coordination, work permit, employee relations, and performance guidance. Lead HR initiatives, mitigate risks, maintain accurate records, support audits and reporting, and improve HR processes. Partner with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations, and external vendors to deliver compliant, high-quality HR services across multiple regions.

Leads the Singapore HR team and oversees HR operations, governance, payroll processes, HR systems, employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, performance programs, workforce analytics, and employee engagement. Partners with senior leaders on organizational design, transformation, and people strategies while ensuring compliance with Singapore employment regulations. Manages complex employee matters, develops HR team capability, drives Oracle HCM improvements, and presents workforce insights to leadership.

Lead HR functions for shipyard and marine services: recruit and manage contractors and blue-collar staff, handle employee relations, performance management, compliance, training, workforce planning, HR records, and reporting to support operational goals.

Own and run HR operations across Singapore and Hong Kong: payroll, benefits, HRIS, onboarding, performance cycles, compliance, vendor management, reporting and sensitive cases. Build standardized, data-driven, AI-enabled HR processes, coach managers, and ensure accurate, compliant employee lifecycle operations.

Manage day-to-day HR operations onboard, supervise HR coordinator, administer crew embarkation/disembarkation, maintain crew records in Fidelio/MAPS, handle welfare programs and events, support employee relations, ensure compliance with MLC and safety regulations, and prepare personnel reports for shipboard and shoreside teams.

The HR Manager oversees shipboard HR processes, ensuring compliance and employee relations management while supporting departmental needs and maintaining a positive work environment.

Lead and manage APAC payroll and HR operations, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll cycles. Oversee multi-country teams and third-party vendors, implement SOPs and controls, drive continuous improvement, report on SLAs/metrics, support audits, and develop staff performance and processes across the region.

Lead regional HR operations, governance, payroll and expatriate mobility across South Asia & Oceania. Drive HR process standardisation, digitalisation, compliance, audits and continuous improvement. Manage payroll accuracy, tax reporting, vendor partnerships, and HRIS initiatives. Coach and lead a People Operations team to deliver consistent, employee-centric HR services.

Regional player‑coach leading APAC People Operations delivery: oversee end‑to‑end employee lifecycle, manage a team, drive HR transformation and automation (Workday/ServiceNow), define KPIs and analytics, and enable HRBPs through operational execution, governance, and stakeholder management.

The HR Manager will lead the onboard HR team, provide expert advice on HR policies, manage employee relations, and ensure compliance with regulations while promoting a positive work culture.

Lead HR and administrative operations for the Kuala Lumpur shared service centre, including recruitment, onboarding, L&D, employee engagement, vendor and expense management, policy implementation, stakeholder communication, team management, and projects to ensure operational excellence and alignment with firm culture.