Top HR Manager Jobs in Singapore

Owns day-to-day HR, finance, accounting, recruitment, payroll, compliance, and administrative operations. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, month-end close, audit preparation, employment contracts, onboarding, employee relations, Singapore work passes and employment compliance, payroll coordination, benefits administration, and end-to-end recruitment. The role works closely with the CEO and Head of Finance and supports regional teams in Australia and Vietnam.

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.

Leads HR operations and training functions for a multi-site facility management business. Manages HR and training specialists, improves employee lifecycle processes, standardizes policies and governance, oversees training administration and reporting, and drives process improvement, digitalization, automation, and HR system enhancements. Ensures compliance, strengthens service delivery, manages stakeholders, and supports operational excellence across the organization.

Owns the Workday HCM product strategy, implementation, enhancement, optimization, integrations, and roadmap. Serves as a functional subject matter expert across HCM modules, improves HR processes and user experience, manages integration reliability and documentation, partners with vendors and stakeholders, and may lead direct reports. The role requires hands-on Workday configuration, integration expertise, project and change management, and strong cross-functional influence.

Manage day-to-day Workday operations, support users, maintain HR data and reporting, contribute to releases and HRIS projects, and improve employee workflows through automation. Handle complex employee lifecycle transactions, ensure data quality and compliance, coordinate with Workday Support, create training and documentation, and coach team members on Workday and HR operations.

Provides HR operations expertise across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employee data management, background screening, work passes, compliance, and HR risk controls. Serves as an escalation point for complex issues, partners with stakeholders and vendors, improves and automates processes, supports operational oversight and transformation initiatives, and coaches team members.

Oversee full-spectrum HR operations for Singapore and Malaysia, including HR business partnering, payroll, rewards, employee relations, talent development, engagement, compliance, HRIS administration, workplace services, and vendor management. Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, performance management, employee lifecycle processes, and HR process improvement across a regional, matrix organization.

Supports HR operations for faculty and research staff, including employee inquiries, onboarding, offboarding, contract renewals, HR reporting, compliance, recruitment administration, performance management cycles, and HR projects. Partners with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Shared Services, managers, external agencies, and Centers of Excellence to deliver timely and accurate HR services.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.