HR Business Partner

Seoulstart; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Seoulstart is seeking an experienced HRBP/workforce planning professional to translate strategic workforce needs into actionable plans in Singapore. You will lead planning, forecast manpower, and analyze capability gaps to drive reskilling, hiring, or restructuring.

You will advise on local employment law and collaborate across HR teams for compliant, effective people strategies. Ideal candidates have 8–10 years of HR experience, strong analytics, and a degree in HR or a related field, with

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressive HR experience in HRBP or workforce planning.
• Experience supporting Singapore-based teams through organizational change or business transformation.
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Knowledge of Singapore employment legislation, MOM guidelines, and the work pass framework.
• Experience managing stakeholders and influencing leaders and cross-functional HR teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Head of HR and leaders to translate strategy into workforce plans.
• Lead annual and Ad-hoc workforce planning and forecast manpower demand against structure.
• Conduct capability and skills gap analyses and recommend reskilling, hiring, or restructuring.
• Design new roles, job families, and reporting structures for emerging business lines.
• Serve as primary HR advisor to assigned business units on people matters.
• Analyze attrition, vacancies, engagement, and exit data to drive recommendations.
• Co-create HR plans with leaders during business pivots.
• Advise on Singapore employment law, MOM guidelines, and the work pass framework.
• Guide complex employee relations matters within Singapore parameters.
• Partner with Recruitment on hiring plans, role prioritization, and sourcing strategy.
• Work with HR Operations to align HRIS, contracts, and policies with compliance changes.
• Represent Singapore HR in business forums as thought partner to Head of HR.

Skills

HRBP experience

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Excel/Sheets

HRIS systems

Job description

What you'd do:

• Partner with Head of HR and leaders to translate strategy into workforce plans
• Lead annual and ad-hoc workforce planning, forecasting manpower demand against structure
• Conduct capability and skills gap analyses, recommending reskilling, hiring, or restructuring
• Design new roles, job families, and reporting structures for emerging business lines
• Serve as primary HR advisor to assigned business units on people matters
• Analyze attrition, vacancies, engagement, and exit data to drive recommendations
• Co-create HR plans with leaders on emerging manpower needs during business pivots
• Advise management on Singapore employment law, MOM rules, and work pass framework
• Guide complex employee relations matters within Singapore legislative parameters
• Partner with Recruitment on hiring plans, role prioritization, and sourcing strategy
• Work with HR Operations to align HRIS, contracts, and policies with compliance changes
• Represent Singapore HR in business forums as thought partner to Head of HR

What they want:

• Hold eight to ten years of progressive HR experience in HRBP or workforce planning
• Have supported Singapore-based teams through organizational change or business transformation ideally
• Hold a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• Know Singapore employment legislation, MOM guidelines, and the work pass framework
• Manage stakeholders and influence leaders and cross-functional HR teams without direct authority
• Demonstrate experience conducting workforce planning and skills or capability gap analysis
• Apply strong analytical skills to HR data and metrics when shaping recommendations
• Communicate and present clearly while exercising judgment in fast-changing, ambiguous contexts
• Use Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets proficiently and work comfortably with HRIS systems

Nice to have:

• Bring experience managing or supporting large workforces across blue and white collar populations Hold eight to ten years of progressive HR experience in HRBP or workforce planning
• Have supported Singapore-based teams through organizational change or business transformation ideally
• Hold a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• Know Singapore employment legislation, MOM guidelines, and the work pass framework
• Manage stakeholders and influence leaders and cross-functional HR teams without direct authority
• Demonstrate experience conducting workforce planning and skills or capability gap analysis
• Apply strong analytical skills to HR data and metrics when shaping recommendations
• Communicate and present clearly while exercising judgment in fast-changing, ambiguous contexts
• Use Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets proficiently and work comfortably with HRIS systems