HR Manager

Veolia Environnement SA; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global environmental services company is looking for a Country HR Manager in Singapore to act as a business partner and operational leader. This role requires over 10 years of HR experience and focuses on delivering HR excellence while supporting organizational strategies. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance, collaborating on HR projects, and driving employee engagement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in HR or Business Management, strong analytical skills, and a commitment to building effective teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR experience across minimum 2 functions or 3 years in HR Generalist roles.
• Proven strategic thinker with strong financial and business acumen.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HR excellence while driving organizational strategies.
• Support organizational agility in a dynamic business environment.
• Attract, develop, and retain talent through collaboration.

Skills

Advertising Management

Arabic Speaking

HR Executive Recruitment

Logistics & Administration

Drafting

Investment Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Business Management

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

The Country HR Manager acts as a trusted business partner and operational HR leader responsible for delivering HR excellence while driving organizational strategies. The role enhances employee experience strengthens organizational culture ensures compliant HR operations and supports sustainable business growth aligned with the company’s GreenUp transformation strategy.

This critical role has the following key accountabilities :

HR Operations Business Partnering & Compliance

• Ensure reliable compliant HR operations across the full employee lifecycle.
• Maintain regulatory compliance governance standards and audit readiness.
• Support organizational agility in a dynamic business environment.
• Provide coaching and guidance to People Managers to build leadership capability.
• Partner with business stakeholders on employee relations performance management and organizational development.
• Provide local HR guidance on employee relations policies and engagement.
• Manage contingent worker recruitment vendor and performance.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned to meet organizational needs and objectives.

HR Projects & Collaboration

• Collaborate with HR domain teams on APAC-wide HR initiatives projects and system / process enhancements.
• Execute HR activities including performance management cycles compensation reviews and talent development programs.
• Act as a change agent to drive organizational agility and culture transformation under the GreenUp strategy.
• Champion HR digitization and process simplification to enhance employee experience.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned to meet organizational needs and objectives.

Employee Engagement & Talent Development

• Attract develop and retain talent through collaboration with HR domain teams and business leaders.
• Support talent reviews succession planning and learning & development initiatives.
• Facilitate training workshops and coaching sessions for managers and employees.
• Deliver recruitment policy guidance and employee engagement initiative.
• Strengthen the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) by building a high-performing engaged workplace.
• Drive employee engagement surveys (e.g. VOR) and action planning.
• Lead diversity equity & inclusion (DEI) contingent worker recruitment and performance.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned to meet organizational needs and objectives.

Country / Cluster-Specific Scope

While the HR Manager role has common responsibilities across APAC the scope will vary by country / cluster to reflect :

• Local legislation and labor law compliance (employment law contracts statutory requirements and industrial relations where applicable).
• Governance and risk management aligned with country-specific regulations government reporting and audit standards.
• Market practices and cultural nuances to ensure effective employee engagement and retention.
• Country-specific cultural and workforce practices adapting HR initiatives to local employee expectations labor market conditions and engagement approaches.
• Alignment with APAC HR strategy ensuring global policies are localized effectively without compromising compliance or business needs. Balance strategic HR partnering with operational delivery across multiple locations.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned to meet organizational needs and objectives.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelors degree or above from accredited university in HR Business Management or similar field
• 10 years above experience in HR across minimum 2 functions or 3 years above in HR Generalist roles.
• Proven strategic thinker with strong financial and business acumen in addition to strong execution
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent verbal / written communication and interpersonal skills capable of developing presentations and capable to influence and collaborate with various global and regional stakeholders to drive common goal
• Creative organized and self-motivated for success
• Possesses unquestioned integrity and strong business ethics and leads by example
• Demonstrates a firm commitment to the company’s values and culture
• Demonstrated experience in building and leading high-performing teams with effective talent management pipelining and building of partnership across sub-teams
• Team player with peers to share and implement the best practices
• IT savvy capability

Additional Information

As an inclusive company Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

• Advertising Management
• Arabic Speaking
• Hr Executive Recruitment
• Logistics & Administration
• Drafting
• Investment Management

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1