Human Resource Manager (HR Business Partner)

Housing and Development Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Housing & Development Board (HDB) in Singapore is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to advise designated business groups on workforce planning, performance, talent, and policy implementation. You will partner with management to design and deploy HR strategies aligned to business goals.

You will act as a strategic liaison between corporate HR and business teams, translating needs into actionable HR programmes and ensuring consistency with public service standards and HDB policies.

Qualifications

• Senior-level HR partnering experience aligning HR strategies with business needs.
• Understanding of Public Service HR processes; Workday experience is advantageous.
• Independent yet a collaborative team player with cross-team solutioning ability.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting small or growing teams and navigating ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic liaison between corporate HR and business groups.
• Advise on workforce planning, recruitment, performance and talent management.
• Review HR policies and programmes to balance business needs and organisation direction.
• Provide HR insights aligning domains to HR policies and resolution of policy matters.

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Workday experience

Independent but team player

Communication & collaboration

Experience with small/fast-growing te/

Tools

Workday

Job description

What the role is:

You will be part of the team of HR business partners supporting designated business groups, providing HR strategic advice and solutions across HR domains including strategic workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, talent management, learning & development and guidance on HR policies, processes and programmes.

What you will be working on:

You will serve as a strategic liaison between corporate HR and business groups, establishing a strong partnership with the group’s management team in implementing HR initiatives and programmes.

This role requires you to understand business needs and adopt a proactive and consultative approach with business groups in the continual review of HR policies and programmes, factoring in both business needs and organisational directions.

You will provide HR insights and advice to the business groups across the various HR domains, aligning them to HR policies and processes and playing a strategic role in the resolution of HR policy-related matters between business groups and corporate HR.

In addition, you may be assigned to other Centre of Excellence portfolio such as organisational planning and review, talent management programmes, or special HR projects.

What we are looking for:

• Relevant HR Business Partnering experience in aligning HR strategies with business needs
• An understanding of the workings and HR processes of the Public Service, as well as experience with Workday, is advantageous
• Independent yet a team player, with proven ability in working within and across HR teams in solutioning and resolution of complex issues
• Strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Experience supporting small or growing teams is highly valued, with the ability to navigate and manage ambiguity, as well as in adopting a proactive approach in solutioning and problem resolution

About Housing and Development Board

We are Singapore's public housing authority and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development. We take pride in creating homes and towns that form a quality living environment for the young and old. Throughout the years, our continuous innovation and upgrading programmes have ensured that the heartland remain our cherished home.Join us in making a difference to the heartlands and communities that matter to us. Take on the challenge of shaping the nation’s skyline and landscape. With the wide range of opportunities available in HDB, you play an integral part in redefining the future of public housing and improving the lives of Singaporeans.