Human Resources Business Partner (Corporate)

Evolute - Executive Search; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolute - Executive Search is partnering with a not-for-profit professional services organisation to hire an HR Business Partner in Singapore. The role supports regional transformation across APAC, advising senior leaders on workforce planning and talent management.

The successful candidate will partner with executives, drive organizational design changes, and help scale HR processes to support digital capability growth while delivering commercial HR solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience partnering with senior leaders to drive workforce planning and talent management.
• Ability to influence stakeholders while mapping workforce strategies.
• Strong commercial mindset aligning HR solutions with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Strategic partnership with senior leaders to drive workforce planning and organizational design.
• Support transformation and growth by expanding digital capabilities and talent strategy.
• Refine HR processes to be scalable and efficient across regional objectives.
• Build credible relationships and influence senior stakeholders with HR insights.

Skills

Strategic HR partnership

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Change management

Job description

We are partnering with a highly respected not-for-profit professional services organisation with a strong global presence. They are seeking a switched-on and commercially-savvy HR Business Partner (circa SGD$80-90k annual base) to join their regional HR team in Singapore. This concurs with their ongoing digital and business transformation across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, hence the incoming will play a critical role in shaping the future of their workforce and the scalability of extent people processes.

The Role

Reporting to the Regional HR Director, this is a highly autonomous role supporting a client group of approximately <200 headcounts across Corporate Functions. This is not a "business as usual" HR role, and requires someone who can navigate complex stakeholder landscapes while helping the business grow its digital capabilities and mature its processes.

• Strategic Partnership: Partner with senior leaders to drive workforce planning, organizational design, and talent management.
• Transformation & Growth: Support the business through continuous evolution, specifically focusing on the expansion of digital capabilities and ensuring talent strategy supports this growth.
• Process Optimization: They are on a journey to refine and strengthen HR processes/operations. You will be instrumental in making processes more scalable, efficient, and aligned with both regional and global objectives.
• Stakeholder Influence: Build credible relationships and confidently influence senior stakeholders, providing commercial insights and HR solutions that drive business outcomes.

The Ideal Profile

• Commercially Astute: You understand the business drivers, particularly within corporate functions, and translate these into people strategies.
• Comfortable in Ambiguity: You thrive in a matrixed, high-touch environment where the path forward isn't always black and white.
• Strategic yet Hands-on: You are capable of designing the strategy, but you are also willing to roll up your sleeves to execute operational tasks when required.
• A Confident Influencer: You possess the gravitas and communication skills to challenge and support senior leaders effectively.

Why Join?

• Meaningful Mission: Be part of a values-driven, mission-led organisation with international impact.
• Stability & Structure: Join a well-established, professional environment that values consistency and operational excellence.
• Visible Contribution: Work closely with the HR Director in a lean team where your expertise directly supports organisational success.
• Work-Life Balance: A steady-paced role within a supportive and professional culture.