Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NTI Nanofilm, headquartered in Singapore, is seeking an HR Business Partner to partner with business leaders across units, guiding HR strategy, talent development, and workforce planning for scalable growth.

The role emphasizes transformation programs, governance, and analytics to enable future-ready people processes and strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years progressive HR experience in a business partner or generalist role.
• Involvement in HR system implementation or digital transformation projects preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Singapore employment law.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic HR advisor to business units across NTI.
• Translate business priorities into HR strategies and initiatives.
• Build relationships with business leaders to support growth and effectiveness.
• Lead annual workforce planning and forecasting with finance teams.
• Identify talent needs, capability gaps, and org structure improvements.
• Deliver insights with workforce analytics and dashboards for decision-making.
• Partner on talent reviews, succession planning, and employee development initiatives.
• Drive annual performance reviews and coach managers on feedback and goals.

Skills

HR business partner

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Mandarin proficiency

Business acumen

Agile / matrixed environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS / analytics tools

Job description

About the role

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) will serve as a strategic partner to business leaders across all business units, providing guidance and support on a broad range of HR matters. The HRBP will be responsible for aligning HR strategies with business goals, driving organizational effectiveness, talent management, and supporting workforce planning initiatives to enable scalable growth. The HRBP will also contribute to group-wide HR projects, particularly in the HR Digitalization & Transformation program, ensuring future-ready systems and processes that enable scale and efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to assigned business units across NTI.

• Translate business priorities into actionable HR strategies and initiatives.

• Build strong relationships with business leaders to support growth and operational effectiveness.

• Lead annual workforce planning and forecasting, in collaboration with business and finance teams.

• Support business units in identifying talent needs, capability gaps, and organizational structure improvements.

• Deliver insights using workforce analytics and dashboards to support strategic decision-making.

• Partner with leaders and Talent Management Team to implement talent reviews, succession planning, and employee development initiatives.

• Drive the annual performance review process and coach managers on effective feedback and goal alignment.

• Identify and promote career development opportunities to retain top talent.

• Champion employee engagement initiatives aligned with NTI's culture and values.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 8 years of progressive HR experience in a business partner or generalist capacity within a fast-paced or high-growth environment.

• Prior involvement in HR system implementation or digital transformation projects is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of Singapore employment law is required.

• Knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices in India, Vietnam, Germany, and Japan will be an added advantage.

• Proficiency in Mandarin is required to liaise with China-based stakeholders and counterparts.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence and support senior leadership.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

• Agile, resilient, and comfortable working in a dynamic, matrixed environment.

About us

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Singapore, NTI Nanofilm is a global nanotechnology solutions company integrating advanced thin-film coatings, turnkey vacuum coating equipment, micro-optics nanofabrication, and hydrogen fuel-cell surface technologies. With proprietary deposition sources—including Magnetron Sputtering, Arc Evaporation, Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (FCVA), Closed Space Sublimation (CSS), and Plasma-Enhanced CVD (PECVD), we help electronics, automotive, medical and industrial customers improve performance, durability and sustainability, from R&D through high-volume production. NTI Nanofilm operates across Singapore, China, Germany, Japan, India and Vietnam, and has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since 2020.