People and Workforce Intelligence Lead

Surbana Jurong; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong is seeking a People and Workforce Intelligence Lead to transform how data, technology and AI guide workforce investment decisions. The role reports to the Global Director, Total Rewards and People Science and focuses on building an enterprise-wide People Sciences capability with analytics, AI-enabled automation and decision modelling.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise, rigorous thinking and the ability to lead a small specialist team in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in enterprise people analytics, decision science, HR technology or data-led transformation.
• Experience driving enterprise-wide adoption of Workday or comparable platforms.
• Strong quantitative capabilities including statistical modelling, hypothesis testing, and scenario analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise-wide People Sciences roadmap from descriptive analytics to prescriptive decision models.
• Analyze large datasets to guide workforce planning, organizational design, rewards and capital allocation.
• Lead the adoption and optimization of enterprise platforms; leverage AI and automation to scale decision-making.
• Translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations for senior leaders.

Skills

People analytics

Decision science

HR technology

Data-led transformation

Tools

Workday

SQL

Python

Job description

The Role We are looking for a People and Workforce Intelligence Lead to transform how the Group uses data, technology and AI to make smarter people and workforce investment decisions. Reporting into the Global Director, Total Rewards and People Science - this is not a traditional HR reporting role. The mandate is to build an enterprise-wide People Sciences capability that combines statistical analysis, decision modelling, technology adoption and AI-enabled automation to improve organizational performance, productivity and return on people's investment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on expert, a rigorous thinker, and a builder who thrives in ambiguity.

Key Responsibilities

• People Sciences Strategy: Define and execute the enterprise-wide roadmap, progressing from descriptive and diagnostic analytics to predictive insights, statistical testing and prescriptive decision models.
• Workforce Decision Intelligence: Analyze large and complex datasets, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and develop models to guide workforce planning, organizational design, rewards, productivity and capital allocation.
• Enterprise Technology & Adoption: Drive the implementation, adoption and optimization of enterprise platforms such as Workday in support of Total Rewards AI & Digital Labor: Leverage LLMs, AI agents and automation to augment human capabilities, simplify workflows, improve decision-making and scaling .
• Executive Insights: Translate complex analysis into compelling storyboards, visualizations and actionable recommendations that help leaders make informed investment decisions.
• Capability Building: Lead a small specialist team, establish analytical standards and serve as a trusted expert who constructively challenges assumptions and conventional thinking.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in enterprise people analytics, decision science, HR technology or data-led transformation.
• Experience driving enterprise-wide adoption of Workday or comparable platforms.
• Strong quantitative capabilities, including statistical modelling, hypothesis testing, scenario analysis, and working with large datasets.
• Understanding AI, LLMs, and their practical application to enterprise processes.
• Proficiency in BI tools; knowledge of SQL, Python and AI development frameworks is an advantage.
• Ability to operate as both a hands‑on expert and thought leader of a small, high‑performing team.
• Exceptional attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.

What Success Looks Like

Build a People Sciences function that moves the Group from reporting what happened to anticipating what matters, recommending where to invest and using technology and digital labor to scale execution.

We value intellectual rigor, practical problem‑solving, and demonstrated impact over traditional HR career paths.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively.

Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables. A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. SJ is #23 in Engineering News-Record’s 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms, #14 in World Architecture 100 2024, and Asia Pacific FM Technology Provider of the Year 2022, awarded by International Facility Management Association.