People Partner

Purpose of the Role

Provide efficient, compliant, and reliable day-to-day people support locally. The role ensures smooth HR operations, correct application of local legislation, and consistent execution of the annual people cycle, while role-modelling company values, bringing our cultural aspirations and leadership expectations to life, and actively help driving our priorities.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for managers and employees on local People matters, including:

- provide day-to-day guidance to people managers on people processes, policies, and employee matters

- manage local employee relations

• Role-model company values, cultural aspirations, leadership expectations, performance goals, and actively promote company priorities in daily work

• Manage local payroll and payroll controls

• Drive the annual People wheel locally (salary review, etc.) in alignment with global practices

• Own People operations and people master data locally with high quality and accuracy

• Monitor, interpret and apply local labor law and HR regulations and manage local implications impacting our policies and employee handbook, including managing statutory reporting, refunds, etc.

• Manage visitor and immigration processes, and coordination with authorities

• Manage local recruitment activities, including external search coordination, and smooth handling of joiner, mover, and leaver processes locally.

• Act as local interface with People Team in other location(s)

• Support people communication related to local changes

• Oversee office management and security in coordination with local Managing Director and local leaders

Background, Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant education and approx. 4–6 years of relevant professional experience in HR

• Strong knowledge of local employment law and HR practices

• Experience with recruitment and managing payroll

• Used to working with global and aligned policies and processes

• Experience in an international environment is an advantage

• Eligible to working in Singapore

Skills

• Strong operational HR judgment with the ability to manage unplanned business needs in alignment with company priorities

• Apply and bring our Values and Cultural Aspirations to life, influencing change through everyday behaviors and decisions

• Analytical, detail-oriented, and risk-aware

• Clear, pragmatic communicator

• One team-minded and responsive

• Strong English communication skills in writing and verbally

At Maersk Tankers, we are experts in owning and operating tankers and gas carriers through the energy transition. We are a global, evolving workplace where committed teams grow through opportunity, learning, and a shared pursuit for excellence.

Maersk Tankers and affiliated companies operate one of the largest tanker fleets in the world through direct ownership and commercial management solutions for shipowners.

Our mission is to be experts in owning and operating tankers and gas carriers through the energy transition, building on a legacy that dates to 1928.