Talent Acquisition and Business Partner SG

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition (End-to-End Recruitment)

• Manage full-cycle recruitment processes, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding.

• Partner hiring managers to understand workforce needs and translate them into effective hiring strategies.

• Drive proactive sourcing initiatives, including market mapping, pipeline building, and engagement of talent pools.

• Ensure timeliness and quality of hires to support business growth and minimise vacancy gaps.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, governance requirements, and audit controls across recruitment activities.

• Collaborate with external recruitment partners where applicable and manage vendor performance.

HR Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted HR advisor to business leaders, providing strategic and operational HR support.

• Support organisational design, headcount planning, and workforce optimisation initiatives.

• Partner with stakeholders on manpower budgeting, position management, and job evaluation processes.

• Provide guidance on HR policies, employee relations matters, and talent management frameworks.

• Build strong partnerships with hiring managers, HODs, Finance, and cross-functional HR teams to drive aligned outcomes.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through regular communication, insights sharing, and solution-oriented engagement.
• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders on hiring priorities, timelines, and organisational changes.

• Foster a collaborative environment to ensure smooth execution of hiring and HR initiatives.

Governance and Support

• Ensure adherence to internal policies, local regulatory requirements, and Group harmonisation standards.

• Identify process gaps and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and candidate/stakeholder experience.

• Support workforce planning cycles through tracking of headcount, hiring progress, attrition, and vacancy metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in HR, Human Resource, Business Administration, or related fields.
• At least 5–10 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition and/or HR Business Partnering
• Proven experience in managing end-to-end recruitment for banking or financial services roles preferred.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, organisational design, and HR governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Technical Skills

• Sound in workforce planning (demand/supply, attrition/hire run-rate, capacity planning, etc.).
• Sound in personnel cost analysis (budget, forecast, variance analysis, etc.).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (365, Excel, PowerPoint and Word) and other productivity tools. 
• Proficient in HRIS (e.g., Oracle HCM).

Soft Skills 

• Strong accountability and take ownership.
• Strong analytical skills, able to translate analytics into insights and recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Strong stakeholder management. 
• A team player. 
• Strong governance and compliance orientation.