Full Time Director People - Culture Jobs, in Robert Walters - Maukerja

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an accomplished Director People and Culture to lead the human resources function for a prominent organisation in Singapore. This pivotal role is designed for someone who thrives on shaping people strategy, driving HR operational excellence, and fostering a positive workplace culture

What You'll Do

As Director People and Culture you will play an instrumental role in shaping the future of the organisation’s workforce by developing innovative people strategies that foster engagement and wellbeing. Your day-to-day activities will involve collaborating with senior leaders to ensure HR initiatives are fully integrated into business operations while providing guidance on best practices in workforce planning. You will oversee recruitment processes to attract top talent while nurturing existing employees through targeted learning programmes. By managing compensation frameworks and ensuring policy compliance with local regulations you will help create an environment where every team member feels valued. Success in this role means not only delivering exceptional HR services but also championing continuous improvement across all facets of people operations.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across all aspects of the HR function, ensuring seamless delivery of people services throughout the organisation.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive people and culture agenda focused on engagement, wellness, employee experience, manager capability, and values-aligned behaviours.
• Partner closely with senior leaders to align HR strategies with business goals while delivering commercially focused people solutions that drive organisational success.
• Establish clear operating models within the HR team by defining accountabilities, backup plans, and leave coverage to ensure continuity of service.
• Lead workforce planning efforts including organisational design, headcount management, manpower budgeting in collaboration with senior management and Finance teams.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes from talent attraction through onboarding and deployment while supporting internal recruitment capability development.
• Drive organisational capability through robust performance management systems, succession planning frameworks, talent reviews, as well as learning and development programmes for staff at all levels.
• Provide expert advisory support on complex employee relations matters such as disciplinary issues, grievances, investigations, union engagement where applicable, terminations, performance concerns, and sensitive people matters.
• Oversee compensation and benefits governance including salary benchmarking exercises, annual increment reviews, bonus allocations, benefits assessments, and maintaining internal equity standards.
• Ensure full compliance of HR policies and processes with Singapore employment legislation (MOM requirements), including work pass applications/renewals/cancellations as well as accurate maintenance of employee records.
  
  

What You Bring

To excel as Director People and Culture you will bring extensive experience gained from leading diverse human resources teams within complex organisations, ideally those operating in service-oriented or educational sectors. Your background should reflect deep familiarity with Singapore’s regulatory landscape alongside hands-on involvement in areas such as workforce planning or succession management. You will have demonstrated your ability to coach others effectively while fostering environments built on collaboration/trust. Your interpersonal skills will enable you to connect meaningfully with colleagues at every level, ensuring their voices are heard during times of change or challenge. A passion for continuous improvement combined with analytical rigour ensures your recommendations are always grounded in evidence-based practice. Above all your empathetic approach allows you to nurture talent while upholding fairness/equity throughout every aspect of people management.

• A degree in Human Resources Management or Business Administration (postgraduate or professional HR qualifications are advantageous) demonstrating your academic foundation in the field.
• At least 10-15 years of broad-based human resources experience including five years in a senior leadership capacity overseeing teams within complex service-oriented or education environments.
• Proven expertise leading major HR functions encompassing workforce planning; organisation design; performance management; learning & development; succession planning; recruitment; compensation & benefits; employee relations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Singapore employment legislation (MOM requirements) along with practical experience handling complex industrial relations cases such as investigations or terminations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people-and-culture initiatives focused on employee engagement as well as manager capability-building programmes.
• Strong financial acumen including manpower budgeting skills plus proficiency in using data-driven approaches for reporting/analytics supporting decision-making processes.
• Experience redesigning HR processes for greater efficiency while building resilient teams characterised by clear ownership/accountability structures.
• Track record managing/coaching/developing HR professionals at various levels within collaborative high-performing environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management abilities supported by outstanding communication/influencing/conflict-resolution skills enabling you to build trust across all levels of an organisation.
• A proactive approach marked by resilience; discretion; sound judgement; integrity when handling confidential/sensitive matters coupled with humility/authenticity as a leader.
  
  

What Sets This Company Apart

This organisation stands out for its unwavering commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where every individual is empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. With a focus on flexible working opportunities tailored to support work-life balance alongside generous training provisions designed to foster ongoing career growth you can expect an environment that truly values your contributions. The leadership team is dedicated to cultivating a culture rooted in respect collaboration transparency, and above all, a genuine sense of belonging for everyone regardless of background or experience level. Employees benefit from open communication channels regular feedback sessions plus access to resources that promote wellbeing/engagement at every stage of their journey within the company. If you are seeking a place where your expertise will be recognised your ideas welcomed, and your professional aspirations supported, this is the ideal setting for you.

What's Next

If you are ready to make a lasting impact on people strategy while advancing your own career journey we encourage you to take the next step today!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided, your future starts here.

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Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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