Chief Human Resource Officer

Roles & Responsibilities

About our client

An excellent opportunity to join our client who is a leader in its industry. The are looking to hire a Chief Human Resource Officer to be part of their senior leadership team in Singapore.

With a collaborative working culture, candidates can look forward to a supportive environment with high autonomy.

Position Summary:

The Chief Human Resource Officer is a strategic, result-oriented thought partner for the organization responsible for overseeing and managing labour relations, employee engagement that aligns with the company's mission, vision, core values, and short-and long-term goals. The CHRO plays a crucial role in ensuring compliance with employment laws, cultivating positive labour relations, and promoting a culture that encourages collaboratives management-employee relationships.

Further areas of responsibility include recruitment, benefits, payroll, time and leave, human resources information systems, learning and development. This position requires the highest degree of confidentiality, skill, sound judgement and attention to detail.

Chief Human Resource Officer

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on broad array of human resource matters including recruitment, leave, benefits, compensation, disciplinary and employee relations, performance reviews, and employee development;
• Plan and implement professional development and employee relations programs that help the company improve service and increase employment engagement;
• Design and develop innovative practices to improve effectiveness and customer service by utilizing technology and efficient business processes;
• Provide support for inclusion and diversity initiatives;
• Develop, lead, and mentor HR staff, creating an office that is a model of customer service, competency, and innovation;
• Develop effective and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
• Excellent pitch and negotiation skills with the ability to secure high-profile talent within remuneration budgets and timelines;
• Conduct compensation reviews/analysis to ensure internal and market equity and work with departmental leadership in creating comprehensive compensation plans; including managing senior management compensation plans;
• Work with department finance to manage salary roster process and ensure all positions, vacancies and promotions/salary increases and salary allocations are implemented in alignment with the budget and in a fair and equitable fashion;
• Oversees and/or conduct exit interviews and follows up as appropriate. Discusses data from exit interviews with Senior Leaders to make recommendations to the CEO for corrective actions and continuous improvement;
• Supervise and delegate responsibilities to HR staff, ensuring efficient workflow and goal attainment;
• Perform other related tasks as identified by the CEO.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management / Business Administration / Law or related disciplines; Senior professional certification in HR is an added advantage;
• Have at least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resource Management;
• Strong leadership and business acumen with at least five years' experience in managing and developing a team;
• Demonstrated experience in implementing global policies and practices with a local context;
• Prior experience utilizing HRIS software and navigating HR systems;
• High level oral and written communication skills;
• Fluency in reading, writing, drafting documents essential;
• Ability to take responsibility for, and ownership of your work, with an attention to details;
• Flexible team player with strong organizational skills, tenacity, initiative and decision-making abilities;
• Ability to effectively prioritize a diverse and constant work flow so that internal stakeholder needs are satisfied;
• Excellent knowledge of employment laws in Singapore;
• Confidence and ability to communicate and advise all levels of the business up to and including the CEO and Board of Directors;
• Proven ability to influence others and drive meaningful and continuous improvements;
• An ability to provide pragmatic and commercial solutions to problems.

Key Competencies:

• A leader who can inspire, influence and contribute to the wider business goals beyond the confines of the role;
• Deep understanding and application of employment laws and HR best practices;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the practical application of human resources principles and laws;
• Trustworthy with the ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion;
• Able to deliver effective results, and meet deadlines and targets while working on a broad variety of projects;
• Ability to build positive working relationships with employees and leaders at all levels within the organization;
• Strategic thinker with the ability to align HR initiatives with organization objectives;
• Able to exercise sound judgement, sensitivity, and creativity to changing business needs;
• Thrives in a dynamic work environment with multiple priorities;
• Excellent interpersonal presentation, and communication skills;
• Proficient with MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook applications;
• Ability to travel for business-related activities.

These Job Descriptions are for reference only, and whilst these are intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. Our client reserves the right to revise the job and may at their discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time according to organizational needs.

Are you ready for a challenging and exciting endeavour that will require the investment of a lot of hard work, dedication and all your experience? Are you ready to bring your skills and competencies to support the establishment and enhancement of our client's business? If yes, you might be exactly the new team member they are looking for

Please submit your updated and comprehensive CV in MS WORD FORMAT ONLY (NOT PDF) with full career details, stating current or last drawn salary with full breakdown such as base, incentives, AWS, etc. and expected salary, contact details, educational qualifications, working experiences, reasons for leaving each past employment(s) and availability date to:

We're on a mission to hire the very best for our client and they are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. They realize that new ideas can from everywhere in the organization, and they know the next big idea could be yours

What our client offers

Develop Your Potential:

They emphasise and offer career growth, learning and development opportunities, which will fuel your career aspirations and complement your business exposure across their business network.

Diverse, Equal Opportunity:

They build a sustainable work culture where their people feel welcome, valued, respected and able to express their ideas and beliefs freely. They believe that diversity of thought and approaches in their workplace makes them stronger as a team.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits:

They are committed to recognising and rewarding your contributions to the business. They benefits packages aim to improve your quality of life by providing support for various health and recreational schemes.

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Thank You

We thank all applicants for their interest in a career with our client. Due to the high volume of incoming applications, we will not be able to respond to all applicants. Therefore, only shortlisted applicants will be notified for interviews. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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