HR Manager

What we will offer:
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

Team Structure:
The global HR and L&D function comprises a team of 40 practitioners and across Asia, we are a team of six across Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. The global team have the overall visibility and responsibility for the management of the full end-to-end employment cycle of our people as well as their professional development and ongoing learning within the firm. This involves guiding, listening, and supporting our partners, managers, and all employees at all levels, throughout their career at Stephenson Harwood.

We do this through:

- implementing our people and talent strategy in line with business objectives;
- resourcing, talent and career management;
- reward (financial and non-financial) strategy; and

We are proud of the inclusive and diverse environment across our global network. This positive working environment enables our people to thrive, bringing their true selves to their role, team and to our business.

Main Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Regional Head of HR across Asia, as well as Partners and Business Services leads within the Singapore office, this role requires the experience of a seasoned practitioner who is keen to deliver and drive 'The Deal' - Stephenson Harwood's EVP focussed on promoting engagement, development of our people, having honest conversations, and rewarding talent. This is a true business partnering role and the incumbent will enjoy the opportunity to work in closely with our legal and business services teams in delivering a best-in-class HR experience to our people.

The role will lead on the following key focus areas:

- **
Talent management**
- Oversee all associate promotions, provide support to HiPos, and assist with succession planning within the practice groups
- Responsible for overseeing all employee relations issues:

- first escalation point on ER matters
- ensuring a consistent approach in line with legislation, firm policy and with pragmatism
- Support managers and senior stakeholders in managing under performance and ensuring the partners and managers understand the risk to the business arising from employee issues
- Provide leadership and advice to business services managers to ensure effective management of their teams
- ** Engagement**
- Take a lead role in strengthening the firm's culture and ensure the firm's values are lived and embedded
- Business partner with our fee earning and business services client groups, providing coaching and career advice where required
- Prepare appropriate communications to the office as required in terms of the bi-weekly office 'newsletter', townhalls, practice group meetings, etc
- Act as a role model, providing development, training and support to the HR Assistant and the wider HR function
- ** Recruitment**
- Manage the end-to-end student recruitment campaigns for the Singapore office, including internships/work experience programmes
- 'Own' the trainee programme for Singapore office - including:

- working with the Future Talent team and HRMs in international offices to promote the office for trainee seat rotations
- support with feedback, create/oversee the buddy system and general oversight of the progress & development of the trainees
- ** Compensation & Benefits**
- Oversee monthly payroll and act as 'back-up' to the HR Assistant for payroll preparation, partner statement preparation and the like
- Primary liaison point with insurance broker for PMI requirements and provide timely advice to partners and staff on the insurance cover as required
- Support on salary benchmarking and compensation strategy for the Singapore office
- ** Policy, procedures and process**
- Ensure annual global processes (for example leading globally on performance review) are carried out effectively and in line with the firm's timeline and guidelines
- Oversee the Singapore Staff Handbook, including review of policies in line with global policy and best-practice, change of legislation, etc,
- Review, develop and provide 'best-practice' HR operational support and advice
- ** Projects**
- Lead the implementation of regional and global projects to support the overall people and firm strategy to the Singapore office and provide project support/advice to our alliance office where required (eg. talent mapping, annual salary review)
- Participate on adhoc global projects where the incumbent has capacity, capability or special interest (eg. H