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PEOPLE DIRECTOR- BUSINESS PARTNER

Aptitude Asia Singapore
Posted 1 day ago In-Office Job Permanent S$130k - S$150k

PEOPLE DIRECTOR- BUSINESS PARTNER

Aptitude Asia Singapore
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Posted by
Kevin Yuen
Senior Recruitment Consultant

SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced and vision-drivenHead of HR / People Director to lead our global HR function and drive our people strategy across multiple regions.

You are the strategic business partner to executive leaders, translating business ambitions into people-centric strategies, organizational design, and high-performing workplace cultures. You are hands-on and shall oversee the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy, employee relations, employee engagement, and change management in a fast-paced, matrixed, or high-growth environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Global Talent Acquisition & Workforce Scaling

  1. TA Management & Strategy: Oversee full-cycle recruitment processes—sourcing, screening, interviewing, pre-employment checks, and offer negotiations—with a focus on technical function expansion (e.g., Product and Engineering).
  2. Talent Pipeline & Employer Branding: Proactively engage with hiring managers to build long-term talent pipelines, establish service-level standards, and enhance employer branding.
  3. Recruitment Metrics: Establish and monitor KPIs and recruiting effectiveness metrics to continuously evaluate and optimize recruitment success.

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Development

  1. People Strategy: Translate overarching business ambitions into scalable, people-centric strategies across matrix or high-growth environments.
  2. HR Transformation: Challenge and modernize conventional HR processes into tangible business outcomes that build a high-performing culture.
  3. Change Management & Design: Lead organizational design, change management, and strategic workforce planning to support business growth and transformation.
  4. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with executive and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve company goals, drive team productivity, and foster innovation.

REQUIREMENTS:

  1. International/Global Experience: Demonstrated experience operating as an HR/People Partner across multiple global regions
  2. Industry Background: Track record of success within sectors such as Banking and Finance, Tech, FX & Payments, Supply Chain, or IT&T.
  3. Track Record in Scaling Teams: Proven experience in hyper-growth environments—building and scaling multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., Product & Engineering teams) from scratch and managing high-volume headcounts.
  4. Core HR Competencies: Deep expertise in executive search, talent acquisition, employer branding, C&B strategy, HR policy, change management, organizational design, employee relations, and employee engagement.

Job ID  KYPD
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