This is one of the most challenging and exciting opportunities. We have the unique advantage of working as a startup in Singapore even though we are an established company across the globe. Being here, I have worked across different industries like FMCG, Life Sciences, Technology, IT. My primary responsibilities are:• Solely responsible for managing the human resources vertical for a rapidly growing business, operating in a set-up similar to a start-up• Work together with the business unit heads in the talent management/succession planning process by identification of high potential employees for key positions, facilitation of career discussions etc. • Coaching and guiding stakeholders on performance management issues and processes• Creation and implementation of HR policies and processes in line with Singapore laws• Employee relations - resolve employee queries and grievance handling• Manage onboarding of new employees, transfer and exit of employees• Ensure legal compliance to Singapore laws in case of lay-offs and termination of employment• Implement and manage payroll process (salary calculation, grievance handling etc.) for full-time, part-time and ad-hoc employees• Partnering with hiring managers in order to understand their recruitment needs and hiring for full-time, part-time and ad-hoc employees (on scale for multiple Clients)• Along with the HR Operations portfolio, given the additional task of managing the project reporting portfolio to analyze current operations to identify and define new process improvement opportunities

It was a stepping stone in the field of HR. I joined as a Management Trainee and after a year, was promoted to Deputy Manager. As an HR Business Partner, I had the opportunity to work across different spectrum of HR – recruitment, employee engagement, performance management, compensation & benefits, training & development, new employee orientation. During my tenure, I have worked with R&D professionals of both the Auto as well as Farm Equipment Sector where I got the chance to work not only with new graduates but also seasoned professionals and leaders of their field. My primary responsibilities were:• HR Business Partner for a business unit of 400 employees including full-time staff, contractual employees and Graduate Engineering Trainees under the R&D wing• Provided support in the talent management process by identification of high potential employees, facilitated career discussions etc.• Implementation of different Organizational Development (OD) interventions like Rewards & Recognition, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Value Proposition (EVP), etc. for business• Identification of training needs and closely worked with the Capability Building team for training need fulfillment• Partnered with the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) team to fulfill the manpower requirement of business handled• Facilitated and implemented Performance Management System process for the respective domain• Conducted orientation sessions on HR processes for new employees• Partnered with shared services for all HR operations like transfers, on-time confirmations, exit interviews etc.• Resolved employee queries and grievance handling• Facilitation and implementation of various employee engagement activities/initiatives

As the first step in the corporate world, it was a great learning opportunity to understand how the Tech industry works. Primary responsibilities were:• Sourcing candidates from various sources like job boards, LinkedIn, Facebook etc. and prescreening candidates to check resume quality• Support recruiters for the duration of the recruitment process that includes scheduling interviews, organizing travel arrangements for the candidates, reserving conference rooms, and preparing offer documents.• Database management