Manager, Talent Development (2-Year Contract)

Our client is a public-sector-linked organisation undergoing organisational growth, with a focus on strengthening its Talent Development capability beyond ad-hoc training administration towards more structured, organisation-wide capability building.

This role is created to design and build foundational Talent Development frameworks, working closely with senior HR leadership as a hands-on individual contributor. The focus is on developing career roadmaps, learning frameworks, and structured development approaches, rather than full-scale talent management or succession planning.

This position suits an experienced Talent Development professional who is comfortable thinking structurally, proposing frameworks, and driving implementation end-to-end. The role operates as a standalone contributor in the early phase, and will require both design work and hands-on execution as the foundations are put in place.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Development Frameworks

• Design and implement structured learning and development frameworks across the organisation.

• Develop career roadmaps and progression pathways aligned to organisational roles and needs.

• Establish capability development approaches to support workforce growth and readiness.

Organisation-Wide Development Initiatives

• Coordinate and progressively enhance organisation-wide learning initiatives.

• Work with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure relevance, quality, and alignment with organisational priorities.

Early-Career & Development Initiatives

• Support the design and rollout of internship, traineeship, and early-career development initiatives.

• Contribute ideas and frameworks to support longer-term workforce development planning.

Systems & Process Enablement

• Support improvements to HR and learning systems and processes.

• Participate in the organisation's HR system migration (e.g. Workday), including streamlining learning-related workflows and data processes.

Operational Foundations (Early Phase)

• Handle essential learning operations such as processing training invoices, tracking training budgets, and administering training-related bonds, particularly in the early phase as structures are being established.

• Support the transition of learning activities from ad-hoc administration towards more structured, data-informed Talent Development practices.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Work closely with HR colleagues and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with broader people strategies and organisational goals.

Requirements

Experience

• 6-10 years of Human Resource experience, with a strong focus on Talent Development / Learning & Development.

• Demonstrated experience contributing to the setup, enhancement, or implementation of development frameworks or programmes.

• Ability to conceptualise and propose career roadmaps and development frameworks, even if not previously implemented at full organisational scale.

Organisational Context

• Experience working in medium to large organisations, preferably within regulated or public-sector-adjacent environments.

Builder Mindset

• Comfortable working as a hands-on Manager-level individual contributor, with ownership of delivery rather than people management.

• Able to operate with ambiguity, manage multiple workstreams, and build foundational structures before scale.

Systems Exposure

• Familiarity with HRMS / LMS platforms.

• Experience with Workday or similar systems is advantageous, particularly in implementation or migration contexts.

Qualifications

• Degree in any discipline.

• A postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management or related fields is an advantage.

Why Join

• Opportunity to shape and build foundational Talent Development frameworks from an early stage.

• Hands-on ownership with visibility to senior HR leadership.

• Exposure to organisation-wide initiatives within an evolving environment.

• Suitable for professionals seeking meaningful, portfolio-building experience in L&D design and capability work.

Additional Information

• This is a 2-year contract role, subject to renewal.

• Based in Singapore.

• Shortlisted candidates will receive further details during the interview process.

EA Registration No.: R23111820 (Ben Chang)
EA Licence No.: 22C1307 (First Konnection Pte. Ltd.)