About Dentsu
Led by Dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a pure holding company established on January 1, 2020, the Dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu japan network, which oversees Dentsu's agency operations in Japan, and dentsu international, its international business headquarters in London, which oversees Dentsu's agency operations outside of Japan.
With a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65,000 dedicated professionals, the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications, media and digital services through its five leadership brandsCarat, dentsu X, iProspect, Dentsu Creative, and Merkleas well as through Dentsu Japan Network companies, including Dentsu Inc., the world's largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.
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Job Title: Senior HRBP, Singapore
About the Role
As Senior HRBP, you will be at the heart of Dentsu's business strategy, shaping people initiatives that drive growth, engagement, and a high-performance culture. You will spend the majority of your time with the business, coaching leaders, solving complex organizational challenges, and translating priorities into actionable HR solutions. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who thrives on ownership, strategic thinking, and driving results in a fast-paced, matrix environment.
You will think bigger than HR - balancing commercial needs with people strategy, spotting opportunities before they arise, and ensuring Dentsu is a place where the best talent thrives, grows, and stays engaged. You will combine strong process discipline with creative problem-solving, designing innovative HR solutions while ensuring operational excellence.
What You'll Do
Strategic Business Partnering
- Spend significant time partnering directly with business leaders, acting as a coach, consultant, and constructive challenger.
- Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to influence business decisions, anticipate risks, and unlock growth opportunities.
- Take ownership of HR initiatives, ensuring they are executed with impact and aligned to business goals.
- Develop leaders capability to manage teams effectively, make people decisions confidently, and embed high-performance behaviors.
Organizational & Talent Strategy
- Shape high-performing, inclusive teams that fuel business performance.
- Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and workforce planning, ensuring the business has the right capabilities to deliver its strategy.
- Drive career development and mobility programs that retain top talent and accelerate growth.
Change & Culture Enablement
- Act as a change catalyst, enabling transformation, reorganizations, and culture shifts.
- Embed Dentsu's One Team mindset, encouraging collaboration across functions and regions.
- Translate strategic initiatives into actionable plans that balance people needs and business priorities.
Employee Experience, Engagement & Relations
- Design and implement programs that strengthen engagement, culture, and employee experience.
- Provide strategic advice and hands-on management of complex employee relations cases, mitigating risk and maintaining trust.
- Champion a culture of continuous learning, fairness, and accountability across the business.
HR Expertise & Execution
- Ensure strong process discipline in all HR initiatives, policies, and practices, while creating innovative, tailored solutions that meet the business's unique needs.
- Partner with COEs across Singapore & SEA to deliver HR programs and initiatives that support business priorities.
- Advise on HR policies, processes, and local labor laws to ensure risk mitigation and operational excellence.
- Monitor and evaluate HR initiatives, using insights to continuously improve outcomes.
What We're Looking For
- Proven HR Business Partner 8-10+ years in fast-paced, matrix organizations with strong experience in talent management, employee engagement, and organizational design.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations (ER) cases, including investigations, conflict resolution, and risk mitigation.
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field. Advanced qualifications such as an MBA or Master's in Organizational Psychology are a plus.
- Street-smart, self-driven, and ownership-oriented: takes initiative, navigates ambiguity, and delivers results independently.
- Strategic thinker with analytical rigor: connects the dots, spots trends, and influences decisions.
- Exceptional stakeholder management: builds credibility with senior leaders and coaches them effectively.
- Strong knowledge of local labor laws and HR compliance.
- Balance of process discipline and creativity: able to design structured solutions while innovating for business needs.
- Big-picture perspective: understands organizational dynamics and acts with the interests of the entire business in mind.
What Success Looks Like
- Leaders see you as a trusted advisor and coach who enables them to lead effectively. We value their feedback as a measure of your impact.
- HR initiatives are strategically aligned, creative, well-executed, and deliver measurable impact.
- Employees experience clear career growth, engagement, and a strong sense of belonging.
- You demonstrate ownership, agility, influence, and street-smart thinking in every interaction, including managing sensitive ER matters professionally.
Dentsu Values
Will live the dentsu 8 Ways at all times: We Dream Loud, We Inspire Change, We Team Without Limits, We All Lead, We Make It Real, We Climb High, We Choose Excitement, We Are A Force For Good
Inclusion and Diversity
We're proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won't define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That's what we care about.
So, whether you're joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.
Keeping connected
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