Talent Acquisition and Business Partner SG

Key Responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Talent Acquisition (End-to-End Recruitment)

• Manage full-cycle recruitment processes, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding.
• Partner hiring managers to understand workforce needs and translate them into effective hiring strategies.
• Drive proactive sourcing initiatives, including market mapping, pipeline building, and engagement of talent pools.
• Ensure timeliness and quality of hires to support business growth and minimise vacancy gaps.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, governance requirements, and audit controls across recruitment activities.
• Collaborate with external recruitment partners where applicable and manage vendor performance.
  
  

HR Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted HR advisor to business leaders, providing strategic and operational HR support.
• Support organisational design, headcount planning, and workforce optimisation initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders on manpower budgeting, position management, and job evaluation processes.
• Provide guidance on HR policies, employee relations matters, and talent management frameworks.
• Build strong partnerships with hiring managers, HODs, Finance, and cross-functional HR teams to drive aligned outcomes.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through regular communication, insights sharing, and solution-oriented engagement.
• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders on hiring priorities, timelines, and organisational changes.
• Foster a collaborative environment to ensure smooth execution of hiring and HR initiatives.
  
  

Governance and Support

• Ensure adherence to internal policies, local regulatory requirements, and Group harmonisation standards.
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and candidate/stakeholder experience.
• Support workforce planning cycles through tracking of headcount, hiring progress, attrition, and vacancy metrics.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in HR, Human Resource, Business Administration, or related fields.
• At least 5–10 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition and/or HR Business Partnering
• Proven experience in managing end-to-end recruitment for banking or financial services roles preferred.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, organisational design, and HR governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Sound in workforce planning (demand/supply, attrition/hire run-rate, capacity planning, etc.).
• Sound in personnel cost analysis (budget, forecast, variance analysis, etc.).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (365, Excel, PowerPoint and Word) and other productivity tools.
• Proficient in HRIS (e.g., Oracle HCM).
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong accountability and take ownership.
• Strong analytical skills, able to translate analytics into insights and recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• A team player.
• Strong governance and compliance orientation.
  
  

About Us

With operations that span 15 different markets across the region, the opportunity to expand your experience, test your capabilities, and exhibit your resilience is ample. #teamCIMB is always keen to welcome the ones who are ready to make that very special difference – for themselves and the bank.