HR Office Manager
Job Summary
This is a broad role covering mainly HR operations, office administration, and executive assistance for the regional Managing Director. The position supports a Singapore office of around 30 staff along with additional staff in Vietnam and Thailand. Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant hands-on HR and end-to-end payroll experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage full spectrum of HR including recruitment and employee relations
- Handle end-to-end monthly payroll for Singapore and coordinate with overseas vendors
- Manage day-to-day office administration and operations
- Provide executive and administrative support to the Regional MD
Required Skills
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on HR Generalist experience
- Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll for 30-40 staff
- Knowledge of Singapore employment practices and Employment Act
- Strong integrity, confidentiality, and organizational skills
Job Details
Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience, preferably in a hands-on HR Generalist capacity. Proven hands-on experience managing end-to-end payroll for 30 to 40 pax organizations. Role covers mainly HR with added office administration and some EA functions (supporting Regional MD).
This is a broad role covering mainly HR (around 50%), and office admin cum some EA support for the regional MD. The role will support a Singapore office of around 30 staff and another 8 staff in Vietnam and Thailand.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full spectrum of HR, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance matters, and offboarding.
- Handle end-to-end monthly payroll, including senior management payroll, bonuses and confidential remuneration information for the Singapore office. For the overseas office, you will work with external payroll vendors.
- Ensure compliance with Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand employment and statutory payroll requirements.
- Manage day-to-day office administration, vendors and office operations, ensuring the Managing Director is well supported in the smooth running of the office.
- Provide executive and administrative support to the Managing Director as an integral part of the Office Manager role, including calendar and meeting coordination, travel arrangements, correspondence, administrative follow-ups and other business support as required.
- Handle confidential HR, payroll and management matters with strict discretion.
- Support a positive, professional and low-politics workplace culture.
Key Requirements
- Diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience, preferably in a hands-on HR Generalist capacity.
- Proven hands-on experience managing end-to-end payroll for 30 to 40-person organizations.
- Prior experience handling payroll and confidential remuneration information for senior management/management-level employees.
- Strong understanding of payroll confidentiality and appropriate handling of sensitive compensation data.
- Good working knowledge of Singapore employment practices, statutory payroll requirements and the Employment Act.
- Experience in recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and general HR administration.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality and professional discretion.
- Mature, trustworthy, discreet and able to handle highly confidential information.
- Professional and work-focused (i.e. not engaging in office politics)
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
- Proactive, resourceful and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Comfortable supporting the MD as a trusted administrative partner and handling both business and occasional personal administrative matters with discretion.
- Hands-on, flexible, and willing to take ownership beyond a traditional HR role (as this role covers office admin and some EA work).
- People-oriented, dependable, and solutions-focused.
- Open to working 100% in the office (based at the Henderson Road area)