Human Capital Management, Lead Divisional Business Partner, Executive Director, SingaporeSingapore, Singapore, Singapore
Human Capital Management, Lead Divisional Business Partner, Executive Director, Singapore
Human Capital Management, Lead Divisional Business Partner, Executive Director, SingaporeSingapore, Singapore, Singapore

YOUR IMPACT

Are you looking for a new opportunity to showcase your advisory and client relationship management skills? Do you have a strategic mindset and the ability to build relationships? We have an excellent new position available for a Lead Business Partner within the Human Capital Management (HCM) division.

You will be valued for your intellectual curiosity and your innovative approach to problem-solving. You will have direct impact on the success of the firm’s most valuable asset: our people.

 

OUR IMPACT

As a division, HCM recruits, develops, and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs. Our teams advise, design, and implement strategies, processes, and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity, and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results.

As a Lead Business Partner in Human Capital Management, you will support a global business environment, collaborating with peers to ensure consistent HR practices. You’ll lead junior Business Partners, foster team development, and, most importantly, proactively engage with key stakeholders across teams and divisions. By building strong relationships and driving effective collaboration, you will help shape major initiatives, influence critical decisions, and ensure alignment on business priorities. With an emphasis on risk management, you’ll help safeguard organizational integrity, support large-scale change management, and advise on compensation and talent strategies through workforce analysis.

 

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

  • Global Business Support: Support a global business environment, demonstrating familiarity with global HR practices. Stay connected and collaborate effectively with global peers and colleagues across HCM to ensure alignment and consistency in HCM practices worldwide
  • People Management: Lead and develop a team of junior Business Partners, providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth. Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment
  • Stakeholder Management: Effectively manage stakeholders across various teams and divisions. Drive collaboration to achieve results, influence decisions, and ensure alignment on key initiatives
  • Risk Management: Maintain a risk-conscious mindset, proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks to safeguard the organization's integrity and reputation.
  • Change Management & Organizational Transformation: Support large-scale restructuring and transition plans, applying change management principles to facilitate smooth and effective organizational transformations
  • Partner with the global Business Partner team to facilitate and drive key people development processes for the division
  • Serve as strategic advisor to the division to manage compensation budgets throughout the year and administer the year-end compensation process for the division
  • Work across a diverse range of projects (i.e. strong quantitative skills combined with aptitude for talent management initiatives) with different stakeholders (HCM and Technology teams across the firm’s global offices)
  • Analyze headcount, hiring, attrition and benchmarking trends to understand market movement and advise senior stakeholders on best approaches to attract and retain top talent
  • Work with large data sets and present results that tell a clear and compelling story
  • Drive and execute all people development processes including leadership pipeline, talent management, promotions, performance management, diversity, mobility, reporting and analytics on people related metrics and trends, year-end compensation, and organization reviews
  • Help senior leadership on key priorities, initiatives and day to day issues for the group

 

Basic Qualifications

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Significant experience in HR Business Partner / HR Generalist roles
  • Extensive experience working in a global financial services organization or Technology firm 
  • Excellent analytical skills: ability to organize and analyze large datasets, detect and correct errors, interpret and report results to various audiences and take responsibility for data quality assurance
  • Technical skills: proficient in Microsoft Office products; strong familiarity with advanced Excel skills such as vlookups, pivot tables, and multiple variable formulas strongly preferred
  • Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects in a high pressure environment while ensuring the delivery of high quality work
  • High level of maturity, demonstrated ability to manage confidential information, and impeccable judgment
  • Strategic mindset and ability to think conceptually, influence stakeholders, and drive excellent execution
  • Thinks multiple steps ahead; prepares for potential problems and escalates issues when appropriate; and juggles competing deadlines effectively
  • Highly organized, attention to detail and excellent follow-through required; Commitment to excellence and a high level of integrity
  • Demonstrated client service focus and ability to build relationships successfully
  • Self-motivated and able to work in an autonomous, yet collaborative environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong organizational and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Basic statistical analysis, including descriptive and inferential statistics
  • Familiarity with business intelligence tools (Business Objects, Tableau)
  • Familiarity with Human Capital Management concepts and data
  • Ability to work in a geographically diverse team and build strong relationships across locations and regions