Summary

A*STAR Human Resource (HR) Division's vision is to develop all staff to their fullest potential and to help them make meaningful contributions to their department, to the organisation and to Singapore. A*STAR HR aspires to provide valued HR services to attract, develop, motivate and retain the best talent to help A*STAR achieve its mission.

The HR Division comprises the Recruitment, HR Planning and Policy, Talent Management, HR Analytics, HR Operations, HR Partners and People Development & Planning Office departments.

As a Manager / Senior Manager (Performance & Rewards), you will be part of team supporting the design, implementation, and administration of performance management and compensation policies. You will work closely with HR colleagues and internal stakeholders to ensure effective processes, good governance, and timely execution of key HR cycles.

Responsibilities

Performance Management

• Serve as a policy advisor to A*STAR stakeholders and HR Partners on performance management issues.
• Formulate and provide continuous improvement of performance management policies, procedures and guidelines. This includes the promotion and progression framework.
• Develop toolkits, policy manuals and communication materials to support HR Partners in policy application.
• Establish mechanisms to monitor compliance, ensure consistency and address escalations or exceptions.
• Assist in the planning and conducting of the annual performance appraisal exercise including being the secretariat at the performance appraisal sessions and liaison with various parties involved in the performance appraisal exercise.
• Provide analysis and insights to the Board and Management on performance outcomes, risks, and recommendations.
• Assist with the audits related to performance management
• Manage the implementation of Awards such as National Day Awards, Dedicated Service Award, and other relevant awards.
• Liaise with relevant government agencies and internal stakeholders to ensure timely submission and compliance with award requirements.

Rewards

• Manage HR Compensation policies, frameworks and processes to attract, motivate and retain the best people in A*STAR
• Implement the Annual Salary Increment and other variable pay components for A*STAR, in line with compensation frameworks and budget to ensure fair distribution of rewards
• Maintain and perform analysis on a wide range of compensation data to ensure pay competitiveness as well as contribute relevant data for compensation surveys
• Provide advisory to staff and HR Business Partners as Subject Matter Holder on Compensation matters

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of relevant HR experience, preferably with exposure to performance management and/or compensation.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data sets.
• Good written, verbal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Meticulous, organised, and able to support coordination of large-scale HR processes.
• Collaborative, team-oriented, and able to work with different stakeholders to support policy implementation.