At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

Sephora SEA’s omni channel business spans over 8 countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) with 100+ stores and boasts some global flagships such as ION and Raffles City in Singapore, F88 in Kuala Lumpur and Pitt Street in Sydney. Sephora SEA is experiencing rapid growth in the region with new store openings and business channels (i.e., Click and collect and marketplace).

Human Resources Business Partner (Assistant Manager), Singapore

As the Retail HR Business Partner for Singapore, you will strategically collaborate with the Head of HR & Education, SGMY. Your role will involve aligning HR initiatives with key business objectives, providing expert guidance and support in critical areas such as talent management, organizational development, employee relations, and performance management. This ensures that all HR endeavors directly contribute to the sustained success and growth of the business.

You will shine here if you enjoy…

Business Partnering

• Building collaborative and trusting collaborative relationships with business leaders, anticipating business needs and implement appropriate initiatives
• Working with the Store Leads to build organization and people capabilities, improving workforce profile to increase efficiencies for long-term business growth
• Maintaining and make use of HR analytics to recommend and support people related decision
• Supporting and facilitate talent movement across the business

Performance Management

• Managing the Annual Performance for Retail team to ensure timely submissions including appropriate justifications for promotion recommendations
• Supporting the Managers in Performance Improvement Plan, provide support in staff exit when necessary
• Coaching and providing guidance to Managers on managing performance issues at all levels
• Resolving complex employee relations issues and address grievances

Recruitment

• Drive talent recruitment and hiring plans
• Support employment brand initiatives
• Identification and selection of key talent for the organization
• Tracking and reporting employee fulfillment, turnover, absenteeism, diversity etc.

Employee Relations

• Managing ER issues within the Stores
• Acting as an advisor to line managers in order to educate them and minimise risk
• Ensuring compliance with local law and Compnay policy throughout the employee lifecycle
• Communicating and implementing changes to HR policies and procedures
• Ensuring disciplinary procedure is properly applied before any employee is exited from the business

Employee Experience

• Responsible for developing and implementing employee engagement initiatives for Sephora Singapore
• Manage employee experience throughout their employment life-cycle; attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, recognition, retention and separation

HR projects

• Driving and supporting all global, regional and country level HR projects

We would love to hear from you if you are/have…

• A degree in Human Resource Management / Business Administration/ Management or equivalent with at least 7-10 years of experience as a HR Generalist.
• Strong HR generalist experience in the areas of hiring, development, compensation & benefit, etc is required
• Good knowledge of employment law & regulations and HR practices, experience in dealing with Employee Relations matter
• Hands-on and solution-oriented with the ability to  manage some operational areas if required on an ad-hoc basis
• You enjoy entrepreneurial culture and able to work in a fast paced environment with numerous stakeholders
• Autonomous self-starter, organized and able to meet deadlines.
• High learning agility, adaptable and flexible to accept new ideas, people and procedures and able to work under pressure.

Here, you will find:

• Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit

• Culture of empowerment, learning & growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead

• Work that brings fulfilment, from delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference

It is in the Sephora DNA to champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. Join us and belong to something beautiful.

Sephora is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.