Angeline Chu

In my role as the sole HR professional within a burgeoning startup, I orchestrate the entire spectrum of the employee journey, from recruitment to departure. My focus is on harmonizing HR strategies with the company's overarching objectives, guaranteeing adherence to employment regulations, and nurturing a workplace ethos that exudes positivity. I spearhead endeavors in talent forecasting, performance oversight, and fostering employee commitment, all while overseeing compensation and benefits schemes aimed at enticing top-tier talent. Through the cultivation of robust relationships with stakeholders and the deployment of strategic HR methodologies, I am instrumental in propelling the organization forward.

Key Highlights and Achievements:

• Devised competitive compensation frameworks and benefits packages, elevating the company's allure to high-caliber professionals and bolstering retention rates.
• Architected comprehensive HR policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), providing a solid foundation for operational efficiency and legal compliance.
• Elevated employment contracts for both permanent staff and interns, ensuring alignment with Singapore's labor legislation and mitigating legal exposure.
• Forged a collaborative alliance with a local polytechnic, amplifying the company's brand visibility and facilitating recruitment endeavors through joint events.
• Successfully fulfilled all vacant positions via streamlined in-house recruitment strategies, resulting in reduced external hiring expenses and optimized talent acquisition procedures.

Responsible for managing all HR functions for up to 30 employees in the Singapore office. This encompasses recruitment, retention, payroll, onboarding, training, performance management, benefits administration, and handling grievances. Oversees payroll outsourcing, taxation compliance, and government reporting. Manages employee medical insurance and work pass applications. Drives training initiatives aligned with business needs and implements HR strategies in line with corporate goals. Ensures legal compliance and provides monthly HR reports to management. Additionally, regular reporting to management, ad-hoc tasks, and attending board meetings to document minutes and foster alignment between management, HR strategies, and our Chinese stakeholders.

Key Highlights and Achievements:

• Rapid implementation of PDPA policy in accordance with Singapore data protection laws within a month.
• Efficient rollout of internal company compliance measures within a short timeframe.
• Successful negotiation with recruiters resulting in a 5% reduction in placement fees for part-time to full-time employee conversions.
• Conducting comprehensive onboarding orientations for new hires covering company background, policies, and procedures.
• Inclusion of new expenses in the HR annual budget for external training, development, and welfare, enhancing staff benefits.
• Effective management of medical insurance renewals:Securing group medical insurance with lower premiums and enhanced dental coverage after market comparison.
  Recommending a new insurer for management's insurance renewal, achieving lower premiums and improved international coverage.
  

As the HR, I spearheaded diverse responsibilities spanning recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, and HR support for regional offices. From managing recruitment processes to ensuring smooth onboarding and handling employee relations, my role encompassed a broad spectrum of HR functions. Additionally, I managed miscellaneous HR-related matters and provided support to regional offices, ensuring alignment with company policies and procedures.

Key Highlights and Achievements:

• Reviewed and updated the employee handbook for Singapore and Dubai, ensuring compliance and clarity.
• Successfully organized the annual staff retreat for global offices, managing accommodations and flights for employees from Singapore, Dubai, UK, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Indonesia.
• Orchestrated the company's Chinese New Year events for customers, suppliers, bankers, and internal employees, hosting up to 120 attendees.
• Led the transition of new entities' payroll systems, enhancing efficiency by implementing an HRIS system.

The role encompasses end-to-end recruitment services, collaborating with business units to gauge manpower needs, and devising efficient recruitment strategies. It involves ensuring adherence to risk, control, and compliance policies, while monitoring HR budgets. Additionally, it entails administering benefits like insurance and leave programs, managing personnel records, and handling ad hoc projects as needed by management.

As the Regional HR Executive overseeing Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand, my role encompasses aligning HR practices with business objectives and regional regulations. Key responsibilities include recruitment, induction, and onboarding, ensuring compliance with HR policies, managing attendance and leave records, overseeing performance management and employee engagement initiatives, handling compensation and benefits, as well as training and development programs. Additionally, I manage work pass applications and renewal processes, maintain candidate databases, conduct background verifications, and handle payroll computations and statutory claims. I collaborate closely with department heads on performance appraisals and training needs analysis, while also coordinating with external training partners and government authorities to administer training grants. My focus is on fostering strong stakeholder relationships, providing strategic HR support, and driving organizational effectiveness across diverse regional contexts.

As an HR officer, responsibilities include maintaining employee records & training info, managing attendance & leave, overseeing office security & uniform issuance, aiding in recruitment processes, drafting various employment-related letters, processing claims, updating HR reports, handling payroll for around 150 employees, managing HR operations in Malaysia and Singapore, assisting with income tax submissions and training grant applications, and ensuring compliance with government training grants and subsidies.