Job Description

VP, Digital HR, Group HR

Posting Date: 06-Sep-2022

Location: Singapore (City Area), Singapore, 048624

Company: United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department
UOB's Human Resources team embarked on a major transformation journey in 2018. Since then the team has launched several award-winning people programs across the group in several countries. Technology is a key enabler in any transformation. With this aim we are now completely revamping the HR technology landscape at UOB. We started first by repurposing and reskilling HR technology team (Digital HR) as a strategic team. The team has been trained on human centered design and process reengineering and is currently implementing some of the best cloud-based technologies for HCM, Manpower planning, Data Analytics, Chat bots, Performance management, etc.
We are looking for passionate HR Transformation professionals who are excited to partner with the business in defining new ways of working, and enhancing HR processes efficiency and employee experience through the use of digital technology.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide advisory to HR Business users on HR Process Optimization and Efficiency, enabled through leading technology innovations
• Participate in HR functions business requirements analysis and identify HR technology solution providers to address the technology needs for specific functions
• Lead the full life cycle HR technology projects and the associated project planning activities
• Support system fixes (i.e. configuration) and enhancements to digital platforms such as SAP HCM (On Prem) and SuccessFactors for continuous operations and innovation
• Review, analyse and recommend adoption of cloud half yearly releases and monthly enhancement sprint to meet current and future strategic business needs
• Develop, implement, and maintain user procedures, guidelines, and business processes documentation
• Be the interlock between HR Business, technology partners and external vendors
• Ensure compliance to governance standard, including performing annual audit on the human capital digital platform

• Bachelor's degree in Information systems/engineering/business/finance or equivalent
• Minimum 7 to 10 years' experience as a functional business analyst, with hands-on experience in HR systems support.
• Experience in SAP HCM (On Premise) and / or SuccessFactors is preferred
• Understanding of project life cycle and technology development models
• Knowledge of general HR processes and its integration with other process areas such as Payroll and Finance
• Knowledge of business process reengineering is desirable
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Passionate, diligent individual with ability to work independently and thrive in ambiguity
• Strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving and process design skills that can translate analysis into actions that meet business objectives
• Experience in scoping and evaluation - Defining overall considerations, including scalability, maintainability, cost, operations and technology principal risk to provide a recommendation
• Knowledge of Workday is a plus