Manager, People Partner

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We are looking for a highly capable HR Business Partner Manager to partner closely with business leaders to shape organizational capability, talent quality, and leadership effectiveness for the Singapore business. 

This role goes beyond traditional HRBP work. The successful candidate will act as a strategic advisor and talent architect, anticipating organizational needs, elevating hiring standards, and ensuring the right people are positioned to deliver long-term business success.

You will operate in a dynamic, high-growth environment, working across leaders and teams to ensure the organization continuously strengthens its talent bench, leadership pipeline, and performance culture.

Responsibilities:

Strategic HR Business Partnering

 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on organization design, talent strategy, and workforce planning.

• Develop deep understanding of team dynamics, leadership capability, and talent quality across the organization.

• Diagnose organizational pain points quickly and accurately, helping leaders address underlying structural or talent issues.

• Anticipate future organizational needs and proactively shape talent strategies to support upcoming business priorities.

 

Talent Quality & Organizational Effectiveness

• Identify individuals who strongly map to the future organization and work with leaders to accelerate their development and career pathways.

• Where talent gaps exist, partner with leaders to reposition, coach, or re-align individuals to maximize effectiveness.

• Support difficult but necessary people decisions with professionalism, discretion, and strong employee relations judgement.

• Safeguard team morale and organizational stability during periods of change.

 

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Deliver clear, thoughtful, and well-structured communication to stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

• Facilitate candid and constructive conversations with leaders and employees.

• Balance probing questions and direct feedback with psychological safety and professionalism.

 

Talent Development & Performance Management

• Partner with leaders on probation assessments, performance conversations, and development planning.

• Support performance reviews and calibration discussions to ensure fairness and clarity.

• Contribute to succession planning and leadership pipeline development within the organization.

• Experience

• 5+ years of HR Business Partnering experience in fast-growing, dynamic organizations (tech, startup, scale-up, or similar environments preferred).

• Proven experience partnering with business leaders on organizational and talent decisions.

• Experience working in environments where speed, ambiguity, and change are constant.

• Capabilities

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong organizational intuition and business acumen.

• Ability to diagnose people and organizational challenges quickly and accurately.

• Confidence to challenge leaders constructively while maintaining strong working relationships.

• Strong judgement in handling employee relations and sensitive people decisions.

• Personal Attributes

• Clear thinker who communicates with precision and clarity.

• Proactive and forward-looking, able to anticipate issues before they arise.

• Comfortable operating in high ownership environments with minimal bureaucracy.

• Pragmatic, thoughtful, and highly trusted by stakeholders.