Build the people foundations behind sustainable growth
Practical, senior HR guidance for startups and growing companies in Singapore — from first hires to regional scale.
Senior, business-minded HR support without the cost or delay of a full-time HR leader. We help companies make clearer organisation, performance and talent decisions — then connect those decisions to focused GTM hiring.
Where we create value
Common startup inflection points
- Growth has outpaced people practices and manager capability
- Roles, reporting lines or accountabilities are becoming unclear
- A junior HR resource needs senior guidance and escalation support
- Hiring is active, but success profiles and onboarding are inconsistent
Our advisory remit
- Organisation design, workforce planning and role clarity
- Performance, manager coaching and difficult people decisions
- Policies, governance and employee-lifecycle foundations
- GTM talent strategy, assessment design and hiring readiness
A strong fit for
Build
- 8–25 employees
- Seed to early-stage teams setting up their first Singapore people foundations.
Scale
- 20–60 employees
- Companies growing GTM teams, adding managers or professionalising People Ops.
Expand
- 40–100 employees
- Regional teams facing restructuring, leadership gaps or cross-market complexity.
What clients should expect
01
- Visible priorities
- A practical people roadmap tied to business goals.
02
- Stronger decisionss
- Clearer roles, ownership and manager actions.
03
- Lower people risk
- Consistent processes, records and escalation paths.
04
- Better hiring yield
- Sharper briefs, assessment and post-hire success.
Expertise That Fits Your Needs
Recommended starting point. People & Performance Partner — the best balance of strategic guidance and hands-on build support for a scaling startup. Our pricing starts as low as S$2,500 per month. Connect with us for a complimentary diagnostic session.
01- HR FOUNDATION ADVISOR
- BEST FOR
- 8–25 employees; no dedicated HR leader; first Singapore people foundations.
- CAPACITY
- Up to 12 advisory service hours monthly
- CORE DELIVERABLES
- HR health check and 90-day priority plan
- Essential policy, contract and process review
- Founder guidance on performance and employee matters
- Core templates for onboarding, probation and exits
- Monthly people-risk and action summary
- RHYTHM
- Monthly leadership clinic + responsive advisory
- TERM
- 3-month initial term
02- PEOPLE & PERFORMANCE PARTNER
- BEST FOR
- 20–60 employees; active growth; new managers; junior People Ops needing senior support.
- CAPACITY
- Up to 24 advisory service / build hours monthly
- CORE DELIVERABLES
- Everything in HR Foundation Advisor
- Workforce plan, organisation design and role clarity
- Performance cycle, goals and manager toolkits
- Talent review, development and retention actions
- GTM hiring plan, success profiles and scorecards
- RHYTHM
- Fortnightly working session + monthly leadership review
- TERM
- 3-month initial term
03- FRACTIONAL HEAD OF PEOPLE
- BEST FOR
- 40–100 employees; regional expansion, transformation or an interim HR leadership gap.
- CAPACITY
- Up to 40 senior HR leadership hours monthly
- CORE DELIVERABLES
- Everything in People & Performance Partner
- People strategy and quarterly operating plan
- Leadership-team partnering and manager coaching
- Complex ER, change and restructuring guidance
- People dashboard, governance and vendor oversight
- RHYTHM
- Fortnightly working session + monthly leadership review
- TERM
- 6-month initial term