Our 4th annual LinkedIn Top Companies list highlights the 15 best workplaces to grow your career in Singapore right now. Fueled by unique LinkedIn data, the methodology looks at different aspects of career progression like how employees are getting promoted, adding new skills and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article.

This year's honorees are proving that investment in employee experience is crucial in today's employment landscape. Specifically in Singapore, adapting to AI is one of the biggest topics — and companies are launching various initiatives, such as training programmes and scholarships, to foster their AI talent pool. Work flexibility, including wellness and collaboration, remains a continuous topic. Companies are consistently evolving what this means for their workplace.

At each company, you’ll find actionable insights on the roles, skills and functions in demand. See a company that sparks your interest? Take a look at their current job openings and connect with employees you may know, or use the new I’m Interested button to signal your interest to recruiters.

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Here are this year’s 15 Top Companies in Singapore

1. DBS

DBS Bank Banking

Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Intellectual Property, Mobile Application Development | Most common job titles: Business Development Officer, Wealth Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Finance, Engineering, Business Development | About DBS Bank: DBS Bank is the largest bank in Southeast Asia, headquartered in Singapore. Offers financial services in consumer, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and corporate banking.

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2. Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric Automation Machinery Manufacturing

Most notable skills: Power Systems, Electronic Control Systems, Utilities, Instrumentation | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Operations | About Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric specialises in energy management and automation solutions. The company offers integrated solutions for various sectors such as energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation and data centres.

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3. Standard Chartered Bank

Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) | Most common job titles:  Business Analyst, Business Development Officer, Product Team Manager | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Information Technology | About Standard Chartered Bank: Standard Chartered Bank is an international banking group with a locally incorporated subsidiary in Singapore. It provides a range of financial services including corporate, retail and institutional banking, as well as treasury services.

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4. American Express

Most notable skills: Travel Management, Commercial Banking, Sales Leads | Most common job titles: Relationship Manager, Data Science Manager, Director | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Finance | About American Express: American Express is a global financial services corporation known primarily for its credit card and traveler's cheque businesses. The company offers products and services that cater to consumers, small businesses and corporate clients.

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5. OCBC Bank

Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Insurance, Investment Banking | Most common job titles: Business Development Officer, Financial Advisor, Financial Planner | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Sales | Remote job availability: 19.64% Hybrid | About OCBC Bank: OCBC Bank is a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Singapore. It operates across multiple markets mainly in Southeast Asia, offering a range of banking services such as commercial banking, wealth management, and insurance.

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6. Singlife

Singlife is a subsidiary of Japanese life insurer Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

Most notable skills: Insurance, FinTech | Most common job titles: Relationship Consultant, Application Developer, Claims Specialist | Largest job functions: Business Development, Information Technology, Operations and Claims | About Singlife: Singlife is a financial services company that offers a range of services such as insurance and saving plans, as well as investment and advisory solutions.

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7. Procter & Gamble

Most notable skills: Inorganic Chemistry, Cosmetology, Retail Packaging | Most common job titles: Brand Manager, Director of Business Development, Brand Director | Largest job functions: Operations, Research, Marketing | About Procter & Gamble: Procter & Gamble is a multinational corporation that manufactures a wide range of consumer goods, including personal care products, cleaning agents and pet foods. 

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8. BD

Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Product Testing | Most common job titles: Manufacturing Engineer, Technical Support Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | About BD: BD is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. 

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9. Abbott

Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Product Testing | Most common job titles: Assistant, Salesperson, Marketing Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Marketing | About Abbott: Abbott is a global healthcare company headquartered in the United States. The company researches, develops and markets a broad range of healthcare products including medical devices, diagnostics, generic pharmaceuticals and nutritional products. 

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10. Mastercard

Most notable skills:  Growth Strategies,  Competitive Strategies, Management Accounting | Most common job titles: Product Manager | Largest job functions: Business Development, Product Management, Sales | Remote job availability: 98.36% Hybrid | About Mastercard: Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, facilitating electronic funds transfers throughout the world. It makes digital financial transactions accessible for individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses.

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11. Takeda

Most notable skills: Oncology, Pharmaceutics, Medicine | Most common job titles: Biotechnologist, Manufacturing Supervisor, Process Engineer | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Quality Assurance | About Takeda: Takeda is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan. The company  focuses on the research and development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products.

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12. Roche

Most notable skills: Pathology, Physiology, Genetic Engineering | Most common job titles: Quality Assurance Specialist | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Quality Assurance | About Roche: Roche is a multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide. The company is focused on research and development of medical solutions for major disease areas such as oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and neuroscience.

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13. S&P Global

Most notable skills: Journalism, Competitive Strategies, Capital Markets | Most common job titles: Editor | Largest job functions: Business Development, Media and Communication, Sales | About S&P Global: S&P Global is a financial information company offering data and analytical tools to clients in the fields of finance, commodities and commercial markets. The company is known for providing credit ratings to the capital markets worldwide.

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14. Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, YouTube and others.

Most notable skills: Competitive Strategies, Partner Development, Politics | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Program Manager, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Business Development, Engineering, Marketing | Remote job availability: 70.37% Remote | About Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc. is a multinational conglomerate that serves as the parent company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries. It operates through a range of industries, including technology, life sciences, investment capital and research.

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15. HSBC

Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Capital Markets | Most common job titles: Client Manager, Business Development Officer, Financial Planner | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Business Development | Remote job availability: 31.48% Hybrid | About HSBC: HSBC is a global banking and financial services holding company, offering a wide range of banking services.

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You can check out the Top Companies in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK and the U.S.

Methodology

Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardised LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking. 

To be eligible, companies must have had at least 500 employees in the country as of Dec. 31, 2023.

Attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, organisations that have had layoffs of 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between Jan. 1, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymised and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.

We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.

About company insights

Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2024. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.

Reported and proofread by: Adrian Tay

Methodology and insights by: Nadine Fares