Senior People Business Partner

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As a Senior People Business Partner, you’ll partner with regional APAC leaders to co-create and execute talent and business strategies. You will be a strategic advisor, leading on organizational design, talent planning, and complex employee matters. This is a high-impact, regional role focused on scaling teams, guiding change, enabling performance, and evolving HR processes to support our scale.

In this role, you will also be responsible to:

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  Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, aligning people strategies to business objectives and helping leaders scale teams effectively.

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  Partner with leadership on strategic workforce planning, succession planning, and capability development.

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  Provide senior-level guidance on organizational design, role clarity, and team effectiveness.

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  Provide Employee Relations support, offering thought partnership and guidance throughout the performance management process.

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  Drive initiatives that promote a high-performance culture, including performance management, feedback culture, and engagement strategies tailored to local context.

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  Guide leaders and teams through periods of change, including business transformation and growth-related evolution.

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  Leverage people analytics (Data-Informed Decisions) to support decision-making and identify trends.

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  Collaborate strongly across People Ops, Employment Legal, Payroll, Benefits, IT, and Finance to ensure seamless HR delivery, optimize processes, and balance risk.

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  Embrace an AI and Automation mindset to streamline processes.

• 8+ years of HR experience, with 4+ years HR partnership experience at a senior, strategic level.

• Strong experience partnering within Global, APAC and GTM-facing roles.

• Experience in tech/high-growth/scale-up environments is required.

• In-depth knowledge of labor laws and experience working across multiple APAC markets.

• Experience managing complex employee relations and a strong understanding of local and regional compliance frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar) as part of your regular daily work flow

• Proven ability to balance proactive, strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust.

• Strong analytical mindset and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.