Responsibilities
- Partner closely with APJ leaders and managers to drive organizational effectiveness, team health, and strong performance.
- Bring a thoughtful people lens to leadership decisions including team design, performance management, and talent development.
- Act as a trusted partner to leaders navigating complex employee situations and evolving organizational needs.
- Serve as the regional point of contact for employment practices and compliance across APJ.
- Partner with Legal and external advisors to ensure alignment with local employment laws and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure global people programs and policies are appropriately implemented and adapted to local requirements where needed.
- Monitor evolving regulatory requirements across APJ markets and proactively advise leadership on potential impacts.
- Own key People Operations processes across APJ, ensuring regional execution aligns with global standards while meeting local requirements.
- Lead the regional execution of core people programs, including performance cycles, compensation processes, and talent initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve the scalability and effectiveness of regional people processes.
- Support the operational needs of the region including vendor coordination, documentation practices, and local employment process management where applicable.
- Act as the bridge between APJ and the global People organization, bringing regional insight into company-wide initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners including Legal, Finance, and leadership teams.
- Ensure APJ perspectives are incorporated into global people strategies and programs.
Requirements
- Significant experience in HR Business Partnering, regional HR leadership, ideally partnering with teams across APJ.
- Strong working knowledge of APJ employment practices and compliance considerations.
- Ability to operate comfortably at both strategic and operational levels, moving between leadership advisor and hands-on execution.
- Experience working in global, distributed organizations.
- Strong relationship-building and influence skills across cultures and geographies.
- A pragmatic, adaptable operator who enjoys stepping into high-impact work across multiple areas of the People function.
- Comfortable building structure and process in environments where regional operations are still evolving.
