Description
We are seeking a Senior HR Business Partner, Technology (APAC) to join our team at People Business Partners, working closely with Millennium's Technology teams across APAC.
As a Senior HR Business Partner, Technology (APAC), you will serve as the lead HR Business Partner for Technology teams across APAC, acting as the primary HR contact and trusted adviser to senior Technology leaders. You will also provide broader India coverage as needed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Translating business priorities into practical, commercially focused people plans that support performance, engagement, development, and retention across local and global initiatives using people data and insights.
- Leading People BP employee life cycle activities, including annual compensation and talent review cycles, and employee life cycle management.
- Coaching senior leaders and managers to strengthen people-management capability and drive consistent, fair performance management, including performance improvement plans.
- Advising on employment practices, policies, and procedures across APAC, with particular depth in Indian labor law, while balancing legal compliance, commercial needs, and employee experience.
- Partnering with Employment Legal to manage risk and leading complex employee relations matters, including conduct issues, grievances, investigations, performance exits, and terminations.
- Collaborating with People Operations to ensure HR delivery for client groups, from manager and employee queries to documentation and process execution, alongside strategic priorities.
- Partnering with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, People Operations, Global Mobility, and Compensation and Benefits to deliver integrated solutions and change initiatives, while coaching the People Business Partner in India.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
- 15+ years of HR experience, including at least 8 years in senior HR Business Partner roles, ideally in fast-paced, high-accountability environments; financial services experience is beneficial.
- Experience supporting sizable Technology organizations and senior leaders in a global, matrixed environment, such as a global capability center or multinational technology firm.
- Strong practical knowledge of Indian employment law and practices, with foundational familiarity with employment practices in Hong Kong and Singapore.
- A demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders across geographies and reporting lines, and to independently resolve complex, sensitive, and high-risk people matters.
- A strategic, hands-on approach, with the ability to advise senior leaders on people strategy while personally executing day-to-day HR work in a lean team.
- Commercial acumen and the ability to balance employee experience, legal compliance, and business requirements when advising leaders.
- Exceptional relationship-building, communication, and influencing skills, with sound judgment, discretion, and integrity in handling confidential matters.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate people data into action and manage competing priorities in a demanding, ambiguous environment.