Senior People Business Partner - APAC

Overview

Senior People Business Partner for the APAC region, based in Pune, partnering with local R&D, GTM, and G&A leadership to drive commercial and people programs.

What you'll do

• Serve as the primary strategic People partner for the Pune office.
• Align performance management, compensation reviews, and org design with business ROI and regional scale.
• Coach local managers and directors on leadership capability, executive presence, and autonomous decision-making.
• Break down silos across R&D, GTM, and G&A and support cross-functional collaboration across time zones.
• Manage end-to-end employee relations, including grievances, disciplinaries, and complex investigations.
• Translate top-down global people initiatives for the APAC region with high cultural adoption.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of progressive experience in a People Business Partner role.
• Experience in a high-growth, globally matrixed B2B SaaS, FinTech, or WealthTech company.
• Understanding of how a software business makes money and connecting talent initiatives to ARR, product delivery, and go-to-market execution.
• Up-to-date expertise in India employment law and compliance.
• Comfort acting as the senior People presence and influencing senior leaders without authority.
• Proven ability to thrive in a scaling environment where the playbook is still being written.

Details

• Requires working from the Pune office 3 days a week (hybrid work model).
• Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the role is based; visa sponsorship is not available.