Director – HRBP

Role Overview

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across global business units on a wide range of people priorities, including performance management, organizational design, and leadership development.
• Lead the employee relations management for India and APAC, ensuring compliance with local laws.
• Coach leaders to enhance cross-cultural effectiveness, navigate change, and strengthen leadership impact.
• Partner with the CHRO to design and implement talent strategies that align with global business objectives.
• Foster a high-performance culture leveraging 9-box frameworks, scorecards, succession planning and individual development plans.
• Partner with functional enablement teams to identify and address capability-building opportunities.
• Identify organization-wide development needs, and design impactful learning solutions aligned with business priorities and cultural goals.
• Drive and execute key transformation projects, including AI-enabled initiatives and organizational change programs.
• Ensure continuity of people processes during periods of strategic and leadership change, supporting business stability and operational consistency.
• Drive ongoing improvements and scalability of People processes to keep pace with changing Technology and Business landscape.
• Oversee the Mumbai office experience, including day-to-day employee engagement, leadership visibility.
• Serve as a cultural representative, helping to shape and sustain LRN’s values-driven environment.
• Represent People & Culture on the leadership team at Mumbai contributing to regional-level strategy.
• Leverage HR data and analytics to enhance talent strategy, identify risks, and guide data-driven decision-making at the leadership level.
• Develop analytics and data-driven insights for board level reporting, providing a comprehensive view of the company’s talent landscape.

Requirements

• Minimum of 13 years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role managing HR for a large vertical or function.
• Proven success as a strategic HR business partner with regional and global exposure, particularly across India and APAC.
• Skilled in partnering with senior leadership to navigate complex talent challenges and people-related decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead transformation and change management initiatives aligned with business objectives.
• Strong track record in designing and implementing talent management strategies that support high-performance cultures.
• Expertise in **handling employee relations **ensuring compliance with local labor laws and minimizing organizational risk.
• Proficient in using HR analytics to drive insight-led strategies and deliver impactful programs in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in managing, mentoring, and enabling HR teams to achieve defined goals and outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to collaborate across functions and influence without authority.
• A hands-on leader who is **comfortable diving into operational details **while also thinking strategically and influencing big-picture decisions in a fast-growing, dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Excellent medical benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO) plus public holidays