People Partner

Maersk; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,800,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a commercially minded, experienced HR professional to join as a Senior People Partner in Mumbai. You will partner with senior leaders to drive employee experience, guide organizational design, and lead data-based HR advisory across a global operation.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years of HR experience, strong business acumen, and proven stakeholder management. You will influence leaders, manage complex ER matters, and support transformation initiatives in a multinational

Qualifications

• Around 15 years of progressive HR experience with HR Business Partnering
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, HR policies, and compliance requirements
• Experience supporting large, matrixed, or global organizations is preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives.
• Provide strategic HR guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, and change initiatives.
• Coach leaders on performance management, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and difficult conversations.
• Support leaders through organizational change, restructuring, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive performance management processes and support managers in performance coaching.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and Learning teams to strengthen talent pipelines and leadership capability.
• Support succession planning and development initiatives for key talent.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, policies, and HR governance standards.
• Analyze engagement survey results and develop action plans with business leaders.
• Support diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Analyze workforce metrics, ER trends, attrition, absenteeism, and engagement data.
• Use insights to influence business decisions and improve people outcomes.
• Drive process improvements and standardization across HR practices.
• Serve as primary advisor on employee relations matters.
• Lead investigations into workplace concerns and ensure fair resolutions.

Skills

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Influencing

Coaching

Leadership advisory

Discretion

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

HR analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Master's degree or MBA in HR (preferred)

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

About Us:

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a commercially minded, experienced and strategic People Partner with around 15 years of progressive HR experience. This role partners closely with business leaders to drive a positive employee experience, lead data-based decision-making, provide trusted HR advisory support, mitigate organizational risk, and ensure fair, consistent, and compliant people practices.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned HR professional with strong business acumen, exceptional stakeholder management skills and experience in employee relations while enabling organizational growth and transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnership

• Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives.

• Provide strategic HR guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, and change initiatives.

• Coach leaders on performance management, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and difficult conversations.

• Support leaders through organizational change, restructuring, and transformation initiatives.

Performance & Talent Management

• Drive performance management processes and support managers in performance coaching.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and Learning teams to strengthen talent pipelines and leadership capability.

• Support succession planning and development initiatives for key talent.

Policy, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and HR governance standards.

• Review and update HR policies in line with business and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with Legal on high-risk employee matters where required.

• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure confidentiality throughout employee matters.

Employee Experience & Engagement

• Partner with leaders to improve employee engagement and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.

• Analyze engagement survey results and develop action plans with business leaders.

• Support diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives.

HR Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze workforce metrics, ER trends, attrition, absenteeism, and engagement data.

• Use insights to influence business decisions and improve people outcomes.

• Drive process improvements and standardization across HR practices.

Employee Relations

• Serve as the primary advisor to business leaders and employees on complex employee relations matters.

• Lead investigations into workplace concerns, including grievances, misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and policy violations.

• Recommend appropriate resolutions while ensuring fairness, consistency, and legal compliance.

• Manage disciplinary actions, performance improvement processes, separations, and conflict resolution.

• Identify ER trends and recommend proactive interventions to improve workplace culture and reduce organizational risk.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.

• Master's degree or MBA in HR is preferred.

• Around 15 years of progressive HR experience, with significant experience in HR Business Partnering

• Strong understanding of employment laws, HR policies, and compliance requirements and experience in employee relations

• Experience supporting large, matrixed, or global organizations is preferred.

Required Skills:

• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and influencing skills.

• Strong coaching and leadership advisory experience.

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience working with HRIS platforms and HR analytics.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting technology, financial services, consulting, or multinational organizations.

• Exposure to organizational change, mergers and acquisitions, or large-scale transformation programs.

• Experience leading cross-functional HR initiatives and projects.

• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD, or equivalent) is an advantage.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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