People Partner

YouGov; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

YouGov in Mumbai seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to connect HR, business, and cross-functional teams across APAC markets. You will lead people and performance initiatives, design commercially focused HR solutions, and collaborate with Centers of Excellence to deliver strategic projects while continuing to provide generalist HR support.

Strong knowledge of regional employment laws, unions, and matrixed environments is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of regional HRBP experience across APAC markets.
• Experience in organizational design, workforce planning and talent management.
• Ability to navigate employee relations matters and risk management.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a matrixed environment with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives.
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Drive performance management processes and a culture of accountability.
• Provide expert guidance on organizational design and change management across APAC.
• Partner with Legal and other stakeholders on sensitive investigations and workforce matters.

Skills

Regional HRBP experience APAC

Employee relations management

Change management

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Education

HR qualifications (CIPD/SHRM)

Job description

Require minimum 3+ years experience in multiple APAC markets (Thailand, Australia... ) in a regional HRBP capacity.

Here’s a summary of the role:

Our People team is growing, and we’re looking for an HR Business Partner to serve as a key link between HR, the business, and cross-functional teams. In this role, you’ll lead critical people and performance initiatives that reflect and reinforce our strong company culture and values. As a trusted advisor, you’ll support regional business units by designing and implementing commercially focused HR solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with fellow HRBPs and Centres of Excellence to deliver strategic projects, while continuing to provide comprehensive generalist HR support to the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership
• Partner with senior business leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and leadership effectiveness.
• Use data and insights to diagnose organizational challenges and recommend strategic solutions.
• Coach and influence leaders to build high-performing, engaged, and inclusive teams.
• Talent & Organizational Development
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to identify critical capabilities and establish talent development plans.
• Drive performance management processes and build a culture of accountability and continuous feedback.
• Support organizational effectiveness initiatives, including team structure design and change management.
• Employee Relations & Risk Management
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters.
• Navigate disciplinary cases, grievances, performance concerns, and organizational restructuring with sound judgment and risk awareness.
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws and regulations across APAC markets.
• Partner with Legal and other stakeholders on sensitive investigations and workforce matters.
• Change & Transformation
• Lead people-related aspects of organizational change initiatives.
• Support reorganizations, business expansions, and workforce transformation projects.
• Develop change management strategies that maximize employee adoption and business outcomes.
• Regional HR Leadership
• Build strong partnerships with Centers of Excellence, Talent Acquisition, Rewards, Learning & Development, and People Operations teams.
• Influence and support regional people initiatives across APAC.
• Ensure alignment between global people practices and local market requirements.

These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview:

• Strong knowledge of regional employment legislation and experience managing employee relations, including unions or works councils
• Proven HR business partnering experience with the ability to balance strategic insight and day-to-day HR operations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence, persuade, and build strong partnerships
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change, manage ambiguity, and handle multiple priorities under pressure
• Innovative mindset with a willingness to challenge norms and drive continuous improvement
• Experience working in a matrixed environment and collaborating across teams, while also operating independently
• Solid understanding of all HR functions with deep expertise in at least one area (e.g., talent, performance, or org development)

It would be great if you had these to, but we’ll support you if you don’t:

• HR qualifications (e.g., CIPD, SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR)
• Minimum 8+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience in multinational organizations.
• Minimum 3+ years supporting multiple APAC markets in a regional HRBP capacity.
• Demonstrated experience supporting leaders and employees in Singapore and Australia.
• Experience partnering with Senior leadership populations.

Shift Timings - 8 am - 5:30 pm

Why join YouGov?

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.

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We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.

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