Regional HR Lead, APAC, China, & MEA

IND - 2028 Takeda Innovations India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Innovations India Private Limited in Bengaluru seeks a Regional HR Lead to provide strategic direction and oversee a regional team of People Experience Partners (Tier 2) and People Solutions Advisors (Tier 1). You will shape priorities, manage service standards and drive data, AI and digital tool adoption across the region.

You will partner with HR Business Leaders, Centers of Excellence and senior stakeholders to translate enterprise strategy into regional execution, ensuring compliant,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR experience across regional multi-country delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organizational Psychology or related field; master’s or certification preferred.
• Experience working with multiple countries in the region.
• Proven ability to set strategic direction for HR delivery in shared services or global centers.
• Workday and ServiceNow experience is a plus.
• Credibility with senior executives and global thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and oversight of regional HR teams.
• Oversee end-to-end HR operations across the region.
• Coordinate with HR Business Leaders and Centers of Excellence.
• Set regional data, analytics and AI agenda.
• Represent region in global forums.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws.

Skills

HR leadership

Multi-country delivery

People analytics

Change management

Data privacy & compliance

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Organizational Psychology

Master's degree or HR certification preferred

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description About the Role

The Regional HR Lead provides strategic direction and functional oversight for a co-located regional team of People Experience Partners (Tier 2) and People Solutions Advisors (Tier 1), delivering seamless, tech-forward employee journeys across assigned clusters of countries. This is a senior delivery leadership role with accountability for how HR is delivered across the region and for bringing regional insight into the wider enterprise agenda. You shape priorities for people, service performance and operational standards; provide oversight through clustered teams; and serve as the named account manager for HR Business Leaders, Centers of Excellence and Innovation, and senior stakeholders. You will contribute to global priorities, translate enterprise strategy into regional execution, and accelerate the adoption of data, AI and digital tools to improve consistency, speed, insight and organizational outcomes.

How you will contribute

Set the strategic direction for and provide functional oversight of a co-located regional team of People Experience Partners (Tier 2) and People Solutions Advisors (Tier 1), directly and through local team leaders — establishing priorities, shaping capability, strengthening succession and ensuring the organization is positioned to meet evolving business needs.

Determine regional capacity and resource strategy across clusters, business units and functions, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term capability needs and ensuring resilient coverage for business-critical support as demand shifts.

Build a strong local HR community at the Global Capability Center site, fostering a culture of learning, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Provide functional oversight of the Tier 1 and Tier 2 operating model across the region — setting expectations for how People Solutions Advisors resolve Tier 1 queries and operate lifecycle transactions at source and how People Experience Partners handle Tier 2 escalations and specialist people matters.

Ensure clean handoffs and clear escalation paths between Tier 0 Direct Access, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3, in both directions, so cases sit at the right tier and are not passed unnecessarily.

Provide senior judgement and direction on complex, high-impact or precedent-setting people matters, balancing regional requirements with enterprise principles, risk and broader organizational outcomes.

Oversee end-to-end HR operations across the region — onboarding, employee data management, records administration and offboarding — ensuring accuracy, timeliness and a consistent employee experience.

Serve as a senior account lead and key point of accountability for HR Business Leaders, Centers of Excellence and Innovation, Journey owners and other senior stakeholders across assigned business units, functions and geographies — aligning priorities, influencing decisions and coordinating the relationship end to end.

Own escalations from HR Business Leaders relating to your business units, functions and geographies, resolving them or routing them to the right accountable party with clear ownership and timelines.

Represent the region in relevant global forums, bringing forward trends, risks and opportunities, contributing to enterprise HR priorities and providing transparent reporting on service performance, organizational outcomes and resourcing to senior leadership.

Monitor KPIs and SLAs across the region, performing regular quality checks, analyzing performance trends and implementing corrective actions to maintain high service standards.

Shape regional service and process priorities within the global operating model, guiding the design and implementation of scalable processes, playbooks, templates and decision criteria, and enabling people leaders to own routine people processes with timely support from HR.

Provide leadership on automation, standardization and service innovation, driving priority improvements across the region and sharing proven approaches that may be scaled more broadly.

Ensure adherence to data privacy, employment and labor law, and internal policy; manage audits and support risk mitigation.

Build strategic partnerships with HR Business Leaders, People Solutions and Centers of Excellence and Innovation, contributing regional expertise to global program, policy and tool design and ensuring enterprise solutions translate effectively to regional business needs.

Enable People Experience Partners to coach and advise leaders across core people priorities, including total rewards and mobility, performance management, talent, succession and learning, employee relations, talent acquisition, change management, and organization design support as needed.

Set the regional data, analytics and AI agenda in alignment with enterprise strategy, using insight to anticipate workforce and service trends, inform executive decisions and sponsor automation of repeatable work.

Drive adoption of digital HR platforms across the regional team, using insight to refine team structure, priorities and the service model.

Skills and qualifications

• 10+ years of Human Resources experience, including substantial leadership of complex, multi-country HR delivery organizations and experience leading through other people leaders.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Psychology or a related field; a master's degree or professional HR certification preferred.
• HR experience working with multiple countries within the region required.
• Proven success setting strategic direction and providing functional oversight for HR delivery in a shared services, global capability center or tiered service model, with accountability for service performance and broader organizational outcomes
• Workday and ServiceNow experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated enterprise-wide influence in complex global matrix organizations, with the ability to align regional, functional and geographic priorities and shape decisions beyond direct lines of accountability.
• Demonstrated success standardizing HR processes and implementing models that enable people leaders to manage routine HR activities.
• Established credibility with senior executives and HR leaders, with evidence of global thought leadership, strategic partnership and accountability for outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Practical experience using people analytics, data visualization and AI applications to inform HR decisions and improve service.
• Change management experience delivering process and operating model change.
• Knowledge of employment law and regulatory requirements across multiple countries.
• Sound judgement on complex, ambiguous issues, with clear written and verbal communication.
• English language required.
• Additional languages within specified region a plus.

Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular Time Type Full time

About Takeda

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.

Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.