Senior Manager, People Operations APAC

Envista Holdings Corporation; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Envista is seeking a Senior Manager, People Operations APAC to lead HR operations across the Asia Pacific region, ensuring compliant, employee-focused experiences throughout the lifecycle. You will collaborate with HR, payroll, IT, and business leaders to drive operational excellence and standardize processes in a global operating model.

You will oversee onboarding, changes, leaves, offboarding, and HR inquiries, while coaching a regional team and ensuring data privacy and regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field.
• 8+ years of HR operations, shared services, people operations, or related HR fields.
• Experience leading people and teams in a regional/multi-country environment.
• Strong knowledge of employee lifecycle administration and HR service delivery processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with core HR systems, preferably Workday.
• Experience managing service-level performance, operational controls, and process governance.
• English fluency (C1).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, sustain, and improve People Operations in APAC with global governance.
• Lead service delivery across APAC for employees, managers, and HR partners.
• Oversee onboarding, job changes, leaves, org changes, and offboarding.
• Manage HR inquiries and case management (Tier 0-2).
• Ensure compliance with labor regs, policies, data privacy, and controls.
• Monitor metrics, performance, and employee feedback for improvements.
• Partner with HRBPs, payroll, finance, IT, legal, and leaders.
• Lead and develop a high-performing regional People Operations team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project management

HR Systems experience

English fluency (C1)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

8+ years HR operations experience

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow HRSD

Job description

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Job Description:

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, People Operations APAC leads the delivery of People Operations services across the Asia Pacific region, ensuring consistent, compliant, and employee-focused experience throughout the employee lifecycle. This role partners closely with HR, finance/payroll, HR technology, and business leaders to drive operational excellence, service delivery performance, process standardization, technology adoption, and continuous improvement across the region. The position also leads a team of People Operations professionals supporting multiple APAC countries within a global operating model (e.g., CHN, JPN, IND, AUS, THA, TWN, HKG, SGP, NZL, IDN, KOR, MYS, VNM)

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the design, development, sustainment, and continuous improvement of People Operations function in APAC in partnership with global People Operations teams for consistency and aligned governance.


• Lead People Operations service delivery across APAC, ensuring high-quality support for employees, managers, and HR partners.


• Oversee employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, job changes, leave administration, organizational changes, and offboarding - aligned with global systems and standards.


• Manage HR inquiry and case management operations (Tier 0-2), ensuring timely and effective resolution of employee and manager requests.


• Ensure compliance with labor regulations, company policies, data privacy requirements, and operational controls across the region.


• Monitor service delivery metrics, operational performance, and employee feedback to drive continuous improvement.


• Build strong partnerships with HR business partners, centers of excellence, payroll, finance, IT, legal, and business leaders.


• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing regional People Operations team.

Key Capabilities

• Service Delivery Excellence - Ability to lead scalable HR operations that balance quality, responsiveness, compliance, and employee experience.


• Regional People Leadership – Can effectively lead teams and operations across multiple countries, cultures, and regulatory environments.


• Continuous Improvement – Process orientation and ability to improve operational efficiency and drive sustainable service improvements.


• Data & Operational Insight - Uses metrics and analytics to identify trends, manage performance, and build a story to support decision-making.


• Stakeholder Partnership - Builds trusted relationships across HR, business leadership, finance, payroll, and functional teams to achieve shared objectives.


• Compliance & Risk Management - Maintains strong operational governance while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications

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


• 8+ years of experience in HR operations, shared services, people operations, or related HR fields.


• Experience leading people and teams in a regional/multi-country environment.


• Strong knowledge of employee lifecycle administration and HR service delivery processes.


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Familiarity with setup and functioning of core HR systems, preferably Workday.


• Experience managing service-level performance, operational controls, and process governance.


• English fluency (C1).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multiple countries across Asia Pacific.


• Operating in multinational organizations with 5,000+ employees.


• Experience with ServiceNow HRSD or similar case management platforms.


• Facilitation / leadership of kaizen, lean or process excellence.


• Implementation of automation, workflow optimization, and digital HR solutions.


• Experience supporting organizational change, acquisitions, or large-scale business transformations.


• Other major regional language proficiency (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Thai, Indonesian/Malay, Korean)

Work Environment

• Operates within a global People Operations organization supporting employees across APAC.


• Works closely with regional and global stakeholders across HR, finance/payroll, HR Technology, and business functions.


• Up to 25% travel within APAC, to Brea, CA and participation in other global initiatives may be required.


• High-visibility role with significant impact on employee experience, operational performance, and service delivery outcomes.

Operating Company:

Kerr

Envista is a global family of more than 30 trusted dental brands, united by a shared purpose: to partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista helps its customers deliver the best possible patient care through industry-leading dental consumables, solutions, technology, and services. Our comprehensive portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers an estimated 90% of dentists' clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. Envista companies, including DEXIS, Kerr, Nobel Biocare and Ormco, partner with dental professionals to help them deliver the best possible patient care.

Envista became an independent company in 2019. We brought with us the proven Envista Business System (EBS) methodology, an experienced leadership team, and a strong culture grounded in continuous improvement, commitment to innovation, and deep customer focus to meet the end-to-end needs of dental professionals worldwide. Envista is now one of the largest global dental products companies, with significant market positions in some of the most attractive segments of the dental products industry. For more information, please visit www.envistaco.com .