Senior HR Business Partner EMEA APAC

Job Opportunity: Senior Human Resources Business Partner EMEA APAC

The Senior HR Business Partner will lead and execute the people strategy for our high-performing Product organization across EMEA and APAC. This role drives organization effectiveness, leadership engagement, and delivers talent solutions that support innovation and scale in the region.

The Senior HRBP will work closely with Product leaders to shape people plans connecting business priorities with future-fit workforce strategies, unlock leadership capability, and foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and focus. The role requires driving execution by collaborating with market HRBPs and GDC HR Teams.

This role balances strategic thinking and thrives on making business impact plans.

We are looking for someone who brings strong HR partnership experience in product-centric, agile environments, and who can operate effectively across matrix structures and cultures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Partnering
  • Partner with the EMAP Product Leadership Team to align people strategy with business acceleration goals, focusing on productivity, capability, and engagement.
  • Act as a coach and trusted advisor to senior leaders, helping them navigate transformation, evolving delivery models, and team performance challenges.
  • Build workforce and org strategies that support sustainable scale, lean structures, and agile collaboration.
  • Use data-driven insights (engagement, productivity, retention, talent health) to inform action and influence outcomes.

• Execution & Cross-HR Collaboration
  • Lead the rollout of people plans in partnership with Market and GDC HRBPs, ensuring global and regional initiatives are embedded effectively at the local level.
  • Ensure clarity, consistency, and local adaptability in how people initiatives are implemented across regions.
  • Translate strategic direction into actionable plans, with ownership for execution follow-through, monitoring, and improvement.
  • Partner with cross-functional HR teams to coordinate delivery, remove blockers, and drive accountability.

• Organization Design & Change
  • Support org design, structure alignment, and workforce planning to optimize team effectiveness and flow of work.
  • Lead change management efforts, ensuring leaders and employees are well-supported through transitions and transformation initiatives.
  • Bring clarity and simplification to operating models, team roles, and capability priorities.

• Talent & Capability Development
  • Shape and deliver talent strategies in partnership with leaders – including succession, mobility, and fit-for-future capability planning.
  • Champion internal career growth and readiness by driving strong feedback, coaching, and development culture.
  • Influence the design and delivery of leadership and team effectiveness programs to support business needs.

Requirements:

• 8+ years in HR Business Partnering or HR leadership roles, preferably in product, SaaS, or tech-driven environments.
• Proven success in a matrixed environment with cross-border teams and Global Development center model.
• Experience balancing strategic input with hands-on execution – landing plans through others across diverse markets.
• Strong background in organization design, change management, and leadership coaching.
• Commercial fluency and ability to link people solutions directly to business impact.

• Strategic yet execution-oriented – able to connect the dots and deliver outcomes.
• Collaborative and highly effective at working across organizational and cultural boundaries.
• Strong communicator and influencer with presence and clarity at senior levels.
• Solutions-focused, proactive, and comfortable in high-complexity, fast-paced environments.
• Brings a mindset of continuous improvement, simplification, and focus.

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or related field.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Willingness to travel occasionally within EMAP (~5%).