Senior People Partner

Who We Are

Tricentis is a global leader in continuous testing and quality engineering. The Tricentis AI-based, continuous testing portfolio of products provides a new and fundamentally different way to perform software testing. An approach that's totally automated, codeless, and intelligently driven by AI. It addresses both agile development and complex enterprise apps, enabling enterprises to accelerate their digital transformation by dramatically increasing software release speed, reducing costs, and improving software quality.

Widely credited for reinventing software testing for DevOps, cloud, and enterprise applications, Tricentis has been recognized as a leader by all major industry analysts, including Forrester, Gartner, and IDC. We empower innovators to push the boundaries of software testing, fostering a global community of continuous learners who pioneer AI-powered, highly performant, highly secure end-to-end testing tools that accelerate our customers' time to market including the largest brands in the world.

About the Role

The Senior People Partner will support our India team and regional APAC initiatives, reporting to the Director, APAC People Partners. They are a trusted HR business partner and subject matter expert on HR matters with deep India market expertise. Responsible for providing input on business strategy from a people management and organizational design perspective while ensuring full compliance with Indian employment regulations. They will provide business-driven input to Centers of Excellence (CoE) enabling the team to create business focused solutions and to leverage the competitive advantage that is HR across India and the broader APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

• Trusted thought leader/partner to India business teams on critical HR related processes and decisions (organizational design, talent management, change management and employee management and relations) while maintaining strict adherence to Indian labor laws.
• Cross-trained to provide HR Partner coverage across all APAC countries (Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Korea, Japan) ensuring seamless regional service delivery during peak periods, absences, or business needs.
• In concert with APAC HR Leadership Team, partners on the creation of the strategic HR plan and objectives while collaborating with Global HR Leaders to understand business conditions and priorities across all APAC markets.
• Frame and solve business problems with India market context, collaborating and coordinating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on a broad range of issues including compliance, labor relations, and employee engagement.
• Lead projects and major work streams related to People strategy for India market while supporting regional APAC initiatives, utilizing fact based, quantitative analysis to support recommendations and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Change agent helping enable large-scale people and/or change management initiatives including business transformations, organizational design, evolution, and development across India operations with regional APAC collaboration.
• Communicate with all levels of the organization, senior management, executive, functional, or regional teammates in clear, concise, and impactful way, leveraging cultural intelligence for India market dynamics.
• Support ongoing development opportunities for employees and managers through training, programming, performance management, coaching, career path definition, competencies, etc., tailored to India business culture and practices.
• Coach Managers in leading India/regional teams, living corporate values and championing global standards, policies, and processes while adapting to local market requirements.
• Provide cross-geography coverage for other APAC markets during peak periods or team absences to ensure seamless regional HR service delivery.
• This role is an individual contributor role.

Qualifications

• Low ego, high intellect, high integrity – help the team & organization scale across India and APAC markets
• High say/do ratio: following through on commitments and delivering results in complex regulatory environment
• Experience as HR Partner supporting people leaders in India with deep understanding of Indian employment laws, labor relations, and compliance requirements
• Experience in dynamic environments scaling and growing organizations within India and/or APAC region
• Player/coach with ability to operate independently or as a member of a team and able to navigate ambiguity with a positive outlook while managing India-specific regulatory complexities
• Strong learning agility, business/HR acumen with specific expertise in Indian market dynamics and cultural intelligence
• Strong influencing and consultative skills combined with problem-solving skills, particularly in multicultural and cross-geography contexts
• 8+ years of Human Resources experience within India market, preferably within a global technology organization with minimum 5 years India-specific experience
• Proficiency in Workday HRIS platform and HR analytics capabilities
• Fluency in English and Hindi/local Indian languages with excellent communication skills

Location & Work Arrangement

• Based in Pune, India with hybrid work flexibility
• Individual contributor role with end-to-end accountability for India HR delivery and regional APAC collaboration

Why Tricentis?

Tricentis Core Values:

At Tricentis, we strive for success while inspiring those around us by knowing what we need to achieve and how we'll achieve it. Our core values serve as our guiding light to drive our every action and define our ways of working so that we can create and enjoy a successful journey and reach higher heights together.

• Demonstrate Self-Awareness: Own your strengths and limitations.
• Finish What We Start: Do what we say we are going to do.
• Move Fast: Create momentum and efficiency.
• Run Towards Change: Challenge the status quo.
• Serve Our Customers & Communities: Create a positive experience with each interaction.
• Solve Problems Together: We win or lose as one team.
• Think Big & Believe: Set extraordinary goals and believe you can achieve them.

We offer:

• Market conform salary and performance bonus
• Hybrid work arrangement (3 days return to office)
• Favorable working atmosphere in a rapidly expanding company
• Personal and professional development
• Permanent, full-time employment
• And more

Tricentis is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religious affiliation, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or physical and mental disability and other statuses protected by law.