Role Overview:

We are looking for an HR Business Partner to support the Emerging Markets business across multiple international geographies.

The role will partner with business leaders to translate business priorities into effective people strategies and ensure seamless delivery across the employee lifecycle.

The ideal candidate should have strong HRBP experience, exposure to multi-country HR environments, and the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders across geographies.

Key Responsibilities:

- Partner with business leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into actionable people strategies.

- Provide strategic HR advisory and support on workforce and people-related matters.

- Drive HR initiatives aligned with business growth and organisational objectives.

- Support organisation design, restructuring, and workforce planning initiatives.

- Assess current and future talent requirements in line with business plans.

- Support succession planning and identification of critical talent.

- Manage employee relations matters across diverse geographies.

- Provide guidance to managers on performance, employee concerns, disciplinary matters, and workplace issues.

- Ensure fair and consistent implementation of HR practices.

- Drive talent management initiatives including performance management, succession planning, career development, and engagement.

- Identify talent gaps and work with business leaders to address them.

- Develop and support initiatives focused on employee retention and engagement.

- Partner with business stakeholders and recruitment teams to understand and fulfil hiring requirements.

- Support effective onboarding and integration of new employees.

- Ensure a seamless employee experience across key stages of the employee lifecycle.

- Implement and administer HR policies and processes across assigned markets.

- Ensure adherence to applicable local employment regulations and organisational policies.

- Partner with relevant teams to ensure smooth and efficient HR operations across geographies.

- Build strong relationships with business leaders and regional stakeholders.

- Work collaboratively with cross-functional HR teams to deliver people initiatives.

- Act as a trusted HR advisor and proactively identify and resolve people-related challenges.

Key Requirements:

- MBA/PGDM in HR or equivalent qualification.

- 4 - 9 years of relevant HR experience, with significant exposure to HR Business Partnering.

- Experience in supporting Emerging Markets or international business teams.

- Strong exposure to multi-country HR environments.

- Experience across HRBP, employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, HR policies, and employee lifecycle management.

- Exposure to Talent Acquisition and retention initiatives.

- Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry will be preferred.

- Strong stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work independently in a dynamic, multicultural, and geographically diverse environment.

Preferred Exposure:

- Candidates with experience supporting one or more of the following regions will be preferred: Africa, LATAM, SEA, CIS, Middle East.