Description:

Regional HR Business Partner (Early Career)

Work Mode: On-site, 5 days a week

Start of Day: 8:30 AM local time

Reports To: Head of Business HR / Global CHRO

Function: People & Culture

Role Overview

This is a fast-track HR Business Partner (HRBP) role for MBA-HR graduates from Tier-1 B-Schools (XLRI, MDI, TISS, IIMs, etc.) who aspire to grow into strategic HR leaders early in their careers.

Each HRBP will own one global region EMEA, APAC, or Americas and will partner directly with Delivery and Business Leaders to drive engagement, compliance, workforce planning, and culture.

The ideal candidate is extroverted, energetic, and a natural people connector who blends empathy with analytical thinking and storytelling.

Key Responsibilities & What Success Looks Like

1. People Partnership & Business Alignment

- Work closely with Delivery and BU Heads on staffing, utilization, and workforce planning.

- Translate business goals into people actions and headcount strategies.

- Create and present monthly people insights and decks for BU reviews.

- Success means becoming a trusted advisor to delivery leaders and ensuring that workforce planning directly supports revenue and utilization goals.

2. Employee Connect & Engagement

- Conduct regular 1:1 connects and pulse checks across teams to gauge morale and satisfaction.

- Identify early attrition signals and design retention actions with managers.

- Act as a bridge for transparent communication between employees and leadership.

- Success means every employee feels heard, engaged, and aligned with company values, reflected in improved morale and reduced attrition.

3. Analytics, Timesheet & Leakage Management

- Maintain accurate dashboards for headcount, attrition, utilization, and project timesheets.

- Partner with Delivery Excellence and Finance to monitor timesheet compliance and prevent billing leakages.

- Present clear, story-driven reports that convert data into actionable business narratives.

- Success means complete accuracy in people analytics, disciplined timesheet management, and visible reduction in non-billable leakages.

4. Customer Onboarding & Compliance

- Manage end-to-end customer onboarding - NDAs, background checks, security access, and client compliance training.

- Ensure all people-related documentation is audit-ready at any point in time.

- Success means every new employee on a client project is fully compliant and ready to deliver from Day 1 without any audit observations.

5. Culture, Communication & Recognition

- Lead regional culture programs such as Ignite, Tech Jam, Habibi Night, and Leadership Retros.

- Drive recognition initiatives like Spotlight, Star Awards, and NeoThanks.

- Manage internal communications - newsletters, retrospectives, and townhalls.

- Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and coordinate POSH awareness sessions.

- Success means a vibrant, inclusive, and connected regional culture where employees feel recognized, informed, and proud to represent the company.

6. Learning, Growth & Performance

- Partner with the L&D team for participation in NeoOrientation, Functional Academies, and Leadership Programs.

- Support performance reviews, promotion cycles, and goal-setting discussions.

- Success means every employee in your region is continuously learning, growing, and clear on their performance expectations.

7. Exit, Governance & HR Hygiene

- Manage regional bench exits and final HR sign-offs with proper documentation.

- Coordinate with Finance, IT, and Legal for seamless clearances.

- Success means every exit is completed on time, risk-free, and with positive closure for both the employee and the company.