Senior People Partner - APAC
Rubrik
Bangalore, IndiaremotePosted 3 days ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Required experience: 7+ years progressive HR experience.
- Regional expertise required: hands‑on ER and case management in APJ markets with knowledge of local labor laws.
- Key initiative: AI‑era People Partner role focused on designing AI‑enabled HR tools and workflows.
- Global scope: Serves Go‑to‑Market teams across APJ while collaborating with central People teams in India, EMEA, and the USA.
Role overview
Our People Partner role is not only the face of people solutions to our business teams, but also a problem solver and enabler to our people managers. This role is business‑facing, sitting between our People Services teams that provide HR policy support, awareness/consumption, and People Business Partners who focus on people strategy. The incumbent will provide consultative support dedicated to the day‑to‑day experience of Employees & Managers. The person in this role will be an integral part of the People Partnering team and will work cross‑functionally to help us drive an amazing Rubrikan experience and manager enablement at scale. In this role, you will collaborate with various client groups across HR.
Responsibilities
- Be the face of People for your Business Leaders — Own the end‑to‑end people partner experience for our Go‑to‑Market teams across APJ, collaborating across time zones with central People teams in India, EMEA, and the USA. Act as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor, delivering consistent, locally‑informed HR support at speed.
- Coach managers through what matters most — Provide hands‑on coaching and consultation on org health, employee engagement, performance management, ER investigations, and complex people scenarios — from remote and shift work to cross‑cultural dynamics — bringing clarity and sound judgment to every situation.
- Build a stronger manager community — Independently design and deliver end‑to‑end manager development initiatives, using structured engagement models to identify gaps, build capability, and actively support the manager community at scale.
- Lead the moments that matter — Partner with People Business Partners to take an active lead on annual people cycles — performance reviews, talent reviews, comp planning, succession, and engagement initiatives — across multiple business units and geographies.
- Be an AI‑era People Partner — Proactively identify, design, and operationalize AI‑enabled tools, workflows, and programs that modernize HR delivery and keep Rubrik ahead of the curve in how people work and how HR operates.
- Scale through smart partnerships — Collaborate across COEs (Compensation, Talent Acquisition, T&D, DEI, People Operations) and People Services to drive process improvements, spot work that can be transitioned for scale and efficiency, and continuously raise the bar on manager enablement.
- Solve hard problems and manage risk — Navigate ambiguous people policy situations with sound judgment and strong communication. Proactively identify and mitigate HR‑related risks, ensuring compliance with local policies and legal requirements across APJ markets.
- Provide consultative support dedicated to the day‑to‑day experience of Employees & Managers, working cross‑functionally to drive an amazing Rubrikan experience and manager enablement at scale.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience.
- Hands‑on ER and case management experience in APJ markets (e.g. Japan, Singapore, Australia), with working knowledge of local labor law and employment regulations in these countries.
- Experience navigating a global team environment and schedules, and building virtual relationships. Ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with internal customers, peers, and effectively manage those relationships.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and change in a dynamic business environment and with exposure to global matrixed organisations.
- Strong communication and judgment to handle ambiguous people policy situations and ensure compliance with local policies and legal requirements across APJ markets.
Nice to have
- Strong plus: Experience designing and operationalizing AI‑enabled solutions for People/HR functions, including but not limited to tools, workflows, or programs that improve HR service delivery and manager enablement.
Additional details
- Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration.
- Rubrik Security Cloud delivers complete cyber resilience by securing, monitoring, and recovering data, identities, and workloads across clouds.
- Rubrik Agent Cloud accelerates trusted AI agent deployments at scale by monitoring and auditing agentic actions, enforcing real‑time guardrails, fine‑tuning for accuracy and undoing agentic mistakes.
- Inclusion @ Rubrik – dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed.
- Commitment to merit‑based organization, inclusive culture, and community engagement to expand opportunities for underrepresented talent.
- Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
- Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) in recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
- Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities; contact hr@rubrik.com for accommodations.