Senior People Business Partner - APAC

The Senior People Business Partner (SPBP) is the strategic people partner to the leadership team of our India and Australia leadership teams.

The role translates the organisational business strategy into a coherent local people strategy, shaping organisational design, capability, engagement, performance and retention so the business can scale, deliver profitably and continuously improve the customer and employee experience.

Operating within an Ulrich model, the Senior People Business Partner works in close partnership with the Centres of Excellence (People Operations and Reward, Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development) to deliver joined-up, data-led people, team and performance outcomes consistently across geographies, while ensuring compliance with Indian and Australian employment law and local cultural context.

As an AI-first organisation building the Intelligent System of Work, OneAdvanced expects the Senior People Business Partner to champion AI literacy and adoption. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders across the India and Australia business areas in addition to wider business leaders, aligning business priorities with a clear, actionable people plan.  

• Lead organisational design and strategic workforce planning for a multi-disciplinary, dual-geography population balancing cost, capacity, utilisation and capability. 

• Drive adoption, refinement and continuous improvement of the organisation-wide talent architecture (job families, levelling, capability frameworks and career pathways), using a skills-based approach to workforce planning and building clear pathways for technical, consulting and support roles. 

• Partner on talent, succession and performance management, strengthening bench and succession cover for business-critical and hard-to-fill roles. 

• Shape and deliver engagement and retention strategies, using insight to reduce regretted attrition and improve the employee experience across both locations. 

• Lead the people workstream on change and transformation programmes (including restructures, opportunities for offshoring and operating-model change) 

• Champion AI-first, technology-enabled ways of working – building AI literacy across the population and embedding AI, automation and workflow efficiencies into organisational design, role definition and productivity, in line with OneAdvanced's Intelligent System of Work strategy. 

• Partner with Reward on pay, benchmarking and recognition to ensure fair, market-competitive and internally consistent outcomes across India and Australia. 

• Partner with Recruitment to support the sourcing, interviewing and negotiation process to ensure that we are onboarding great talent engaged in our business and people strategy. 

• More broadly, lead on cross-functional projects and transform the way we support our business for our people 

• Advance diversity, equity and inclusion and wellbeing within the India and Australian populations. 

• Working closely with the ER lead, support a programme of reviewing and updating of local employment policies and support local people case management. 

• Working closely with the L&D team, oversee the delivery of local onboarding and learning programmes in region to ensure these are having the required impact and there is ROI. 

• Use people data, talent metrics and analytics to influence strategy, monitor progress and drive continuous improvement. 

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• 10+ years experience in a partnering role (technology, professional services, legal sectors are advantageous). Exposure to private equity backed organisation is a benefit. 

• Worked for medium or large, matrixed organisations with exposure to western cultures, for periods of 3+ years – to be able to articulate end to end project impact 

• Exposure operating as part of an Ulrich model – collaborating with COE’s specifically 

• Experience aligning business strategy with people strategy – someone who is able to demonstrate they have enabled technology driven change e.g. AI workflow efficiency into organisational design or demonstrate ROI through skills-based organisation agenda 

• Experience in designing business structures with key stakeholders/organisational design 

• Represented people team in business leadership teams and business reviews 

• Exposure to career frameworks and implementing these 

• Can demonstrate impact through use of data and talent metrics to influence strategy, monitor progress and drive continuous improvement 

• Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral. 
• Annual Leave – 20 days of annual leave, plus public holidays 
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7.
• Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally
  • Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
  • Online Learning Platform: SkillsHub! - Learning at your fingertips, anytime from anywhere. You can access our online library with relevant content for your career growth. 
• Life Insurance - 3x annual salary 
• Personal Accident Insurance - providing cover in the event of serious injury/illness.
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

At OneAdvanced, we are at the forefront of delivering sector-focused technology solutions that simplify complexity, drive meaningful progress, and help build a fairer, more inclusive society.

We’re much more than a software company. We deliver SaaS workflow applications and IT services that power organisations across Education, Government, Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, Housing, Retail, and more.

OneAdvanced is one of the UK’s largest business software and services companies. Based in Birmingham (The Mailbox), operating across the UK, Ireland, India, and Australia.

Our secure, scalable platform, including OneAdvanced AI, our private AI service for UK organisations, powers connectivity and innovation across critical sectors. Alongside our software are our IT services, including hosting, managed services, and application modernisation.

We strive to create an inclusive workplace that drives innovation and collaboration, championing diverse perspectives and ideas. Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is embedded in everything we do, guiding us to create meaningful impact for our people, our customers and the planet.

Join us and become part of a team that’s powering the world of work and making a real difference.

Learn more at www.oneadvanced.com