Principal People Business Partner - APAC

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We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

About the Role

In this role, you will have an opportunity to drive significant business growth and make an immediate impact. You will provide strategic advice and consultative solutions to business leaders including driving outcomes with organisational development, leadership development, engagement and change management to drive a culture of high performance.

You will partner with global and regional CoE's and functional business partners to lead core talent cycle programs throughout the year (e.g. Talent Management, Calibration, Compensation Planning, Succession Planning etc.), keeping a pulse on workforce analytics, utilising Workday’s innovative HCM product to ensure talent strategies and metrics are outcome driven with regional nuances. 

You will partner with an ecosystem of HR CoE's to drive performance management and investigations. In partnership with the business and Talent Acquisition you will drive business hiring and workforce planning.

About You

The successful candidate is a People Business Partner who embodies Workday’s culture and core values. This role requires a combination of expertise in strategic partnering as well an ability to maintain the role of a trusted coach - this combination enables you to regularly and confidently influence.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12+ years demonstrated ability supporting executive clients in high growth technology companies.

• Experience in supporting large matrixed and dynamic organisations with hyper growth (500+ workmates and VP plus executive level)

Other Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, listening, presentation, meeting facilitation.

• Executive presence: resilience, consultative style, and the ability to translate complex ideas into simple terms.

• Ability to operate with agility, to multitask and context switch in support of supporting multiple regional client groups.

• Experience in facilitation and organisation effectiveness methodologies.

• Knowledge of APAC labour law and regional practices.

• The ability to leverage technology, including AI, to analyse, synthesise employee data to create valuable context and  actionable insights.

• History of building and deploying People Programs to drive measurable, positive change.

• Ability to orchestrate cross-functional alignment across the HR Ecosystem, e.g. Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Compensation and Benefits, People Consulting/Employee Relations and People Operations.

• Good understanding of and comfort in working in a matrixed structure.

• Ability to build credibility with business clients and mentor/support People & Purpose colleagues.

• Strong program/project management skills.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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