Senior HR Business Partner – Supporting India and APAC
WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the age of reasoning. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for agentic AI data infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native software solution that can be deployed anywhere. It transforms legacy data silos into data pipelines that dramatically increase GPU utilization and make AI model training and inference, machine learning, and other compute-intensive workloads run faster, work more efficiently, and consume less energy.
WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory. We’ve raised $375M in capital with dozens of world-class venture capital and strategic investors. We help the world’s largest and most innovative enterprises and research organizations, including 12 of the Fortune 50, achieve discoveries, insights, and business outcomes faster and more sustainably. We’re passionate about solving our customers’ most complex data challenges to accelerate intelligent innovation and business value. If you share our passion, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.
What’s Cool About This Job
The WEKA People Team is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to join us and work cross-functionally to develop, execute and manage various HR frameworks and programs focused on performance management, learning & development, employee onboarding/engagement along with various other human resources programs and initiatives. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in aligning HR strategies with business objectives, fostering a positive work culture, and supporting the overall success of the organization. In addition, they will work closely with executives and senior leadership, alongside supporting managers and employees at all levels of the organization. This role is primarily an India and APAC-focused role, with high levels of collaboration across the WEKA People Team and wider business.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop strong working relationships with key business stakeholders across multiple teams and regions.
- Build trust and become an active member of client group leadership teams, driving the HR agenda, and providing direction on business initiatives, operational best practices, and change management.
- Collaborate with global HR functional teams to support and execute programs in employee engagement, career paths, succession planning, performance assessments, compensation planning, recruiting, and retention.
- Resolve complex employee relations issues.
- Partner with managers on performance management cases.
- Provide guidance and interpretation on regional HR policies.
Desired Qualifications
- 8+ years of client-facing HR experience, preferably in a global, dynamic, fast-growing technology business.
- Proven track record of developing trusted relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Experience in coaching, influencing, and negotiating with senior leaders, including the C-Suite and Sales Leadership.
- Proven experience in performance management and employee relations.
- Experience managing the onboarding and offboarding process for all new hires and leavers in India and multiple APAC countries.
- Experience in multinational, fast-paced, progressive organizations.
- Commitment to excellent employee and candidate experience and customer service.
- Business acumen to build and develop a solid understanding of functional business groups.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, operate professionally, and handle confidential information appropriately.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, pivot, and problem-solve.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop and foster peer-to-peer relationships.
- Ability to build credibility with senior leaders easily.
- Self-motivated team player who works cross-functionally, acts with a sense of urgency, and adapts to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
- Detailed, organized, communicative, and thrives in a multi-tasking, hands-on collaborative environment.
- Commitment to excellent employee and candidate experience and customer service.
- Onsite at the Bengaluru area office a minimum of three days per week.
The WEKA Way:
- We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always– even when things don’t go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility & ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.
- We are Brave: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when needed. We welcome challenges and embrace debates as opportunities for growth, turning courage into fuel for innovation.
- We are Collaborative: True collaboration isn’t only about working together. It’s about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We are team-oriented and communicate with empathy and respect. We challenge each other and conduct positive conflict resolution. We are being transparent about our goals and results. And together, we’re unstoppable.
- We are Customer Centric: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen and prioritize the success of our customers, and every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.
Concerned you don’t meet every qualification? Don’t let it stop you from applying!
WEKA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but don’t meet every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other positions at WEKA.WEKA is an equal-opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
