Senior Director, Regional People Business Partner

SummaryThe Senior Director, Regional People Business Partner (APAC & EMEA) is the strategic People leader responsible for enabling business performance and organizational health across the company’s International markets. Reporting to the VP of People Business Partners, Talent Management, Development, and People Relations, this role serves as a trusted advisor to regional executives and a key connector across the global People organization. The Senior Director partners closely with regional leadership teams to align talent strategy, organizational capability, and workforce planning with business priorities that drive growth, operational excellence, and long-term market success. Operating in a highly matrixed global environment, this leader works in close partnership with global functional People Business Partner leaders and Centers of Excellence (COEs) — including Total Rewards, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, and People Operations — to ensure the International regions both benefit from enterprise People strategies and actively shape their evolution. The role ensures strong alignment between global frameworks and regional execution while adapting solutions to diverse cultural, regulatory, and market conditions. This leader also builds and leads a high-performing team of People Business Partners across EMEA and APAC, fostering strong collaboration across regions and functions to deliver a consistent, high-impact leadership and employee experience.Job DescriptionThis role plays a critical part in enabling the company’s international growth strategy across EMEA and APAC. By aligning leadership capability, organizational design, and talent strategy with regional business priorities, the Senior Director ensures the organization can scale effectively in complex global markets while maintaining strong culture, leadership capability, and operational discipline.Success in this role directly contributes to business growth, leadership effectiveness, organizational agility, and long-term talent sustainability across international operations.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Partnership & Regional LeadershipDefine and lead the People strategy for EMEA and APAC, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and regional business goals.Serve as a core member of the International leadership team, contributing to business strategy, operational planning, and long-term organizational capability.Act as a trusted advisor to regional executives, providing guidance on leadership capability, workforce strategy, organizational design, and scaling teams to support growth.Establish governance mechanisms and leadership forums that align regional priorities with global People strategies.Ensure regional insights and workforce trends inform enterprise-level People strategies and planning.Quarterly travel across the region.Enterprise Alignment & Partnership Across the People OrganizationPartner closely with functional People Business Partner leaders to ensure regional People strategies align with global functional priorities and organizational capability requirements.Collaborate with Centers of Excellence (COEs) to translate enterprise programs into effective regional execution across talent management, leadership development, total rewards, employee experience, and talent acquisition.Act as a strategic connector across the People ecosystem, ensuring regional perspectives, challenges, and opportunities are represented in global planning.Drive alignment across regional HRBPs, functional HRBPs, and COEs to deliver integrated, business-aligned People solutions.Organizational Effectiveness & Talent StrategyPartner with regional executives to ensure regional organizational design structures and workforce strategies support long-term growth and operational excellence.Provide insights on regional talent processes including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development to strengthen the leadership pipeline aligned to the global process and COE’s.Partner with PERA succession process to coach senior leaders on leadership impact, culture, and talent development for the regions and in partnership with the local Sr. People Business Partners.Leadership Advisory & Change LeadershipServe as a strategic advisor and change partner to senior leaders navigating growth, transformation, restructuring, or evolving market dynamics.Guide leaders through complex cross-border organizational challenges, balancing enterprise consistency with local market realities.Partner with functional HRBP leaders to support global functional change initiatives impacting EMEA and APAC teams.Lead regional change efforts, ensuring strong communication, engagement, and adoption across markets.Compliance & Risk ManagementPartner closely with Employee Relations COE to ensure adherence to regional labor laws and regulatory frameworks.Ensure consistent application of global policies while accounting for local legal and c