People Business Partner Lead – APJ

ClickHouse

People Business Partner Lead at ClickHouse focusing on strategic partnership, operational execution, and regional compliance across the APJ region.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇸🇬 SingaporeSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner closely with APJ leaders and managers to drive organizational effectiveness, team health, and strong performance.
Bring a thoughtful people lens to leadership decisions including team design, performance management, and talent development.
Act as a trusted partner to leaders navigating complex employee situations and evolving organizational needs.
Serve as the regional point of contact for employment practices and compliance across APJ.
Partner with Legal and external advisors to ensure alignment with local employment laws and regulatory requirements.
Ensure global people programs and policies are appropriately implemented and adapted to local requirements where needed.
Own key People Operations processes across APJ, ensuring regional execution aligns with global standards while meeting local requirements.
Lead the regional execution of core people programs, including performance cycles, compensation processes, and talent initiatives.
Identify opportunities to improve the scalability and effectiveness of regional people processes.
Support the operational needs of the region including vendor coordination, documentation practices, and local employment process management where applicable.
Act as the bridge between APJ and the global People organization, bringing regional insight into company-wide initiatives.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners including Legal, Finance, and leadership teams.
Ensure APJ perspectives are incorporated into global people strategies and programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in HR Business Partnering, regional HR leadership, ideally partnering with teams across APJ.
Strong working knowledge of APJ employment practices and compliance considerations.
Ability to operate comfortably at both strategic and operational levels, moving between leadership advisor and hands-on execution.
Experience working in global, distributed organizations.
Strong relationship-building and influence skills across cultures and geographies.
A pragmatic, adaptable operator who enjoys stepping into high-impact work across multiple areas of the People function.
Comfortable building structure and process in environments where regional operations are still evolving.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 20 countries.
Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR Business Partneringperformance managementtalent developmentemployment practicescompliancepeople operationsvendor coordinationdocumentation practicescompensation processestalent initiatives

Soft Skills

organizational effectivenessteam healthrelationship-buildinginfluence skillsstrategic thinkingoperational executionadaptabilitycross-cultural communicationcollaborationproblem-solving