Director HR - APJ

About YugabyteYugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps. Trusted by industry leaders including Shopify, Paramount+, GM, Kroger, Fiserv, and NPCI, YugabyteDB has been deployed in over 100 countries and powers more than 5 million clusters worldwide.

Together, our hard-working team of experts and our industry-leading technology are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of modern workloads: geo-distributed, ultra-resilient, and built to scale without limits.

Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.

About the Role

At Yugabyte, the People team operates as a strategic organization that integrates with the business at every level, from individual managers to the executive team. As Director of HR, APJ, you’ll report directly to the VP of Global People & Talent and lead HR for one of our largest regions. This is an opportunity to make ground-up impact, build the regional HR function, and serve as a trusted advisor to APJ leadership. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, with three days a week in our Bangalore office.

Impact and Work

• Act as a strategic HR partner to managers and executives across APJ, with a particular focus on our engineering organization, translating business priorities into people strategy.
• Design, refine, and implement HR policies and programs that work for the APJ region and align with our global People strategy.
• Manage complex employee relations matters across multiple teams, including performance management, investigations, and terminations, in compliance with local labor laws in markets such as India and Japan.
• Stay hands-on with day-to-day HR operations, including employment verifications, documentation, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to local office and people operations staff, helping build a scalable regional HR function over time.
• Bring deep knowledge of the Indian talent market to inform compensation, benefits, retention, and workforce planning decisions.
• Partner closely with the global People & Talent team, including recruiting, on headcount planning, onboarding, and employee experience initiatives for the region.

Qualifications

• 15-17 years of progressive HR experience, with significant time in a rapidly scaling technology company.
• Familiarity with ADP Workforce Now is a significant plus.
• Experience supporting engineering teams strongly preferred.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand how the business operates and where HR can drive impact.
• Deep familiarity with Indian labor law and the Indian talent market; experience with other APJ countries (such as Singapore, Japan) is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive employee relations matters, including terminations, with sound judgment and discretion.
• Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on, from policy design to day-to-day HR operations.
• Prior director-level experience is not required; we welcome experienced HRBPs or senior HR managers ready to step into a regional leadership role.
• Based in or near our Bangalore site and able to work from our Bangalore office three days a week.