Senior HR Business Partner Asia

About Polaroid
At Polaroid, we don’t simply make products, we create experiences that spark emotion, celebrate creativity, and bring people closer together. At the intersection of art and technology, we champion a future where analogue moments and genuine human connection are intentionally preserved and encouraged in an increasingly digital world.
As we continue to grow across Asia, we’re looking for an experienced HR Director for the region to help shape a growing market and a people-first organization, one that empowers our teams and brings our values to life across the region.

Job Summary

Polaroid is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner, Asia to lead and manage the employee lifecycle across the region. As the main HR point of contact for APAC, you will partner closely with business leaders and the People team in Amsterdam to support organisational growth, build strong teams and create an exceptional employee experience.

You will work closely with the local leadership team, supporting an organisation of around 150 employees across the region.

This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports. It combines strategic business partnering with hands-on HR delivery: you will confidently influence and challenge business leaders while personally driving key HR activities across the employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing guidance on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, team performance, and workforce planning.

• Coach managers on building high performing tems, employee engagement, team feedback culture, and team dynamics and development.

• Provide feedback to management to increase leadership effectiveness.

• Proactively identify talent retention risks and implement action plans.

Employee Relations & HR Operations

• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and HR best practices across multiple countries in Asia.

• Drive HR processes including employee lifecycle changes, compensation cycles, and policy implementation.

Culture & Employee Experience

• Champion Polaroid culture in the region and embed the company values in everything People

• Build initiatives that reinforce Polaroid’s values and culture while reflecting local cultural nuances.

• Support onboarding experiences to ensure strong integration and retention of new hires.

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Execution

• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Lead in HQ to define the APAC hiring strategy aligned with business growth plans.

• Drive recruitment execution for all roles in the region.

• Build strong talent pipelines and strengthen Polaroid’s employer brand in the region.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of HR experience in a People Business Partner or HR Manager role.

• Experience supporting multi-country teams across Asia. Experience working in China is considered a plus.

• Strong cross-cultural experience, with a proven ability to bridge Western and Asian cultures, ways of working, and expectations. Experience working in Western countries and/or in Western-headquartered or Western-culture companies is highly desirable.

• Proven experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decision-making.

• Solid exposure to talent acquisition strategy and recruitment execution.

• Excellent communication skills in English

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on attitude, comfortable switching between big-picture planning and day-to-day execution.

• Creative, pragmatic, and solution-oriented, think outside the box and challenge the status quo constructively.

• Self-driven and adaptive.

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