People Partner
Job Summary
About the Role/Specialty
As a Senior People Partner youll operate as a trusted advisor to leaders across our CJKI teams in Beijing. Youll balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution supporting leaders through growth change and team development while ensuring operational excellence across the employee lifecycle.
Youll bring conceptual and practical expertise in People Partnering applying sound judgement to complex situations and influencing across stakeholders with minimal guidance. This role requires a strong understanding of Chinas employment landscape cultural context and compliance frameworks alongside the ability to align with Canvas global People strategy.
You wont just support the business youll help shape it.
What youll do (responsibilities)
Define clear people strategies and initiatives that align with global people strategy pillars and local business dynamics
Lead and facilitate organisational design workforce planning and change initiatives
Partner closely with leaders to drive team performance engagement and organizational health. Actively navigate complexity with proper solution
Coach and advise leaders on performance management employee relations talent development and team effectiveness
Contribute and champion global people program design and implementation with local adoption ensure local nuances are embeded
Ensure compliance with Chinese employment laws and local regulatory requirements while aligning to Canvas global People practices
Develop country specific policies and guidelines in the context of Global framework
Analyse people data and trends to provide actionable insights that support strategic decision-making
Support employee full lifecycle processes from onboarding engagement development performance cycles compensation reviews and offboarding
Lead/own regional CJKI People projects with broader partnership across diverse people functions
Qualifications :
What were looking for
Were looking for a People Partner who combines strategic thinking with practical execution. Youre comfortable navigating ambiguity influencing senior stakeholders and balancing business priorities with employee experience. Youre someone who thrives in collaborative environments values inclusion and is motivated by building teams that achieve meaningful impact.
8 years experience in HR function with 5 years experience as HRBP
Sound business acumen and proven experience in partnering with leaders in a fast-paced scaling organization
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across cultures
Experience with organizational design workforce planning and change management
Demonstrated ability to coach leaders through performance and employee relations matters
Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging people data to drive insights
knowledge of Chinese employment law and local compliance requirements
Full fluency in Englishable to interact in both oral English and written English proficiency in English document writing is preferred
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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