Senior Manager, Regional Employee Experience

MongoDB is hiring a Senior Manager, Employee Experience - India to join our APAC Employee Experience organization. Reporting to the Director, Regional Employee Experience India, this role leads the Employee Experience agenda for the assigned BUs for MongoDB India. The Senior Manager will balance hands-on partnership on complex employee matters with the development of scalable, locally relevant people practices that help MongoDB grow without unnecessary complexity. Based in Gurgaon, this role will use employee insight, people data, and strong partnership with business leaders and People teams to strengthen culture, manager capability, employee journeys, workplace experience, and operational excellence to support MongoDB’s continued growth and expansion. Work Model: This is an in-office role based in Gurgaon, with an expectation to work from the office at least three days per week. This requirement may change based on business needs. The Employee Experience Team is the trusted strategic HR partner designing and enabling a scalable, consistent, and sustainable employee experience worldwide. In partnership with Recruiting, Total Rewards, Talent Development, HR Shared Services, HR Business Partnering, Workplace, and Legal, the team supports the full employee lifecycle and creates capacity for higher-value work. Key Responsibilities • India EEx Strategy Execution & Portfolio Leadership: In partnership with the India EEx leader, translate the India EEx strategy and operating agenda into a prioritized roadmap, clear ownership, governance, and measurable outcomes. Lead delivery across interdependent workstreams; surface trade-offs, risks, and decisions early; and keep execution aligned with global EEx priorities and local business needs • Employee Lifecycle & Service Excellence: Provide senior oversight of the employee and manager experience across onboarding, probation, performance, leave and accommodations, internal mobility, and separation. Lead resolution of complex escalations and drive improvements in service quality, consistency, and employee journeys in partnership with HRSS and relevant People teams • Employee Experience Insights & Outcomes: Set clear outcome measures for India EEx priorities and use employee listening, people data, service trends, and recurring case themes to identify systemic opportunities and risks. Convert insights into recommendations, prioritized action, and visible progress reviews with the India EEx leader and business stakeholders • Manager, Talent & Leadership Effectiveness: Advise and influence managers and senior leaders on performance, feedback, team effectiveness, and values-based leadership. Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to embed earlier talent interventions—including talent reviews, retention, career growth, and critical-talent risks—into business planning and leadership routines • Employee Relations, Investigations & Risk: Provide senior leadership on complex employee relations matters, investigations, mediation, and appropriate recommendations. Strengthen consistent, fair case practice; identify patterns and preventative actions; and support a safe, respectful workplace, including partnership on POSH processes where required • India Compliance & Governance: Lead proactive identification and management of people-related compliance risks across India locations, maintaining current knowledge of central and relevant state-level employment requirements. Advise leaders, shape practical policy and process responses, and coordinate with Legal, Payroll, Benefits, HRSS, and Project teams on controls, escalations, and resolution • Operating Model, Simplification & Technology: Lead cross-functional redesign of employee journeys and people processes to reduce complexity and create capacit