People & Culture Business Partner

Job Title: People & Culture Business Partner

Location: Bangalore( full-time)

Battle-tested in 350+ deployments across 30+ countries, Locus is an agentic Transportation Management System for all-mile, all-channel, trusted by enterprises like Unilever, Nestl , and Siam Makro.

The platform unifies orders, capacity, and carrier networks into one living plan, aligning planning, execution, and settlement so promises become proof. AI co-pilots with guardrails surface risk early and recommend the next best move to protect SLAs and reduce empty miles.

In 2025, Locus joined the Ingka Group (IKEA Retail) family, marking a major milestone in our journey. Backed by the scale and strength of IKEA, we continue to operate independently while accelerating our mission to make global supply chains faster, smarter, and more sustainable.

Since 2015, Locus has been on a mission to make logistics decision-making intelligent, sustainable, and real-world ready. Our platform has powered billions of deliveries across 30 + countries for global enterprises, driving measurable impact in cost savings, carbon reduction, and SLA performance. With the strength of the IKEA ecosystem behind us, we re scaling that impact even further.

Headquartered in Bangalore, with teams across the U.S., U.K., UAE, and Southeast Asia, Locus brings together 170 + engineers, designers, and problem-solvers united by a single goal: to reinvent how the world moves goods.

We look for people who are:

• Global in mindset : curious about diverse markets and ideas.
  

• Unrelenting in drive : energized by complex challenges.
  

• Intelligent in approach : analytical, creative, and thoughtful.
  

• Dynamic in execution : adaptive and decisive in fast-moving contexts.
  

• Exact in craft : detail-oriented and committed to excellence.

Job Overview:

People & Culture Business Partner (3-6 Years of experience)

At Locus, we re solving some of the toughest real-world logistics problems through tech, data, and design, and none of that magic happens without our people.

We re looking for a P&C Partner who can bring equal parts strategy, empathy, and action to help our teams do their best work. You ll partner with leaders, challenge status quos, and design people practices that are as smart and dynamic as the products we build.

If you love the idea of working at the intersection of people, culture, and performance, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to drive high-impact people initiatives, from org design to performance to growth

• Champion Locus s culture and values while helping teams scale sustainably

• Analyze trends and people data to pre-empt issues and drive meaningful change.

• Lead engagement initiatives, culture programs, and feedback loops that keep teams connected and motivated

• Work closely as an advisor for overall organisation performance management system

• Manage Team member relations with a calm head, fair lens, and human-first approach

• Analyzing trends and metrics with the People & Culture department

• Collaborate on L&D programs to upskill and grow internal talent, future leaders included.

• Team member satisfaction surveys and action points

• Team member engagement and grievance management

• Support org design and change management during scale up phases

Requirements:

• 3 - 6 years of proven work experience as an People & Culture business partner in a Product company or Startup is a must

• Analytical and goal oriented

• Excellent communication skills

• Demonstrable experience with People & Culture metrics

• Proven experience in policy creation and Implementation

• Strong understanding of the People & Culture systems

• Strong people management skills

We re not your typical corporate HR shop. We re a tech company that moves fast, learns faster, and believes in work-life integration (not balance, because life isn t a scale).