Deputy General Manager/General Manager - Corporate Human Resources - Pharma/Retail/FMCG

The Lead - People Business Partner (Corporate) will serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leadership and will be responsible for shaping organisational capability, driving engagement, and enabling business outcomes across Corporate units.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute HR strategies aligned with organisational priorities.

- Advise senior leadership on people matters, organisational design, and culture-building.

- Lead the HRBP team and strengthen functional capability through coaching and development.

- Oversee end-to-end employee lifecycle activities for Corporate teams.

- Ensure labour-law compliance and adherence to internal policies and governance.

- Drive employee engagement, retention, and culture initiatives.

- Identify capability gaps and support succession planning and workforce planning.

- Leverage HR analytics to drive insights and decision-making.

- Recommend and implement best practices, digital tools, and process improvements.

- Collaborate with retail HR teams where needed, understanding multi-site operational realities.

Candidate Profile:

Education: Master's degree in Human Resources or related field preferred reputed B Schools

Experience:

- 12+ years of strong HR experience, including leadership/business partnering exposure.

- Candidates ideally from sectors like Pharma, Retail, FMCG, Consumer, or similar people-intensive industries.

- Experience within a large, structured organisation will be an added advantage.

- Strong grounding in HR fundamentals with exposure to HR Business Partnering, HR Operations, and Talent Management.

- COE experience (Comp & Ben, Talent, OD, L&D, ER, etc.) is a strong plus, demonstrating functional depth.

- Exposure to managing retail networks, multi-site teams, or distributed workforce models is desirable.

- Solid understanding of Indian employment laws, especially those applicable to corporate and retail environments.