Director - Human Resources

Director - Human Resources

Reports to: CEO

Location: Gurgaon

Exp: 10-14yrs

Why this role exists:

We are not looking for someone to run HR. We are looking for someone to build the people system that builds the company.

This is a founder-partner role. You will work directly with the founders on questions that actually matter:

- Who we hire

- How we operate

- What kind of company we become

If your instinct is to follow playbooks, this won't work. If your instinct is to write one, read on.

What success looks like:

- Not headcount. Not engagement scores. Revenue per employee.

- We scale through talent density, better systems, and AI leverage - not by adding bodies.

What you will own:

Culture & Operating System

- Translate founder intent into how the company actually behaves. Build a culture of ownership, speed, and craft - and protect it as we scale.

Talent Density

- Raise the hiring bar. Every hire should improve the average. Build a global talent lens - the best people won't all sit in Gurugram.

AI-Native HR

- Rebuild HR from first principles with AI at the core - not as an add-on. Drive productivity programs that make every employee materially better.

Performance & Rewards

- Create a system that is honest, fast, and differentiated. Reward outcomes, not tenure. Push the middle. Pull the top.

Leadership & Capability

- Build internal leaders, not dependency on external hiring. Design real development - not training theatre.

Employee Experience

- Treat every touchpoint like a product. From hiring to exit - intentional, sharp, and worth recommending.

Who you are:

- A builder, not an operator of inherited systems

- AI-native in how you think and work

- A first-principles thinker, not benchmark-driven

- Someone who has personally shaped culture, not just maintained it

- A magnet for strong talent - people want to work with you again

- Equally comfortable with strategy and detail

- Direct, low-ego, high-agency

- Pedigree is optional. What you've built isn't.

What won't work:

- Playbook HR

- Incremental thinking

- Comfort with average performance

- Treating culture as events, not behaviour

Why this is a career-defining role:

You don't often get to build the people engine of a company at this stage - with founder access, real mandate, and global ambition.

This is one of those times.