About the Organisation:

A rapidly scaling Indian business group with a strong legacy in manufacturing and consumer products is looking to hire a Group HR Head to lead the people function across multiple business verticals and manufacturing locations.

The organisation is currently in a transformational growth phase with aggressive expansion plans, new product launches, and capacity scale-ups across India and international markets. This role offers the opportunity to build and institutionalise the HR function at a group level while working closely with the promoters and senior leadership team.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who enjoys building systems, driving culture, and scaling organisations in fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities:

HR Strategy & Organisation Building:

- Design and implement group-wide HR policies, systems, and governance frameworks

- Build scalable HR processes aligned with business growth objectives

- Drive organisation structure, workforce planning, and people strategy across business units

Talent Acquisition & Leadership Hiring:

- Lead strategic hiring across corporate, manufacturing, sales, and leadership functions

- Build strong talent pipelines to support expansion plans

- Strengthen employer branding and talent attraction initiatives

Performance & Compensation:

- Implement robust performance management systems linked to business outcomes

- Drive compensation benchmarking, rewards, and performance-linked structures

- Establish accountability and high-performance culture across teams

Learning & Organisational Development:

- Identify capability gaps and implement L&D initiatives

- Build leadership pipelines and succession planning frameworks

- Coach senior stakeholders and business leaders

Employee Engagement & Culture:

- Drive employee engagement, retention, and cultural transformation initiatives

- Build people practices that foster ownership, accountability, and collaboration

- Strengthen communication and employee connect mechanisms across locations

Industrial Relations & Compliance:

- Oversee labour law compliance and employee relations across manufacturing sites

- Partner with plant HR/IR teams on industrial relations matters

- Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

Stakeholder Management:

- Act as a strategic advisor to promoters and senior leadership

- Support business decisions through organisation and people insights

- Lead HR transformation initiatives during scale and change

Digital & AI-Driven HR Capability:

- Strong understanding and practical exposure to modern HR Tech platforms and digital HR ecosystems

- Well-versed in leveraging contemporary AI tools for talent acquisition, sourcing, HR analytics, employee engagement, learning \u0026 development, and productivity enhancement

- Familiarity with AI-enabled recruitment platforms, ATS systems, HR automation workflows, and people analytics tools

- Ability to drive digital transformation initiatives within the HR function and improve operational efficiency through technology adoption

- Comfortable working in a data-driven, technology-enabled, fast-scaling business environment

Required Candidate Profile:

Experience:

- 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience

- Prior experience with large Indian groups, manufacturing businesses, or professionally managed organisations preferred

- Exposure to multi-location operations and complex workforce environments is highly desirable

- Strong understanding of manufacturing HR and industrial relations preferred

Skills:

- Expertise across Talent Acquisition, PMS, Compensation, L&D, Engagement, and HR Operations

- Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities

- Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution

- Strong communication, influencing, and organisational skills

Qualification:

- MBA / PGDM in HR from a reputed institute preferred