Head - Human Resources (OD Specialist)

Location: Bengaluru (High Mobility Required Across Branches)

CTC: Up to - 27 LPA

Experience: 10+ Years Total Experience

Mandatory Requirement: Minimum 6 Years of Core Organizational Development (OD) Experience

Industry Preference: Manufacturing Industry Background Mandatory

Language Requirement: Kannada Fluency is Mandatory

Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Team Handling: 8-12 Direct/Indirect HR Team Members

Role Nature: 80% Field/Employee Engagement | 20% Strategy & Governance

About the Role:

We are looking for a dynamic and highly people-oriented HR leader with strong expertise in Organizational Development (OD) to drive culture transformation and employee engagement across manufacturing and retail operations. This is not a conventional HR operations role - the position demands a hands-on leader who can actively engage with frontline teams, strengthen organizational culture, and build high-impact people practices aligned with business goals.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable spending significant time on the shop floor and branch locations, acting as a culture champion and organizational change driver.

Key Responsibilities:

Organizational Development & Culture Transformation:

- Drive organization-wide culture-building initiatives aligned with business values and leadership vision.

- Translate organizational values into measurable employee behaviors across functions and locations.

- Lead employee engagement initiatives through active field presence and continuous interaction with frontline teams.

- Design and implement OD interventions focused on change management, team effectiveness, and workforce productivity.

- Build motivational frameworks (monetary and non-monetary) to improve retention and employee morale.

Strategic HR Leadership:

- Oversee talent acquisition strategy with a strong focus on hiring culture-fit talent.

- Lead compensation & benefits strategy ensuring market competitiveness and internal parity.

- Build a continuous feedback and performance coaching culture beyond traditional appraisal systems.

- Ensure HR process automation and 100% statutory/labor law compliance across locations.

Learning & Capability Development:

- Design capability-building interventions addressing behavioral and cultural gaps.

- Develop internal trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) within operations teams.

- Implement training effectiveness measurement using Kirkpatrick Model (Level 3 & 4).

- Drive on-the-job coaching culture for people managers and supervisors.

Candidate Profile:

- Master's Degree in Human Resources / Organizational Behaviour is mandatory.

- Minimum 10 years of overall HR experience.

- Minimum 6 years of core Organizational Development (OD) experience is mandatory.

- Must have prior experience in Manufacturing Industry.

- Strong exposure to employee engagement, culture transformation, learning interventions, and change management.

- Kannada fluency is mandatory for effective workforce engagement.

- Willingness to travel extensively across branches and manufacturing units.

Preferred Skills:

- Organizational Development (OD)

- Employee Engagement

- Culture Building

- Change Management

- Learning & Development

- Performance Management

- HR Transformation

- Leadership Coaching

- Manufacturing HR

- Workforce Management

- HR Analytics

- Talent Management