Job Description: Lead Corporate HR

We are looking for a high-calibre Corporate HR professional who can partner closely with the Group CHRO in designing and institutionalizing best-in-class people practices across the organization. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building HR frameworks, policies, governance mechanisms, and strategic HR initiatives, not just executing day-to-day HR operations.

Key Responsibilities:

1. HR Strategy & Organization Development:

- Partner with the Group CHRO in designing and executing the organization's People Strategy.

- Develop and drive the HR roadmap aligned with business growth objectives.

- Build scalable HR frameworks, governance models, and organization-wide people processes.

- Design organization structures, role architecture, delegation frameworks, and HR governance mechanisms.

2. HR Policies & Process Excellence:

- Develop, review, and standardize HR policies across the employee lifecycle.

- Build robust frameworks for employee onboarding, confirmation, performance management, employee movements, exit management, and HR governance.

- Drive process standardization across business units.

3. Performance Management & Rewards:

- Design and manage Performance Management Systems (PMS).

- Lead annual appraisal cycles.

- Develop compensation structures and salary benchmarking.

- Drive compensation reviews, increment planning, promotions, and long-term incentive programs including ESOPs.

- Partner with payroll to ensure governance and compliance.

4. HR Systems & Digital Transformation:

- Work closely with the CHRO in defining the HR Technology roadmap.

- Evaluate HRMS platforms and external consulting partners.

- Lead implementation of HR automation and digitization initiatives.

5. Employee Communication & Culture:

- Design structured employee communication frameworks.

- Drive leadership communication initiatives, town halls, skip-level interactions, recognition platforms, and engagement programs.

6. Project Management:

- Lead cross-functional HR transformation projects.

- Create implementation plans with measurable milestones.

- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external consultants.

7. Talent Governance:

- Support senior leadership hiring by providing market intelligence and organizational design inputs.

- Develop talent review and succession planning frameworks.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- 12 to 15 years of Corporate HR experience in a professionally managed organization.

- Hands-on experience in designing HR systems, policies, and enterprise-wide people processes.

- Successfully led HR transformation or HRMS implementation projects.

- Expertise in Compensation & Benefits, Performance Management, HR Policy Design, and HR Analytics.

- Comfortable working directly with CXOs and business leaders.

Preferred Background:

- Experience in Real Estate, Technology, Product, Engineering Services, IT, or GCC.

- Candidates from product companies known for mature HR practices will be preferred.

- Exposure to ESOP design, organization restructuring, and change management is highly desirable.