Senior HR Business Partner - Corporate & Businesses - Startup

Role Purpose:

Act as a strategic HR partner supporting multiple corporate and portfolio businesses, driving end-to-end people processes, talent acquisition, engagement, and HR initiatives with a startup mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic HR Business Partnering:

- Act as CHRO-1 supporting multiple businesses.

- Partner closely with business leaders on org design, workforce planning, and capability building.

- Strong understanding of startup and promoter-led culture.

2. Talent Acquisition (Non-Negotiable):

- Own end-to-end recruitment (Tech & Non-Tech).

- Strategic recruiter mindset: sourcing, market mapping, offer closure.

- Work across businesses on capability mapping and leadership pipelines.

3. Employee Lifecycle & ER:

- Manage hire-to-retire cycle including onboarding, performance, exits, and ER.

- Own talent reviews, engagement initiatives, and culture building.

- Drive the engagement charter for the Mumbai office.

4. HR Projects & COE Contribution:

- Play a COE role based on individual strengths.

- Drive one strategic HR project per quarter across offices/businesses.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

Experience:

- 8-12 years of experience.

- Mandatory startup experience.

- Strong execution-heavy HRBP background.

- Prior exposure to promoter-driven / fast-scaling organisations preferred.

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Excellent stakeholder management; street-smart approach.

- Strong business acumen; understands P&L and business drivers.

- Emotionally mature with leadership presence.

- Grounded, rooted, and hands-on.

- Strong communication skills.