Senior Manager - Human Resources Business Partner - Manufacturing

Department: Human Resources

Location: Palava & NM, Maharashtra

Position: Senior Manager - Human Resources Business Partner

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic HR Business Partnering:

- Partner with Vertical Heads and Project Directors to understand business priorities and translate them into HR interventions.

- Support leaders with workforce planning, team structuring, and manpower optimization aligned to project delivery timelines.

- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on people matters including organization design, capability building, and talent retention.

- Relook at existing policies from site lens and evaluate need of new policies/initiatives for the team.

2. On-Ground Employee Connect & Pulse Sensing:

- Maintain regular on-ground presence with project teams to build trust and strong employee relationships.

- Conduct structured employee connects, skip-level interactions, and informal floor walks to understand employee sentiment.

- Identify early signals related to morale, engagement, productivity, or potential attrition risks and proactively address them.

- Act as a trusted HR advisor for employees, providing guidance on workplace concerns and career queries.

- Maintain a regular cadence of touchpoints with employees and managers to ensure a strong pulse on the organization.

3. Talent & Performance Management:

- Drive implementation of the performance management process including goal setting, mid-year and annual reviews.

- Support leaders in performance differentiation and development planning.

4. Employee Engagement & Culture:

- Lead engagement initiatives and drive the organizations culture and values at the project site.

- Implement wellbeing and engagement initiatives to foster a positive employee experience.

5. HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle:

- Ensure seamless execution of end-to-end employee lifecycle processes including internal movements, exits etc.

- Partner with HR team to implement HR programs, policies, and compliance frameworks at the site.

- Support smooth onboarding and integration of new employees into the project teams.

6. Employee Engagement & Connect (Organization wide):

- Develop and implement employee engagement strategies and programs that increase participation and satisfaction.

- Design and implement connect programs across the organization that strengthen employee-manager connect and leadership visibility across locations.

Desired Profile:

Education Qualification:

- MBA-HR

Work Experience:

- 12 - 14 years of experience in similar field.

Skills & Knowledge:

- Employee Relations & Grievance Handling: Capability to manage employee concerns, resolve workplace issues, and maintain a positive work environment.

- Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and interpersonal skills.

Soft Skills:

- Execution focus with the ability to handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.

- Eye for details, energetic & hands-on.

- Good interpersonal & communication skills.

- Independence, initiative, flexibility and strong commitment.

- Willingness to travel.