Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Alignment &
- Ecosystem Architecture

- Develop and implement Ethnus's overall HR strategy aligned with business objectives and expansion plans.

- Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on people, culture, and organizational effectiveness.

- Go beyond theoretical alignment with the company vision; actively lay the structural track for that vision to manifest into reality.

- Partner with business leaders to drive workforce planning, manpower forecasting, and organizational structuring.

- Apply root-cause wisdom to organizational challenges, building robust, self-sustaining systems where issues are fundamentally dissolved and do not crop up again.

1. Conscious Talent Attraction &
- Cultural Resonance

- Lead end-to-end recruitment across all levels including niche and leadership roles.

- Develop and execute a robust talent acquisition strategy to support rapid growth.

- Exercise subtle discernment and sharpness to understand the intrinsic nature of potential associates, ensuring they naturally elevate the culture of the organization.

- Attract individuals who look beyond mere employment and view Ethnus as a platform to create a positive impact on society.

- Drive employer branding initiatives to position Ethnus as a preferred employer in the training and education sector.

- Leverage digital sourcing platforms, professional networks, and academic partnerships. Ensure seamless candidate experience and measurable hiring efficiency.

- Utilize ATS platforms such as Zoho Recruit and recruitment analytics for data-driven hiring decisions.

1. Holistic Lifecycle &
- Human Flourishing

- Oversee complete employee lifecycle management: onboarding, confirmations, transfers, promotions, exits, and engagement.





- Cultivate an environment of high trust and intrinsic motivation where associates' work is accomplished organically, completely eliminating the need for micromanagement.

- Ensure that our core values are not just theoretically emphasized, but practically and deeply experienced by every associate in their daily journey.

- Champion a truly holistic workplace approach, giving equal, unwavering importance to professional output, physical health, and personal well-being.

- Ensure compliance with employment laws, internal policies, and audit requirements. Standardize and document HR processes and SOPs across verticals.

- Lead HR digitization and automation initiatives to improve service delivery. Manage HRIS systems and ensure high data integrity and system adoption.

1. Value Exchange &
- Sustenance

- Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing with strong internal controls.

- Design and manage compensation frameworks, including performance-linked variable pay and tenure-based bonuses.

- Lead annual HR budgeting, staff cost forecasting, and financial tracking in coordination with Finance.

- Monitor and optimize HR costs aligned with growth plans.

1. Insightful Analytics &
- Wisdom

- Develop and maintain HR dashboards covering hiring metrics, attrition, headcount, performance indicators, and cost analytics.





- Present periodic HR reviews to management with actionable insights.

- Strengthen people analytics capability to support strategic decision-making.

1. Servant Leadership &
- Capability Building

- Lead and mentor both Talent Acquisition and HR Operations teams.

- Build a centralized, efficient HR service delivery model.

- Drive continuous improvement, change management, and operational excellence.

- Foster collaboration across departments to ensure seamless HR support.

Requirements

Desired Qualifications &

- Experience

- Graduate with MBA in Human Resources or related field.

- 10-12 years of progressive HR experience, with strong exposure to both Talent Acquisition and HR Operations.

- Minimum 5+ years in a senior leadership role.

- Experience in MSME or fast-growing training, education, or service-based organizations preferred.

- Strong expertise in workforce planning, compliance, payroll, HR systems, and analytics.

- Hands-on experience with ATS platforms such as Zoho Recruit.

- Working knowledge of Zoho HRMS or any similar HR management platform will be an added advantage.

- Strong financial acumen including budgeting and staff cost management.

- Proven ability to manage HR functions for 100+ associates.

- A demonstrated ability to seamlessly blend the operational, human, and spiritual dimensions of organizational building.

Perks

- Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents

- Company-provided SIM card

- Partnerships with leading brands such as Google, Zoho, MMT Mybiz and more

- Attractive variable pay structure rewarding performance

- Tenure-based bonus to recognize long-term contribution

📌 Head Human Resource (Bengaluru)
🏢 ETHNUS
📍 Bengaluru