Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering

- Partner with BU / Functional Heads to design and execute people strategies aligned to business objectives.

- Participate in business reviews, organisational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy.

- Ensure HR interventions directly support productivity and growth goals.

Organisational Effectiveness &

- Transformation

- Workforce restructuring, role redesign, and organisational optimisation projects.

- Facilitate change management during expansion, digital transformation, and restructuring phases.

Talent Management &

- Leadership Development

- Build and manage succession plans for critical positions; identify high-potential talent pipelines.

- Drive talent reviews and capability assessments; partner with L&D; to implement leadership development initiatives.

- Coach business leaders and managers on people leadership.

Workforce Planning &

- Talent Acquisition

- Forecast manpower requirements aligned to business plans; oversee quality hiring and time-to-fill metrics.

- Build employer branding for critical and hard-to-fill roles.

Performance &

- Engagement

- Drive goal-setting, performance reviews, and PIPs; build a performance-driven culture across business units.

- Design and execute employee engagement initiatives; manage listening mechanisms and action planning.

- Improve retention and reduce critical attrition.

Employee Relations, Compliance &

- HR Analytics

- Manage employee grievances, conflict resolution, and disciplinary processes; ensure statutory labour law compliance.

- Use HR data and dashboards to surface trends, business risks,



and actionable insights for leadership.

- Promote HR technology adoption and drive digital HR transformation initiatives.

Preferred candidate profile

Candidate Requirements

Education

- MBA / PGDM in Human Resources (full time, from a recognised university).

- Certifications in OD, Coaching, Analytics, HRBP, or Change Management are an advantage.

Experience

- Min 5 years in HR with a minimum of 2-3 years as an HR Business Partner supporting senior business leaders.

- Must have managed HR coverage for 1,000+ employees across multiple locations or business units.

- Exposure to diversified businesses, manufacturing, or service sectors preferred.

Critical Competencies

- Business Acumen understanding of P&L;, productivity metrics, and growth drivers.

- Strategic Thinking ability to connect business strategy to organisation capability and talent strategy.

- Influencing Skills track record of influencing BU Heads and functional leaders without direct authority.

- Organisational Development hands-on experience in org design, change management, and leadership development.

- Data-Driven Decision Making – comfortable with HR analytics, dashboards, and workforce metrics.

- Executive Presence – perceived as an advisor, consultant, and transformation partner rather than a transactional HR manager.

Key KPIs

- Attrition reduction and critical talent retention.

- Leadership pipeline strength and succession readiness.

- Time-to-fill, quality of hire, and hiring manager satisfaction scores.

- Employee engagement and culture index improvement.

- HR process efficiency and compliance adherence.

📌 Executive HRBP (Chennai)
🏢 SRM Institute of Science and Technology
📍 Chennai