Manager – People & Culture

Location: Pune

Function: HR

Reporting To: Director - Human Resources

Experience: 4-5 years

About the Role

We are looking for a Manager – People & Culture to strengthen and scale the employee experience at Amber.

This role will be responsible for driving initiatives across Employee Engagement, Employer Branding, People Communication, and Vendor Management, while also taking ownership of other HR projects based on the evolving priorities of the business.

The ideal candidate is creative, highly organised, an excellent communicator, and a strong executor - someone who can conceptualise an idea, build a plan, bring stakeholders together, execute it seamlessly, and measure its impact.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building things, working with people, and taking ownership beyond a narrowly defined .

Key Responsibilities

1. Employee Engagement & Culture

- Own and execute the annual employee engagement calendar across festivals, celebrations, town halls, employee events, wellness initiatives, recognition programs, and culture-building activities.
- Design meaningful and creative initiatives that strengthen employee connection, belonging, collaboration, and overall employee experience.
- Plan and execute employee events, town halls, offsites, celebrations, and engagement activities end-to-end.
- Drive employee listening initiatives including engagement surveys, pulse surveys, feedback mechanisms, and focus groups.
- Analyse employee feedback and engagement data and translate insights into actionable initiatives.
- Build and strengthen culture rituals that reflect Amber's values and ways of working.
- Own employee recognition and appreciation initiatives.
- Continuously identify current ideas and practices to improve employee experience.

2. Employer Branding

- Own and strengthen Amber's employer brand across internal and external platforms.
- Develop and execute the employer branding calendar in partnership with Talent Acquisition and HR.
- Create campaigns and content showcasing Amber's people, culture, employee stories, celebrations, and workplace experience.




- Identify and develop employee stories, testimonials, leadership content, and culture-led communication.
- Support the development and continuous improvement of Amber's career page, employer branding assets, and recruitment collateral.
- Partner with Marketing, Talent Acquisition, creative agencies, and other stakeholders on employer branding initiatives.
- Track employer branding initiatives and identify opportunities to improve Amber's visibility and positioning as an employer.

3. Internal Communication

- Drive effective employee communication for HR programs, policies, initiatives, events, and organisational updates.
- Develop engaging communication across email, Slack, internal platforms, presentations, and other relevant channels.
- Ensure employee communication is timely, clear, consistent, and aligned with Amber's culture and tone.
- Partner with HR and leadership teams on important employee-facing communications.
- Act as a strong People & Culture representative at employee events and organisational forums.

4. Vendor Management

- Own the end-to-end management of People & Culture vendors and external partners.
- Identify, evaluate, onboard, and manage vendors across employee engagement, events, gifting, wellness, employer branding, communication, and other people initiatives.
- Manage commercials, contracts, SLAs, timelines, and service expectations.
- Negotiate with vendors to ensure quality, timely delivery, and cost effectiveness.
- Maintain structured records of vendors, contracts, commercials, and performance.
- Regularly evaluate vendor performance and address service gaps.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, Legal, and other stakeholders for vendor onboarding, payments, and contract management.




- Identify opportunities to consolidate vendors, improve service quality, and optimize costs.

5. Other HR Projects

- Take ownership of other HR projects based on the evolving priorities of the HR function and business.
- Projects may span areas such as Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, employee experience, HR technology, AI and automation, HR analytics, policies, and process improvement.
- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, employee experience, and operational efficiency through technology and automation.
- Work with relevant HR and business stakeholders to drive projects from concept to implementation and measurement.
- Be comfortable working on new and ambiguous projects where priorities may evolve based on business needs.
- Take ownership of projects outside the core scope of the role when required by the business.

What We're Looking For

- 4-5 years of experience in HR, People & Culture, Employee Experience, Employer Branding, or related roles.
- Educational qualification in Human Resources is mandatory.
- Strong experience in employee engagement, culture initiatives, and/or employer branding.
- Experience in managing vendors and external partners.
- Strong project management and execution skills, with the ability to independently drive initiatives end-to-end.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong public speaking and presentation skills, the ability to confidently host events, town halls, and speak in front of large groups is a must.
- Creative, energetic, highly organised, and detail-oriented.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities can change quickly.
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to take an idea from concept → planning → execution → measurement.
- Curious about technology, AI, and new ways of working in HR.
- Immediate joiners or candidates with a short notice period will be preferred.

📌 Manager – People & Culture (Maharashtra)
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