We are looking for a Head of Human Resources with 20+ years of comprehensive HR leadership experience spanning corporate strategy and plant-level execution. This role requires a business-savvy leader who can seamlessly switch between strategic boardroom discussions (compensation restructuring, talent pipelines, M&A;/org design) and ground-level plant HR operations (EHS, plant productivity, labor compliance, shop-floor engagement).

Core Key Result Areas (KRAs) & Responsibilities

- Corporate HR & Strategic Talent Management

- Strategic HR Partnering: Translate long-term business goals into human capital strategies, org structure design, and manpower budgets.
- Leadership Acquisition: Drive executive search and top-tier hiring for leadership, specialized engineering, R&D;, and business heads.
- Total Rewards & Comp-Benefits: Design competitive compensation structures, variable pay schemes, long-term incentive plans (LTIPs), and benefit benchmarkings across corporate and operational bands.
- Performance Management (PMS): Drive OKR/KPI frameworks, annual appraisal cycles, calibration matrices, and performance improvement plans (PIP).
- Talent Management & Succession Planning: Identify high-potential talent (HIPO), build leadership pipelines, and establish succession plans for critical C-suite and plant leadership roles.

- Plant HR & Manufacturing Operations

- Plant HR Governance: Oversee site-level HR heads across facilities to ensure smooth daily shop-floor operations, shift planning, and absenteeism management.
- Industrial Relations & Compliance: Manage labor dynamics, trade unions, long-term wage settlements (LTWS),



and zero-stoppage operations while maintaining 100% adherence to labor laws and Factory Acts.
- Contract Labor Management: Optimize contract workforce deployment, vendor compliance, productivity norms, and statutory obligations (PF, ESI, Factory Rules).
- EHS & Employee Welfare: Enforce safety culture, health protocols, plant canteen/transport infrastructure, and environmental safety standards (ISO/OHSAS).

- HR Operations, Systems & Governance

- HR Digitalization & Tech: Implement and optimize HRMS, ATS, payroll engines, and attendance/time-tracking systems across corporate and site locations.
- HR Analytics & Metrics: Track critical metrics—Attrition Rate, Cost-per-Hire, Revenue-per-Employee, Overtime Cost, and Employee Engagement Scores.
- Policy & Governance: Formulate, review, and roll out corporate policies, code of conduct, POSH guidelines, and disciplinary protocols.

- Organization Development (OD) & Learning

- Capability Building: Build functional/technical training matrices for plant workers and leadership/soft-skills programs for corporate teams.
- Culture & Engagement: Drive company-wide core values, employee pulse surveys, reward & recognition (R&R;) programs, and DEI initiatives.

Required Profile & Competencies

- Education: Full time MBA / MSW
- Experience: 20+ years of total HR experience, with at least 8-10 years in a Head of HR / CHRO capacity managing dual corporate and multi-plant environments.
- Industry Focus: Automotive, Heavy Engineering, Process Manufacturing, Logistics, or FMCG.

Key Behavioral Traits

- High business acumen & strategic perspective.
- Strong negotiation and crisis management capabilities.
- Ability to connect with shop-floor workers as effectively as C-suite executives.

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