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Experience: 15+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru

Job Type: Full time

We are looking for an experienced Head of People - India to lead the people strategy, HR operations, and organisational development agenda for a growing Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru.

The role combines strategic HR Business Partnering, GCC people leadership, talent management, organisational design, employee engagement, workforce planning, and culture development . The ideal candidate will be a senior HR leader who can partner closely with business and global leadership while also driving strong execution across the India organisation.

You will play a critical role in building a high-performing organisation, aligning people strategy with business priorities, and creating scalable HR practices that support growth, leadership development, and long-term organisational effectiveness.

Requirements Key Responsibilities

- Lead the overall People and HR strategy for the India organisation in alignment with business and global objectives
- Act as a strategic HR Business Partner to senior leadership and functional heads
- Partner with global leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into effective people strategies
- Lead the people agenda for the Global Capability Centre (GCC), supporting growth, organisational effectiveness, and global integration
- Develop workforce plans aligned with business growth, capability requirements, and future talent needs
- Drive organisational design, workforce optimisation, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives
- Build strong talent-management frameworks covering performance, career development, retention,



and internal mobility
- Partner with Talent Acquisition teams to build scalable hiring strategies and strengthen critical talent pipelines
- Lead employee engagement and culture initiatives that support a high-performance and inclusive workplace
- Provide leadership on compensation, rewards, benefits, and people-related policies in partnership with relevant teams
- Guide managers and senior leaders on employee relations, performance matters, organisational changes, and people decisions
- Lead change-management initiatives associated with organisational growth, transformation, restructuring, or new operating models
- Establish HR governance, policies, processes, and operating mechanisms appropriate for a growing GCC
- Use people analytics and workforce insights to support data-driven leadership decisions
- Strengthen leadership capability through coaching, development programs, and succession planning
- Collaborate with global HR teams to ensure consistency while adapting people practices to the India environment
- Ensure compliance with applicable employment regulations, company policies, and HR governance requirements
- Build a strong HR team and establish clear ownership, service standards, and operating rhythms
- Continuously improve HR processes, employee experience, organisational effectiveness, and people operations

What Makes You a Great Fit




- 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience in senior HR leadership roles
- Proven experience leading the People/HR function for a GCC, multinational organisation, technology company, or similarly complex environment
- Strong expertise in strategic HR Business Partnering (HRBP) and senior stakeholder management
- Demonstrated experience partnering with executive and global leadership teams on people and organisational priorities
- Strong understanding of GCC operating models, workforce planning, organisational design, and capability building
- Extensive experience across talent management, leadership development, performance management, employee engagement, compensation, and succession planning
- Strong experience managing organisational transformation and change in fast-growing or evolving environments
- Excellent understanding of India employment practices, HR policies, employee relations, and compliance
- Strong analytical and strategic-thinking skills with the ability to connect people initiatives to business outcomes
- Exceptional communication, influencing, coaching, and stakeholder-management capabilities
- Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and execution levels, with strong ownership and commercial awareness
- Experience building and scaling HR teams, processes, and operating frameworks from the ground up
- Strong cultural sensitivity and experience working with globally distributed teams and diverse stakeholders
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related discipline is preferred; an advanced HR qualification such as an MBA/PGDM in HR is an advantage

📌 Head of People India (Bengaluru)
🏢 Weekday AI (YC W21)
📍 Bengaluru