BUILD THE TEAM. SHAPE THE CULTURE. POWER OUR GROWTH.

Head of HR & Administration – India / APAC Operations

IRISS Inc. | Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Periodic travel to our Bangalore office required.

IRISS is expanding—and we’re looking for an HR leader who can turn business growth into organizational capability. As a global manufacturer of Electrical Safety, Reliability, and Asset Monitoring solutions, IRISS is growing its India presence through a new manufacturing facility in Chennai and a Sales & Distribution office in Bangalore.

This is an opportunity to build the people practices, leadership capabilities, and workplace infrastructure that will support our next phase of growth.

The Prospect

You will lead HR and Administration across our India Manufacturing and Sales/ Distribution Operations, partnering with local and global leadership to build a high-performing organization and support broader APAC priorities.

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on execution, you will help attract the right talent, develop effective leaders, strengthen employee relations, and establish consistent, scalable HR practices across manufacturing and commercial teams.

Your Impact

Build the workforce: Lead workforce planning and recruitment across production, technical, supervisory, engineering, sales, and support functions.

Establish the foundation: Develop and implement HR policies, systems, onboarding, and processes that support a growing manufacturing and sales/ distribution organization.

Strengthen employee relations: Build trust, coach managers, and manage grievances, disciplinary matters, safety, training, and industrial relations with fairness and sound judgment.

Lead compliance: Oversee applicable labour and employment requirements, factory-related HR compliance, statutory filings, employee records, and audit readiness.

Develop talent and leadership: Drive performance management,



learning, career development, and succession planning.

Support accurate payroll: Maintain reliable payroll inputs, employee data, and HR documentation in partnership with payroll and finance.

Run effective workplaces: Oversee facilities administration, security, housekeeping, service providers, vendor contracts, and related budgets across Chennai and Bangalore.

Inform business decisions: Use workforce data to identify risks, improve retention, and align people priorities with operational needs.

What You Bring

MBA/PGDM in Human Resources, Personnel Management, Labour Welfare, or a related discipline.

At least 12 years of progressive HR experience, including fast growing manufacturing and corporate environments and responsibility for HR leadership.

Strong working knowledge of Indian labour laws, statutory requirements, factory compliance, and industrial relations.

Experience building or scaling HR practices in a growing organization; new facility setup experience is highly desirable.

Ability to support both factory employees and sales/commercial teams.

Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.

A practical, accountable approach and the confidence to work closely with global leadership. Broader APAC experience is an advantage.

What Success Looks Like A capable workforce hired against business priorities. Effective onboarding and performance management. Timely statutory compliance and payroll inputs. Strong employee relations, improved retention, and well-managed facilities within budget.

Why IRISS?

Build and lead a function with meaningful business impact, direct exposure to global leadership, and the opportunity to shape our growing India operations. Ready to help build what comes next?

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📌 Head of HR & Administration – India / APAC Operations (Chennai)
🏢 IRISS
📍 Chennai