About the Role

Almond House is seeking a strategic and dynamic Head HR to lead the overall Human Resources function and drive people strategy aligned with business growth objectives. The role requires a seasoned HR leader with expertise in talent acquisition, employee engagement, performance management, organizational development, HR operations, compliance, and culture building.

Responsibilities

- Strategic HR Leadership: Develop and execute HR strategies aligned with organizational goals. Partner with leadership for workforce planning and organizational development. Build HR frameworks to support business expansion and operational excellence.

- Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning: Lead end‑to‑end talent acquisition across corporate, retail, operations, and leadership hiring. Develop recruitment pipelines for critical and niche roles. Build employer branding initiatives and ensure effective manpower planning.

- Organizational Development & Culture: Build a high‑performance culture. Drive employee engagement, retention, and culture‑building initiatives. Design leadership development programs and foster a collaborative, performance‑driven environment.

- HR Operations & Compliance: Oversee HR operations, documentation, and employee lifecycle management. Ensure statutory compliance and adherence to HR policies. Establish documentation and compliance frameworks and monitor HR governance standards.

- Performance Management: Design and implement performance management systems.



Drive goal‑setting, appraisal processes, and employee development plans. Ensure performance alignment across departments.

- Employee Relations: Address employee concerns, resolve conflicts, and build effective communication channels. Strengthen employee trust and workplace engagement.

- Policy Development: Develop, review, and implement HR policies and SOPs aligned with organizational needs and legal requirements.

- HR Analytics & Reporting: Monitor HR metrics, analyze attrition, hiring efficiency, engagement, and workforce productivity. Present actionable insights to leadership.

Requirements

- MBA / PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

- 12–18 years of progressive HR leadership experience.

- Proven experience as HR Head or Senior HR Leader.

- Experience in FMCG, Retail, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Luxury Consumer Brands, or Startup growth environments preferred.

- Strategic HR leadership, talent acquisition, organizational development, performance management, HR operations & compliance, employee engagement, culture building, stakeholder management, leadership coaching, change management.

Advantages

- Opportunity to shape HR strategy for a premium and rapidly growing brand.

- Work directly with leadership on business transformation.

- Build impactful people systems from scale‑up stage.

- Be part of India’s leading craft chocolate journey.

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