Role Purpose

Serve as the strategic HR partner to business leaders driving talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee engagement and people-related business outcomes for a designated business unit.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering

- Partner with Business Unit Heads and leadership teams to align people strategy with business objectives.
- Provide insights on workforce trends, organizational design, productivity and talent risks.
- Support growth, transformation, restructuring and change management initiatives.

Talent Management

- Drive performance management, talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development.
- Identify critical talent and implement retention strategies.

Workforce Planning & Hiring

- Collaborate with hiring managers and talent acquisition teams on workforce plans.
- Monitor headcount, pyramid health, hiring demand and skill readiness.
- Drive internal mobility and resource optimization.

Employee Relations & Engagement

- Act as the primary escalation point for employee concerns and workplace matters.
- Drive employee engagement initiatives and action planning.

Performance & Rewards

- Drive annual performance and compensation cycles.
- Guide leaders on performance differentiation and rewards decisions.

HR Governance & Compliance

- Ensure adherence to organizational policies, processes and labor regulations.




- Manage sensitive employee matters with confidentiality and professionalism.

Leadership Advisory

- Coach managers on people management practices.
- Support leaders in managing team effectiveness, capability building and organizational health.
- Provide data-driven recommendations for business and talent decisions.

Analytics & Reporting

- Monitor key HR metrics including attrition, engagement, diversity, productivity and talent movement.
- Generate meaningful insights for leadership reviews.

Qualifications

- MBA/PGDM in HR or related discipline.
- 15+ years of HRBP/People Partnering experience.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders in a large matrix organization.
- Robust understanding of talent management, employee relations, workforce planning and change management.

Key Competencies

- Strategic Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Stakeholder Management
- Executive Communication
- Change Management
- Employee Relations
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Influencing & Negotiation
- Talent Development
- Problem Solving
- Multitasking & Agility
- Team Management & Grooming

Success Metrics

- Attrition and retention outcomes
- Leadership effectiveness scores
- Employee engagement results
- Talent readiness and succession strength
- Delivery of workforce plans
- Timely completion of people processes and governance requirements
- Outcome and time to market

📌 Associate Director - HR Business Partner (Global IT Services) (Bengaluru)
🏢 RiverForest Connections Private
📍 Bengaluru