The HR Manager is an Individual Contributor (IC) responsible for driving the end-to-end people agenda for the Record to Report (R2R), FP&A;, IT and IC2 functions within Global Business Services (GBS) India, supporting a population of 550+ employees. The role owns the complete hire-to-retire (H2R) employee lifecycle for the assigned GBS towers and partners with business leaders to build organizational capability, enable workforce growth, and deliver business outcomes through strategic HR initiatives. In addition to core HR Business Partnering, the role leads and contributes to global, regional, and HR GBS transformation and continuous improvement projects.

Strategic HR Business Partnering

- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession, talent and employee engagement.
- Collaborate with country, regional and global stakeholders across HR and the business. Own the complete employee lifecycle for the assigned GBS functions, including recruitment, onboarding, induction, performance, promotions, internal mobility, rewards, employee relations and exits.
- Ensure consistent execution of HR policies, processes and governance in partnership with People Services and Centres of Expertise.
- Talent & Organizational Development
- Identify high-potential talent and build succession and development plans.
- Drive performance management, talent reviews and capability-building initiatives.
- Facilitate leadership and team effectiveness workshops to strengthen a high performance culture.

HR Projects & Continuous Improvement





- Lead and support global and regional HR projects across GBS, IT and Finance.
- Drive HR GBS transformation initiatives focused on process standardization, harmonization and operational excellence.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement scalable HR solutions that enhance employee and manager experience.
- Partner with CoEs to deploy new HR programs, systems and change initiatives. Employee Relations, Culture & Compliance
- Support employee relations, disciplinary processes and grievance resolution with appropriate governance.
- Present HR insights and people metrics during business reviews to support data-driven decisions.

Education & Experience

- Postgraduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- 12-15 years of progressive HR experience, with solid exposure to HR Business Partnering in a matrix organization.
- Experience supporting Finance, IT, Shared Services or Global Business Services environments is preferred.

HR Business Partnering & Consulting

- End-to-End Hire-to-Retire Process Management
- Workforce Planning & Organizational Design
- Talent & Performance Management
- Change & Transformation Management
- Stakeholder Management & Influencing
- Employee Relations & Labour Law Compliance
- Project Management & Continuous Improvement
- HR Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making

Functional Competencies • Business Orientation • Operational Excellence • Business Partnering & Consulting • Change Management • Organizational Savvy

📌 HR Director (HRBP) (Pune)
🏢 AkzoNobel India
📍 Pune