Senior Manager – HR Business Partner

Location: Chennai

Reports to: Head HRBP - Content, Revenue & International Business | Head - DE&I;, Employer Branding & Internal Communications

Purpose

As the company accelerates its expansion into regional markets, we are seeking a strategic HR Business Partner to help build and scale a high-performing organization. This role will partner closely with business leaders to shape the people agenda, strengthen organizational capability, drive leadership effectiveness, and foster a culture that balances creativity, innovation, and business performance.

The HRBP will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership teams, enabling business growth through workforce planning, organization design, talent development, employee engagement, and change management.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

- Partner with business leaders to align people strategies with business goals.
- Advise on organization design, workforce productivity, and leadership effectiveness.
- Support business growth, transformation, and change initiatives.

Workforce Planning & Organization Effectiveness

- Drive workforce planning and headcount optimization.
- Identify future capability needs and critical skill gaps.
- Ensure alignment between business plans, structure, and manpower budgets.

Talent & Leadership Development

- Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Identify and develop high-potential talent.
- Drive growth opportunities, internal mobility, and capability-building initiatives.

Performance & Culture

- Drive performance management and talent calibration processes.
- Foster a culture of accountability, feedback, and high performance.
- Partner with leaders on performance improvement and team effectiveness.

Employee Experience & Engagement

- Champion employee engagement, retention, and culture-building initiatives.
- Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters.




- Drive action plans based on employee feedback and engagement insights.

HR Analytics & Governance

- Leverage HR data and analytics to support business decisions.
- Track key people metrics including attrition, engagement, and capability gaps.
- Ensure adherence to HR policies, governance, and employment laws.

Ideal Candidate Profile

- MBA/PGDM in HR from a premier B-School.
- 5-8 years of HRBP experience in high-growth, dynamic organizations.
- Strong expertise in workforce planning, talent management, and organizational effectiveness.
- Proven ability to influence business leaders and drive people-led business outcomes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in media, entertainment, digital, or other fast-paced industries preferred.

Language Proficiency

- Mandatory: Tamil and English (spoken and written)
- Preferred: Knowledge of Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam

Success Measures

- Workforce and succession planning effectiveness
- Leadership and talent pipeline strength
- Employee engagement and retention
- Organizational capability development
- Quality of HR insights and business partnership
- Successful scaling of regional teams and culture integration

Why join us?

Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) (formerly known as Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 29 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels - Sony Entertainment Television





• Sony SAB and Sony PAL

• Marathi General Entertainment Channel - Sony Marathi

• Bangla General Entertainment Channel - Sony AATH

• Hindi Movie Channels - Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans - Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5

• Kids Entertainment Channel - Sony YAY!

• English Movie Channel - Sony PIX

• Factual Entertainment Channel - Sony BBC Earth

• Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL

• Digital entertainment OTT platform - Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media - Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.

Recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR & Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR & Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.

SPNI is in its 31st year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.

For more information, log onto www.sonypicturesnetworks.com

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📌 HR Business Partner (Chennai)
🏢 Sony Pictures
📍 Chennai