Role & responsibilities Partner with India and global leadership
- Partner with global HR on policies, programs, and calendars, and adapt them to Indian law, market practice, and employee expectations
- Build the India people strategy for the next 12-24 months, including headcount planning, leveling, and role architecture
- Use people data (attrition, engagement, hiring funnel, offer acceptance) to spot issues early and report to India and global leadership Scale talent acquisition
- Own the hiring strategy for engineering, product, data, design, and support roles, working with inhouse recruiters and agencies
- Build SBTs employer brand in the India tech market, positioning the captive as a place for meaningful, global-impact work
- Work with college campuses to hire fresh talent through campus recruitment drive
- Run a structured, bias-aware interview process and manage offer closure, notice-period risk, and joining ratios
- Design an onboarding experience that integrates new hires with global teams within the first 30-60-90 days Build performance and growth systems
- Run the performance cycle (goals, feedback, calibration) in alignment with business objective frameworks
- Build career ladders, leveling, and promotion frameworks for engineering, product, and business teams in India
- Identify high-potential talent, plan succession, and build manager capability through coaching and leadership programs
- Prepare and implement training calendar for technical and soft skill development by aligning with India leadership team. Rewards and benefits
- Work with external strategic HR consultant hired by the management to manage compensation bands, market benchmarking, and salary review cycles in INR, balancing global pay philosophy with India market competitiveness
- Administer variable pay, retention bonuses, and LTI programs, with clear communication and taxaware guidance for employees
- Shape benefits and wellness offerings (health insurance, parental benefits, learning budgets)



that stand out in the India market Culture, engagement, and employee experience
- Embed company values in hiring, performance, and recognition, and build a distinct India identity within the global culture
- Run engagement surveys and pulse checks, and drive action plans with leaders
- Champion diversity, inclusion, women in tech, and psychological safety
- Carryout people engagement activities to provide recreation and team building opportunities Employee relations and compliance
- Handle employee relations matters, investigations, and exits with fairness and discretion
- Ensure compliance with Indian labour laws and the Labour Codes, Shops & Establishments Act, PF, ESI, gratuity, bonus, and professional tax
- Oversee POSH compliance, including Internal Committee constitution, training, and annual filings
- Ensure data privacy in HR processes and parent-company standards, and support internal and external audits
- Maintain explicit, practical India policies and an employee handbook aligned to global policies HR operations and team leadership
- Own the HR tech stack and data integrity (HRMS, payroll, performance tools), including integration with global systems
- Coordinate with finance and payroll vendors on payroll, tax, and statutory processes, including support for any global mobility and visa needs
- Lead, coach, and develop the India HR team; set goals and ensure delivery
- Manage the India people budget and vendor relationships Preferred candidate profile Experience
- 10-14 years in HR, with 3-5+ years leading teams or as an HR leader/HRBP head
- Experience in a tech product company, GCC/captive, or high-growth tech environment, ideally through a scale-up phase
- Experience working with global HR teams and stakeholders across time zones
- Track record of building HR processes and frameworks, not just running existing ones Skills
- Strong grounding in hiring and retaining tech talent in the competitive India market
- Deep knowledge of Indian labour law and statutory compliance

📌 Senior Human Resource Manager (Bengaluru)
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📍 Bengaluru