Chief Human Resources Officer - Professional Services Firm

About the Role:

We are looking for an accomplished Chief Human Resources Officer to lead the people and organization agenda for a leading professional services firm.

The CHRO will work closely with the senior leadership, and will be responsible for shaping a high-performing, inclusive and future-ready organization. The role requires a strong combination of strategic HR leadership, stakeholder management and hands-on understanding of the people dynamics within a professional services environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Define and drive the overall people strategy in alignment with the firms growth and business priorities.

- Partner closely with senior leadership on workforce planning, organization design, talent strategy and succession planning.

- Lead the Talent Acquisition and Talent Management agenda, including leadership hiring, lateral hiring, campus engagement and employer branding.

- Build robust leadership development, capability-building, reskilling and upskilling programs.

- Drive performance management, employee engagement, retention and culture-building initiatives.

- Own the Compensation & Benefits philosophy, including pay structures, benchmarking and alignment of rewards with performance and contribution.

- Lead employee relations, grievance management, compliance and sensitive people matters, partnering closely with senior stakeholders.

- Drive organization-wide change and transformation initiatives, including technology adoption, practice integration and cultural change.

- Strengthen HR operations, policies, processes, HRIS/ATS and people analytics to create a scalable and effective HR function.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- 20+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant experience in senior HR leadership roles.

- Prior leadership experience within a professional services and/or legal environment is strongly preferred.

- Strong experience across HR strategy, talent management, performance, compensation, employee relations, culture and HR operations.

- Demonstrated ability to influence Partners, CXOs and senior business leaders and build consensus across complex stakeholder groups.

- Strong understanding of employment regulations, HR governance and best practices.

- High degree of maturity, discretion and judgement in handling confidential and sensitive people matters.

- MBA in Human Resources from a premier institute such as IIM, XLRI, ISB or equivalent.