Head - Human Resources - Diversified Group

Head - Human Resources - Large Diversified Organisation

Location: Delhi NCR / Mumbai

Industry: Large Diversified Organisation

Function: Human Resources - Strategic HR Business Partnering

Experience: 18 - 25 Years

Qualification: MBA / PGDM in Human Resources from a reputed institute preferred

About the Opportunity:

We are partnering with one of India's most respected and established business groups to identify a seasoned HR leader for a critical leadership position.

The role offers an opportunity to drive the people agenda for a large, dynamic and revenue-focused business, partnering closely with senior business leadership to strengthen organisational capability, enhance workforce productivity and enable sustainable business growth.

We are looking for a commercially astute, strategic and influential HR professional who combines strong business partnering expertise with the ability to lead organisational transformation, talent strategy and performance-driven cultures.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership:

A critical aspect of this role is the ability to manage and influence a complex, multi-layered stakeholder ecosystem, partnering closely with approximately 10 senior business directors across 4 - 5 diverse business lines of varying scale, maturity, complexity and commercial priorities. The incumbent must demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management skills, executive presence, business acumen and the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with senior leadership. The role demands the maturity to navigate differing leadership styles, competing business priorities and challenging organisational dynamics while balancing individual business requirements with overarching organisational objectives. Strong influencing, negotiation, conflict resolution and relationship management capabilities, coupled with sound judgement, diplomacy and the ability to drive alignment without relying solely on positional authority, will be essential for success.

Strategic HR Business Partnering:

- Partner with senior business leaders to translate commercial objectives into impactful people strategies.

- Act as a trusted advisor on organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership development and talent priorities.

- Align HR interventions with business growth, productivity and profitability objectives.

- Provide strategic HR leadership across geographically distributed business teams.

Organisation Development & Transformation:

- Drive organisation design, restructuring, change management and workforce optimisation initiatives.

- Build agile, high-performing teams aligned with evolving business requirements.

- Lead cultural transformation and organisational effectiveness programmes.

- Strengthen leadership effectiveness and managerial accountability.

Talent Management & Leadership Development:

- Build robust succession planning and leadership development frameworks.

- Identify and develop high-potential talent across critical business functions.

- Drive retention strategies for key performers and business-critical talent.

- Strengthen internal talent mobility and leadership pipelines.

Performance Management & Rewards:

- Drive performance-oriented cultures through effective goal setting, performance management and differentiated rewards.

- Partner with business leaders on sales productivity, incentive effectiveness and performance improvement.

- Strengthen accountability and recognition frameworks linked to business outcomes.

Employee Engagement & HR Governance:

- Champion employee engagement, communication and employee experience initiatives.

- Guide senior stakeholders on complex people matters and organisational challenges.

- Ensure effective implementation of HR policies, processes and governance standards.

- Leverage HR analytics and workforce insights for informed business decisions.

Desired Candidate Profile:

- 18 - 25 years of progressive HR experience, with significant exposure to strategic HR business partnering and senior HR leadership.

- Proven experience supporting large sales, revenue-generating, commercial or customer-facing businesses.

- Strong understanding of business dynamics, organisational productivity and performance-driven environments.

- Demonstrated success in organisation transformation, talent management, leadership development and change management.

- Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple business functions and geographies.

- Ability to influence senior leadership, navigate ambiguity and drive people-related business decisions.

- Strong executive presence, maturity, communication skills and commercial orientation.

What Makes This Opportunity Distinctive:

- A strategic HR leadership mandate within an established and highly respected organisation.

- Opportunity to influence the people agenda of a large revenue-generating business.

- Significant interaction with senior business leadership.

- Scope to drive meaningful organisational transformation, leadership capability and business performance.