Associate Director HR/Head HR- NUA

Director, Human Resources — FMCG / Personal Care

Location: Mumbai (in-office)

Experience: 12-16 years

Reporting to: Founder

About the company: A fast-scaling, well-funded FMCG/personal care company professionalizing rapidly as it builds toward its next phase of growth.

About the Role

We're hiring a Director of HR — the senior-most people leader in the company, reporting to the Founder. This is a Head of HR mandate: full ownership of the people agenda as the organization scales, from talent acquisition to org design, performance, and culture.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end people strategy as a true business partner to the Founder and Management Committee
• Lead organization design as the company scales — structuring teams and building the org architecture for the next growth phase
• Build and scale talent acquisition, particularly senior and mid-management hiring across functions
• Design performance management, comp benchmarking, and rewards frameworks fit for a high-growth environment
• Build leadership pipelines and succession plans for key roles
• Shape culture through a period of rapid headcount growth
• Own HR compliance and governance, including readiness for scale-up milestones like a potential IPO

Who We're Looking For

• 12-16 years of progressive HR experience, with meaningful time in FMCG or personal care — a strict requirement given the category's specific talent and culture dynamics
• Prior experience as a senior HR leader (Head of HR/HR Director or equivalent) at a company that's navigated a high-growth phase
• Strong grounding in org design, talent acquisition, and performance/comp frameworks
• Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on — this isn't a purely strategic seat
• Experience building HR functions in-house, not just managing outsourced processes

Why This Role

• Direct line to the Founder and a seat on the Management Committee — real influence, not just HR execution
• High-growth, high-momentum company with genuine scope to build the people function from the ground up