Chief People Officer/Head HR Biotechnology & High-Technology Business

Role & responsibilities

1. Future-Ready People Strategy Develop an integrated people strategy aligned with the business vision, innovation agenda, and long-term growth aspirations.
2. Talent for Innovation — Attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent across biotechnology, life sciences, R&D, engineering, and technology, with differentiated strategies for niche and specialised roles.
3. Hands-on People Function Building — Personally lead priority leadership and specialist hiring, establish essential people processes where they do not yet exist, and select and manage recruitment partners. Build a lean, effective people function within agreed budgets and introducing processes appropriate to each organisation’s stage and scale.
4. R&D & Innovation Ecosystems — Partner with research and business leadership to build workforce capabilities that support advanced research environments and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
5. Organisational Transformation — Lead enterprise-wide transformation across structure, culture, leadership, and ways of working, while building a high-performance, agile, and accountable organisation.
6. Digital & Data-Driven HR — Accelerate HR technology adoption, AI-enabled solutions, people analytics, and automation to build scalable, data-driven HR systems.
7. Strategic Business Partnership — Serve as a thought partner to the promoter ecosystem, senior leadership, and research teams, translating business strategy into talent and organisational priorities.
8. Institution Building — Create people practices and organisational systems that scale with the business, attract high-calibre talent, and develop future leaders.

Preferred candidate profile

We are seeking an accomplished Chief People Officer to lead the people agenda across two high-growth businesses at the intersection of Biotechnology and High technology part of the ecosystem promoted by Mr Ashok Soota, renowned for building innovation-led organisations such as Wipro, MindTree, SKAN RT, Happiest Minds, and Happiest Health.

This is a strategic leadership opportunity to build the people architecture for organisations driven by advanced research, cutting-edge technology, and state-of-the-art infrastructure. The CPO will work closely with the promoter and leadership team to translate business vision into a high-performance organisation with the right talent, culture, and systems for long-term growth. Right fit will have:-

• 15+ years of progressive strategic HR leadership experience, with an MBA in Human Resources.
• Strong background in technology-driven or research-intensive organisations; exposure to organisations such as Infosys, Wipro, or comparable large-scale IT/technology companies is particularly valuable.
• Deep expertise in organisational design, talent management, leadership development, culture transformation, and succession planning.
• Experience supporting R&D environments, scientific/technical talent, or advanced technology businesses is highly relevant.
• Exceptional business partnering, stakeholder management, and influencing capabilities, with the ability to operate effectively at both strategic and execution levels.
• Strong institution-building mindset with the ability to build a globally competitive employer proposition.