General Manager - Corporate HR

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We are looking for a high-caliber, future-focused HR leader to spearhead the Corporate HR function and drive the organization's people agenda through the next phase of growth and transformation.

The ideal candidate will bring strong end-to-end HR leadership experience, combined with demonstrated capability in HR Technology, Digital HR, People Analytics, AI and HR process transformation.

This is a strategic leadership role for an HR professional who can move beyond traditional HR and leverage technology, data and AI to create measurable business impact.

KEY MANDATE:

1. Enterprise HR Leadership:

Lead the complete HR spectrum, including:

- Talent Acquisition

- Workforce Planning

- Performance Management

- Talent & Succession

- L&D

- Leadership Development

- Compensation & Benefits

- Employee Engagement

- Organization Development

- Employee Relations

- HR Operations

- Compliance

- HR Governance

Act as a trusted strategic advisor to the Senior leadership team on critical people and organizational priorities.

2. HR Technology & Digital Transformation:

Own the organization's HR Technology roadmap and transform HR into a scalable, digitally enabled function.

- Drive HRIS / HCM optimization and integration

- Digitize and automate HR processes

- Build seamless digital employee journeys

- Improve HR service delivery through technology

- Evaluate and implement emerging HR technology solutions

- Establish HR data governance and digital HR standards

3. AI-Powered HR & Future of Work:

Be the organization's HR technology and AI champion, identifying practical applications of emerging technologies across the employee lifecycle.

Drive adoption of:

- Generative AI for HR

- AI-enabled Talent Acquisition & sourcing

- AI-powered employee self-service / HR chatbots

- Predictive attrition & retention analytics

- AI-driven learning & personalized development

- Intelligent workforce planning

- AI-enabled talent identification and succession

- Automated HR workflows and decision support

Ensure AI adoption is responsible, ethical, secure and business-value driven.

4. People Analytics & Data-Driven Decisions:

Build a robust People Analytics ecosystem and convert HR data into actionable business insights.

Develop executive dashboards covering:

- Attrition

- Talent

- Hiring

- Productivity

- Engagement

- Workforce Cost

- Capability

- Succession

- HR Effectiveness

Enable leadership to make fact-based people and workforce decisions.

5. Talent, Leadership & Culture:

Build a strong leadership and talent pipeline through:

- HiPo identification and development

- Succession planning for critical roles

- Leadership development

- Competency frameworks

- Career architecture and internal mobility

- Future-skills planning

- Culture and organization transformation

- Employee experience and engagement

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

We seek an HR transformation-oriented leader with:

- 20 - 25+ years of progressive HR experience

- Strong Corporate HR / Strategic HR leadership exposure

- Comprehensive experience across the entire HR gamut

- Proven experience partnering with Board-level leadership

- Strong HR Technology / HRIS / HCM exposure

- Demonstrated understanding of AI, Generative AI and People Analytics

- Experience in HR digitization, automation and transformation

- Strong business acumen and commercial orientation

- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capability

- Ability to translate technology and analytics into practical HR and business outcomes

Education:

MBA / PGDM / Master's in HR, Personnel Management, Organizational Development or equivalent.

Additional exposure/certification in HR Analytics, Digital HR, AI, Technology or Future of Work would be an advantage.

THE DIFFERENTIATOR:

We are not looking for a conventional HR generalist alone.

We are looking for an HR leader who can combine: PEOPLE + BUSINESS + TECHNOLOGY + DATA + AI and transform HR into a strategic, intelligent, technology-enabled and future-ready business function.

The ideal candidate should be able to answer: "How can AI, HR Technology and People Analytics help us attract better talent, build stronger leaders, improve employee experience, increase productivity and make better people decisions?"

If you are an HR leader who has the depth of traditional HR expertise and the mindset of a digital/AI-era leader, this role offers an opportunity to shape the Future of HR at an enterprise level.