Head - HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic advisor to business leaders and employees, driving people strategies that support business objectives, workforce effectiveness, and organizational growth. The role partners closely with leadership teams to enhance employee experience, talent management, performance, engagement, and organizational capability while ensuring alignment with company values and business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand organizational priorities and translate them into people strategies and workforce plans.
• Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations, performance management, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead performance management processes including goal setting, performance reviews, calibration discussions, and development planning.
• Drive talent review discussions and succession planning initiatives to build leadership pipelines and strengthen organizational capabilities.
• Identify high-potential employees and partner with managers to create targeted development and retention plans.
• Support employee engagement initiatives through surveys, action planning, and continuous feedback mechanisms.
• Coach managers on employee concerns, conflict resolution, disciplinary matters, performance improvement plans, and policy interpretation.
• Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) and HR Shared Services teams to ensure seamless HR service delivery.
• Utilize HR analytics and workforce data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities related to attrition, engagement, productivity, and workforce planning.
• Drive diversity, equity, inclusion, and employee wellbeing initiatives across the organization.
• Lead and participate in HR transformation, organizational change, and business growth projects.
• Ensure effective execution of employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, internal mobility, promotions, and offboarding.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience with significant exposure to HR Business Partnering.
• Experience supporting GCC, Shared Services, multinational, or global business environments preferred.
• Strong expertise in talent management, performance management, employee relations, succession planning, and organizational development.
• Proven experience partnering with senior leaders and business stakeholders.

Key Skills

• HR Business Partnering
• Workforce Planning
• Talent Management
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Employee Relations
• Employee Engagement
• Organizational Development
• Change Management
• Leadership Coaching
• Stakeholder Management
• HR Analytics & Reporting
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
• Conflict Resolution
• Workforce Insights
• Workday / SAP SuccessFactors / HRIS