Head - People - HR Startup
Kanou Consulting · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 52d ago
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About this role
Location: Bangalore
Experience: 6- 10 years
Work Mode: On-site / Hybrid
Industry: High-Growth Startup
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial Head of People / HR to build and scale the people function as the company enters its next phase of growth. This is a high-ownership role for someone who has built and managed HR/People functions in a high growth startup or scaling organization. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, hands-on operator, and strategic partner to business leaders - someone who can build robust people systems without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
What We're Looking For:
- 6 - 10 years of impactful HR/People experience, preferably in high-growth startups or scaling organizations. We are flexible on experience for exceptional candidates.
- Proven experience building and managing multiple HR disciplines, rather than operating within an already-established corporate HR structure.
- Strong startup experience with a demonstrated builder/doer mindset.
- Track record of building and implementing people systems in growth-stage organizations.
- Demonstrable achievements in areas such as:
1. Leadership and critical hiring
2. Performance management
3. Organizational development
4. Workforce planning
5. Leadership development
6. Culture building
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence founders, senior leaders, and employees.
- High ownership and strong execution orientation.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity, limited resources, and rapidly changing priorities.
- Ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and hands-on execution.
Ideal Candidate who:
- Has built HR/People functions from the ground up in a startup or scaling organization.
- Is equally comfortable designing a people strategy and personally driving its execution.
- Can challenge leadership constructively and influence decisions.
- Has exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Understands how to maintain startup culture while introducing the systems required to scale.
- Is highly entrepreneurial, pragmatic, data-driven, and execution-focused.
- Believes that great people and strong organizational systems are a competitive advantage.
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