Job Overview

We are seeking a talented, innovative, customer focused Senior Manager HR Partner with a passion for providing best in class HR support to our talented and highly engaged employees. As part of the India HR team, you will be joining a group of professionals who are passionate about ensuring the future growth of the business while maintaining integrity, taking accountability, working together and continually improving to ensure constant innovation and openness to change. Reporting to the Director – HR, this position will closely partner with Business leaders to guarantee alignment in approaching business needs. The successful candidate will effectively work with other HR functions to direct and ensure the successful delivery of HR services required to drive business imperatives within an assigned geographical region. They will proactively seek to identify and resolve issues driving HR operational excellence through TEOA 

Job Responsibilities

• Strategic HR Leadership: Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business goals, enabling organizational capability, agility, and future readiness.

• Talent Management: Lead succession planning, leadership development, and capability‑building initiatives to attract, retain, and grow top talent.
• Employee Experience & Culture: Champion a positive, inclusive culture by driving engagement, well‑being, recognition programs, and DEI initiatives.
• Business Partnering: Advise leaders on organizational design, Hiring key talent. change management, performance, compensation, and workforce productivity in partnership with HR COEs (TA, HRSS & L&D)
• Industrial Relations (IR) & Compliance: Maintain constructive relationships with unions and worker committees through proactive engagement and communication. Manage collective bargaining, long-term settlement negotiations, grievance handling, and conflict resolution.
• HR Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to policies, labor laws, and ethical practices while maintaining high standards of employee relations.
• Data‑Driven HR: Leverage HR analytics to inform decisions, optimize processes, and measure the impact of people programs.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Master’s degree in business administration, HR Management or related field. PHR or SPHR preferred.
• 15+ years of professional experience in HR, Track record of effectively leading in a complex, global, matrixed organization. 
• Experience working with people at all levels around the world, with significant cross-cultural sensitivity, respect, and adaptability.
• Strong expertise in Industrial Relations and union management.
• Self-confident and able to act as a role model of company values. Should have experience as a coach to multiple business leaders across all facets of talent and business strategy. Must be willing to challenge points of view when necessary and offer alternative, constructive suggestions.
• Experience assessing, recruiting, engaging, developing, and motivating employees. Strong assessor of skills, strengths and weaknesses, and willing to take action to upgrade as needed.
• Exceptional energy and results-orientation. Strong influencing skills; assertive without being antagonistic or alienating; ability to work in a collaborative and team-oriented culture. A track record of influencing across an organization.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills. Able to package and present complex analysis and recommendations simply, clearly and comfortably
• Comfort with ambiguity.
• A proven track record of HR excellence, project management and continuous improvement

Competencies