Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager - HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition

Job Title: Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager - HRBP & Talent Acquisition.

Location: Gurugram.

Experience: 6-10 Years.

Role Summary:

We are looking for a dynamic HR professional who can effectively balance 50% HR Business Partnering and 50% Talent Acquisition responsibilities. The role requires an individual who can partner with business leaders, drive employee engagement and performance, while simultaneously leading end-to-end recruitment for critical positions. The ideal candidate should have worked in fast-paced, high-pressure and rugged business environments where hiring volumes, business expectations, and operational challenges demand agility, resilience, and strong execution capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Human Resources Business Partner (50%):

• Act as the HR Business Partner for assigned business functions.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, organization design and people strategies.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and improve employee experience.
• Support performance management, goal setting, talent reviews and succession planning.
• Coach managers on employee relations, conflict resolution and HR best practices.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws and HR processes.
• Analyse HR metrics and recommend actions to improve productivity and retention.
• Facilitate onboarding, confirmations, transfers, promotions and employee lifecycle management.
• Drive culture-building initiatives and organizational change management.

2. Talent Acquisition (50%):

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for mid and senior-level positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and define hiring strategies.
• Source candidates through multiple channels including LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals and market mapping.
• Conduct candidate assessments, interviews and stakeholder coordination.
• Ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Build talent pipelines for critical and future hiring needs.
• Negotiate offers and manage the joining process.
• Track recruitment metrics including TAT, source effectiveness and offer-to-join ratio.
• Continuously improve hiring processes and employer branding initiatives.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent qualification.
• 6-10 years of relevant HR experience with significant exposure to both HRBP and Talent Acquisition.
• Strong business partnering, stakeholder management and recruitment capabilities.
• Experience hiring across multiple functions and levels.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Mandatory Qualification:

• The candidate must have worked in high-pressure, rugged and execution-driven environments where managing business demands, employee issues and aggressive hiring targets simultaneously is part of the role.
• Candidates who have spent the majority of their careers in highly structured, low-intensity corporate environments with limited ownership or execution responsibility may not be suitable for this position.