Group Head - Human Resources - Manufacturing Firm

About the Organisation:

A rapidly scaling Indian business group with a strong legacy in manufacturing and consumer products is looking to hire a Group HR Head to lead the people function across multiple business verticals and manufacturing locations.

The organisation is currently in a transformational growth phase with aggressive expansion plans, new product launches, and capacity scale-ups across India and international markets. This role offers the opportunity to build and institutionalise the HR function at a group level while working closely with the promoters and senior leadership team.

• This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who enjoys building systems, driving culture, and scaling organisations in fast-paced environments.
• Key Responsibilities:
• HR Strategy & Organisation Building:

• Design and implement group-wide HR policies, systems, and governance frameworks
• Build scalable HR processes aligned with business growth objectives
• Drive organisation structure, workforce planning, and people strategy across business units

Talent Acquisition & Leadership Hiring:

• Lead strategic hiring across corporate, manufacturing, sales, and leadership functions
• Build strong talent pipelines to support expansion plans
• Strengthen employer branding and talent attraction initiatives

Performance & Compensation:

• Implement robust performance management systems linked to business outcomes
• Drive compensation benchmarking, rewards, and performance-linked structures
• Establish accountability and high-performance culture across teams

Learning & Organisational Development:

• Identify capability gaps and implement L&D initiatives
• Build leadership pipelines and succession planning frameworks
• Coach senior stakeholders and business leaders

Employee Engagement & Culture:

• Drive employee engagement, retention, and cultural transformation initiatives
• Build people practices that foster ownership, accountability, and collaboration
• Strengthen communication and employee connect mechanisms across locations

Industrial Relations & Compliance:

• Oversee labour law compliance and employee relations across manufacturing sites
• Partner with plant HR/IR teams on industrial relations matters
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

Stakeholder Management:

• Act as a strategic advisor to promoters and senior leadership
• Support business decisions through organisation and people insights
• Lead HR transformation initiatives during scale and change

Digital & AI-Driven HR Capability:

• Strong understanding and practical exposure to modern HR Tech platforms and digital HR ecosystems
• Well-versed in leveraging contemporary AI tools for talent acquisition, sourcing, HR analytics, employee engagement, learning \u0026 development, and productivity enhancement
• Familiarity with AI-enabled recruitment platforms, ATS systems, HR automation workflows, and people analytics tools
• Ability to drive digital transformation initiatives within the HR function and improve operational efficiency through technology adoption
• Comfortable working in a data-driven, technology-enabled, fast-scaling business environment

Required Candidate Profile:

Experience:

• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience
• Prior experience with large Indian groups, manufacturing businesses, or professionally managed organisations preferred
• Exposure to multi-location operations and complex workforce environments is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of manufacturing HR and industrial relations preferred

Skills:

• Expertise across Talent Acquisition, PMS, Compensation, L&D, Engagement, and HR Operations
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution
• Strong communication, influencing, and organisational skills

Qualification:

• MBA / PGDM in HR from a reputed institute preferred