Senior Manager - Human Resource - FMCG/Retail

Key Responsibilities:

1. Domestic & International Talent Acquisition:

• End-to-End Recruitment: Lead full-cycle hiring for domestic FMCG/retail operations as well as overseas entities (regional offices, international distribution hubs, and retail/QSR operations across GCC, US, UK, and APAC).
• Global Talent Pipelines: Design talent pipelines, manage international executive search partners, and facilitate overseas hiring drives.
• Expatriate Management: Oversee expat onboarding, cultural orientation, relocation logistics, and cross-border transition programs for plant managers, chefs, supply chain heads, and executive personnel.

2. Global Mobility & Cross-Border HR Compliance:

• Immigration & Visas: Oversee international visa processing, work permits, permanent residency filings, and global mobility policies in coordination with immigration legal counsels.
• Labor Law Adherence: Ensure strict compliance with labor laws, employment standards, and statutory regulations across domestic factories (Factories Act, Contract Labour Act) and international operating regions (e.g., US Labor Laws, GCC Labour Laws, EU Directives).
• Risk & Taxation: Maintain global HR risk compliance, international taxation awareness (expat payroll/shadow payroll), and cross-border employment contracts.

3. HR Operations, HRMS & International Payroll:

• Compensation & Benefits: Oversee multi-country payroll input validation, benefit administration, and international compensation benchmarking.
• HRMS Management: Manage global HRMS deployment across corporate offices and plants, ensuring unified employee data management, time-tracking, and Leave/Attendance policies.
• Performance Tracking: Drive employee engagement, performance management systems (PMS), and global KRA/KPI alignment across regional and international business units.

4. Employee Relations & Cross-Cultural Management:

• Inclusive Culture: Foster an inclusive, high-performance work culture across multi-cultural and multi-geography teams.
• Grievances & Compliance: Address international employee grievances, conduct cross-border workplace investigations, and enforce global code-of-conduct guidelines.
• Training & Development: Design and execute cross-cultural training and L&D initiatives to align global teams with corporate values, food safety standards, and operational SOPs.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications:

Education:

• 1. MBA / PGDM in HR or Master's in Human Resource Management (MHRM) from a recognized institution.
• 2. Certifications in Global HR (e.g., GPHR, SHRM-SCP) or Labor Laws are highly desirable.

Experience:

• 1. 8 - 14+ years of core HR experience in FMCG, Food Manufacturing, Retail, or QSR.
• 2. Mandatory: 3+ years of hands-on experience handling international HR operations, cross-border recruitment, and global mobility.