Vegrow - Manager - HR Business Partner - IIM/MDI/TISS/XLRI

Vegrow is building the operating system for India's fruits and produce supply chain. We're looking for an HRBP Lead to own the people strategy across multiple business functions, lead and grow a team of HR Business Partners, and as a core priority drive the org design and transformation agenda that scales the company. A senior, high-ownership role for someone who blends sharp business partnering with the ability to build systems, teams, and culture in a fast-moving start-up.

Lead the HRBP function:

• Build, mentor, and grow a team of HRBPs; set the operating rhythm, standards, and priorities for how HR partners the business.
• Own the end-to-end people agenda for your business groups: workforce planning, talent, performance, engagement, and retention.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders, shaping org health and translating business strategy into people outcomes.

Drive org design & transformation:

• Lead or co-lead org-wide projects and transformation interventions end-to-end from problem definition and design to rollout and adoption.
• Own organisation design at scale: role architecture, spans and layers, restructures, and change management as the business grows.
• Build talent development, succession, and leadership capability frameworks for critical roles across the org.
• Shape engagement, culture, and the rewards model: surveys and action planning, benchmarking, and pay-for-performance frameworks.

What we're looking for:

• 10+ years of progressive HR / HRBP experience, including partnering with senior leadership and leading people or projects from AGRI, FMCG, E-Commerce.
• MBA / PGDM in HR from a reputed B-School.
• Proven track record of driving org design and transformation initiatives at scale.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building from scratch: you thrive in a start-up environment.
• Willing to travel regularly to regional and field locations.
• Strong business acumen, executive stakeholder management, and a bias for action.