Head Human Resources & Administration For Pharma Client

Job Title: Head – Human Resources & Administration

Location: Mumbai

Reporting to: MD & CEO

About the Role:

Our client is a fast-growing pharmaceutical organisation with a strong presence in India and an established international business. The organisation is currently on an

ambitious 5X growth journey, making this a critical leadership role in shaping the people agenda for the next phase of the business.

The role will have complete responsibility for HR & Administration for the India organisation, covering the corporate office in Mumbai and two manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, with a

workforce of 200+ employees along with contractual manpower.

The organisation is also entering the B2C space in India, creating the need for a more agile, scalable and future-ready people organisation.

Role Context

• Mumbai-based leadership position with regular travel/engagement with manufacturing locations in Gujarat.
• Responsible for the India HR & Administration function.
• International B2C operations are outside the scope of this position.
• 5-day working week.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the HR strategy and roadmap aligned with the organisations 5X growth ambition.
• Build and institutionalise the HR framework, policies, processes and systems required for a rapidly scaling organisation.
• Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team on organisation design, talent, capability and people strategy.
• Lead the complete HR & Administration function for India, covering corporate and manufacturing locations.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of 9 HR & Admin professionals.
• Drive workforce planning, organisation structuring and manpower productivity.
• Build robust frameworks for talent acquisition, succession planning, performance management and leadership development.
• Establish a strong performance-driven, accountable and high-engagement culture.
• Strengthen compensation & benefits, career architecture and reward mechanisms.
• Drive learning, capability building and future leadership pipelines.
• Lead employee relations, industrial relations, statutory compliance and labour-related matters across manufacturing locations.
• Oversee Administration, facilities and employee services.
• Introduce HR analytics, dashboards and data-driven decision making.
• Lead change management and HR transformation initiatives to support the organisations growth agenda.
• Build scalable HR systems, governance and processes for the next stage of the organisations evolution.

Ideal Candidate

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience in HR leadership / strategic HRBP roles.
• Strong preference for candidates from Pharma / Healthcare / Life Sciences, particularly those with manufacturing exposure.
• Demonstrated experience in building or transforming HR frameworks and systems.
• Strong business partnering experience with promoters, CEO/CXO and senior leadership.
• Experience handling both corporate and plant HR, including employee and industrial relations.
• Strong strategic orientation with the ability to translate business objectives into a clear people agenda.
• Experience leading and developing HR teams across multiple locations.
• MBA/PGDM in HR from a reputed institution preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking, ownership and execution capability.