Head - Human Resources - Pharma/Healthcare

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the HR strategy and roadmap aligned with the organisation's 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 & Admin 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 organisation's growth agenda.
• Build scalable HR systems, governance and processes for the next stage of the organisation's evolution.

Ideal Candidate:

• 12 - 18 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.