Employee Experience & DEI Partner

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace.

Further information at ZEISS India.

Role Purpose :

Own and continuously strengthen the employee experience at ZEISS India by driving engagement, inclusion, effective internal communication, and data-led insights. The role ensures that employee voice, communication, and experience initiatives are translated into meaningful actions that build trust, clarity, inclusion, and a strong organizational culture.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Employee Engagement

• Own the Employee Engagement Survey lifecycle including readiness, execution, insights, action planning, and progress tracking.
• Design and facilitate qualitative listening mechanisms such as FGDs, pulse checks, and leadership workshops.
• Drive SSC- and BU-level engagement action plans in partnership with HRBPs and business leaders.
• Oversee Recreation Committee governance, ensuring consistent and meaningful engagement activities across locations.

2. Employee Experience

• Design and continuously improve the end-to-end employee experience across key moments that matter, with a strong focus on onboarding.
• Own the rollout and enhancement of digital and business-specific onboarding journeys.

• Enable managers and employees on people processes through structured toolkits, communication, and enablement sessions.
• Partner with HRBPs to ensure experience standards are applied consistently across BUs.

3. Internal Communications

• Own the internal communications framework to ensure clarity, consistency, and transparency.
• Plan and execute quarterly townhalls, Café Conversations with leaders, and HR newsletters.
• Own the setting up of intranet for ZEISS India via multiple channels including yammer and team ZEISS
• Align internal communication with business priorities, leadership messaging, and change initiatives.
• Track effectiveness of communication channels and refine approaches based on feedback and engagement data.

4. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

• Design and drive the DEI roadmap aligned to ZEISS values, culture, and business priorities.
• Own DEI initiatives across development (e.g., Career development programs), inclusion, awareness, and policy enablement.
• Own the program design, vendor identification, evaluation and onboarding for driving programs that require external partnership support.
• Drive focus on strategic global priorities and localize the implementation at the SSC level ( Eg: Agenda 2030, IWD)
• Partner with leaders and HR teams to embed inclusive behaviors into everyday ways of working.
• Track DEI progress through defined metrics and ensure regular communication of outcomes and impact.

5. Data, Analytics & Insights

• Analyze people data including engagement results, attrition trends, onboarding feedback, DEI indicators, and communication metrics.
• Translate quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights and recommendations for leadership.

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• Build dashboards and structured updates to track progress and effectiveness of initiatives.
• Support leadership decision-making through data-based narratives and insights.

6. Special HR Projects

• Lead or contribute to cross-functional and strategic HR projects as part of the broader HR transformation agenda.
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives such as culture transformation, change programs, or new HR capability build-outs.
• Partner with HR leadership, PMO, and other functions to ensure timely delivery and impact of special projects.

Stakeholder Management & Governance :

• Work closely with HRBPs, business leaders, and central HR teams to align priorities and drive accountability.
• Influence leaders to role-model behaviors that strengthen engagement, inclusion, and communication.

Key Competencies :

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights
• Strong communication and facilitation capability
• Stakeholder influence and collaboration skills
• Structured execution combined with strategic thinking