Associate Director- Human Resource

Associate Director – HR

Job Summary

Talent Acquisition (60%)

Compliance (40%)

strategic yet hands-on HR leader

SAP-based organizations

trusted advisor to leadership

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Lead end-to-end hiring strategies to support the company’s growth to 250+ employees and beyond.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with recruitment agencies, headhunters, and strategic talent networks to access high-quality talent.
• Optimize recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, and offer-to-join ratios.
• Drive employer branding initiatives to position the company as an employer of choice.
• Oversee structured onboarding programs to improve new hire experience and retention.
• Leverage systems for recruitment analytics, candidate management, and reporting.
• HR Compliance & Governance
• Ensure full compliance with Indian labor laws, statutory regulations, and company HR policies.
• Conduct HR audits, manage vendor relationships, and mitigate compliance risks.
• Develop, update, and enforce HR policies aligned with business needs and industry best practices.
• Maintain HR records, reporting, and processes through SAP-based systems.
• Strategic HR Leadership & Business Partnership
• Partner with leadership to align HR strategy with business objectives, providing insights on workforce health, talent risks, and people KPIs.
• Contribute to organizational design and workforce planning for scalability.
• Represent HR in board-level discussions and provide data-driven recommendations for key business decisions.
• Employee Engagement & Culture
• Design and implement employee engagement programs, performance management frameworks, and succession planning initiatives.
• Drive learning and development programs, employee well-being initiatives, and career growth opportunities.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across the organization.
• HR Technology & Digital Transformation
• Implement and manage HR processes, focusing on automation, predictive analytics, and reporting.
• Establish HR dashboards to monitor key performance metrics in real time.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• 20+ years of overall HR experience, with 12–14 years in HR leadership and Talent Acquisition roles with SAP Based Organisations.
• Mandatory experience with SAP-based organizations.
• Proven expertise in Talent Acquisition (large-scale hiring, employer branding, workforce planning) and HR Compliance.
• Experience in scaling mid-sized organizations (250–500 employees).
• Strong knowledge of Indian labor laws, statutory compliance, and HR operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor HR teams of 10+ direct reports.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and change management skills.