Head of Human Resources

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About Fabheads

A&D, EV, Marine, Biomedical, Drones, Robotics, and high-performance industries.

Awarded Startup of the Year 2020 (Industry 4.0) along with other national recognitions, Fabheads builds cutting-edge platforms ranging from robotic fiber placement systems to micro-automation technologies.

Role Overview

Head of Human Resources

This role involves building HR systems from scratch, shaping culture, ensuring compliance, strengthening talent pipelines, and scaling people processes in a fast-growing deep-tech organisation.

Key Responsibilities

HR Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute HR strategy aligned with business goals.
• Build scalable HR systems to support rapid growth.
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning and culture initiatives.
• Drive organisational development and performance excellence.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Lead hiring across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and corporate roles.
• Build talent pipelines and standardise recruitment practices.
• Strengthen campus hiring, leadership hiring, and internships.

HR Operations & Lifecycle Management

• Oversee onboarding, confirmation, reviews, promotions, and exits.
• Implement HRMS for process automation.
• Ensure documentation accuracy and audit readiness.

Performance Management & Culture

• Build and run a strong performance management framework.
• Drive engagement, recognition, and learning culture.
• Promote innovation, ownership, and accountability.

Compliance & HR Governance

• Ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory requirements.
• Oversee PF, ESI, POSH, gratuity, and statutory audits.
• Maintain HR policies and employee handbook.

Employee Relations

• Handle grievances, disciplinary issues, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure safe, inclusive, and transparent workplace practices.

Learning & Development

• Identify capability gaps and run training programs.
• Drive leadership development and internal mobility.

Required Skills & Experience

• 812 years in HR with 3+ years in an HR Head/leadership role.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, robotics, or industrial setups.
• Strong expertise in compliance and HR operations.
• Proven ability to scale teams and build HR frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
• High empathy, ownership, and adaptability.

Good-to-Have

• Startup or scale-up experience.
• Knowledge of HRMS tools and analytics.
• Experience with technical hiring and factory HR.
• Exposure to multi-location workforce management.

Why Join Fabheads

• Lead HR at a fast-growing deep-tech manufacturing firm.
• Build culture and people systems from the ground up.
• High ownership role influencing organisational direction.
• Work with teams building first-in-the-world technology.