Head of Human Resources

📍Job Location:

Chennai

CTC: 18-24 LPA (negotiable based on experience and fit)

💡About Us:

Solinas is a deep-tech company where we develop robotic solutions for the water and sanitation industry, solving problems of water leakages and eliminating manual scavenging. Solinas products are being designed for Indian challenges with products like pipeline inspection, robotic cleaning and leveraging AI for digitization of underground assets. We have received numerous awards, including the one by honourable prime minister Narendra Modi as well as from the honourable chief ministers of 6+ states.

About the Role

At the heart of the role, its about being the person who holds the ethos of Solinas together and keeps the team motivated to do their work. We need someone who is genuinely passionate about people development, org building and who cares about the energy of people in the room.

Our vision is to be trailblazers in the People & Culture field, and set benchmarks that make people’s heads turn around, and power business growth organically. We would like to craft compelling, seamless, highly enjoyable, warm and unforgettable people experiences with a high stickiness factor that leaves people wanting more.

We want to attract, excite and nurture people so that they are able to put their best foot forward willingly, and we want to build that very very organically. This is not just tall talk – we understand

that it takes a lot of time, effort and truckloads of energy to build such a well oiled machine and ensure it keeps getting better. We are absolutely willing to work super hard for it!

If you’re someone who gets this, is inspired by the vision and truly willing to live and breathe going over and beyond for our people, just to put a smile on their face, solve a problem for them and give them the feeling that they’re truly being cared for, we need to get talking.

WE WANT SOMEONE WHO:

1) Thinks like a product owner while building culture – Streamlines the people’s journey from the first touch point (be it a JD, a call or onboarding) to exit, removes frictions, and optimizes for engagement. All this because business is about people and the best businesses in the world are created by crafting great people experiences which reflect what Solinas really stands for.

2) Uses data, not guesswork to make culture related decisions – You should be super comfortable with numbers, building dashboards that give actionable insights to the business and get them thinking about what they can do better.

3) Sell a vision, not just a JD – Because talent joins a mission, not an org chart or a specific role! You understand the wholesome meaning of employer branding both with the company and externally.

REQUIREMENTS:

Technical competencies

● Any degree – As you can imagine, developing people is not about having some degree. So we’re not really specific about this, but we’re razor focussed on the kind of experiences you can craft for people such that they feel delighted and valued.

● Talent Acquisition – a role agnostic specialist who believes you can crack any role as long as you have the right tools and inputs.

● People Ops – You need to be super comfortable with numbers, using excel and advanced formulae to automate things. You should be able to set up scalable people processes (payroll, onboarding; exit formalities, mass customization of employee letters, People MIS automations, etc.) using any HRMS (Keka is what we use)

● People Partnering – You understand the pulse of a fast growing startup and are able to conceptualize, design and execute highly impactful engagement strategies and initiatives that showcase an obvious business impact.

● Learning & Development – This is at a very nascent stage right now. You’ll be owning this and setting it up from ground zero. This means you should be comfortable navigating unknown and unexplored terrains.

Behavioural competencies

● A mad passion for crafting exceptional people experiences and feeling excited about making a positive difference to others’ lives

● You naturally create a jolly, light hearted, and warm atmosphere around you wherever you go

● Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively in an environment where there are constantly competing priorities fighting for your time

● Very high on trust and discipline

● Strong verbal and written communication skills

We have a team of 2 amazing people in the people and culture team who will be supporting you in your work.

Join us at Solinas