Human resources Senior Manager

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation. Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, values-led team. With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.

Role Overview:

Candescent is hiring a Senior HR Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) to support our Product, Engineering, and Technology functions in India. This role blends strategic advisory with hands-on execution and requires deep understanding of scaling tech teams, partnering with global HR groups, and building people systems that evolve with the business.

You will be responsible for aligning India s people strategy with global priorities, partnering with HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and driving the adoption of global programs such as Compensation, Job Levels, Career Frameworks, and Workday enhancements

Location: Bangalore, India

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic HR Partnership

• Serve as the primary HR partner for Product, Engineering, Design, and associated tech orgs.
• Understand business objectives and translate them into org design, workforce planning, and capability-building initiatives.
• Coach managers and functional leaders, improving leadership maturity and team effectiveness.

2. Compensation, Levels & Career Framework Adoption

• Support the rollout and communication of global compensation structures, benchmarking, and annual cycles.
• Partner with leaders to ensure role leveling, career pathways, and progression frameworks are transparently understood by employees.
• Provide advisory on salary structures, internal equity, and career development aligned with global design principles.

3. Talent Development & Performance Management

• Lead the annual performance cycle: goal-setting, mid-cycle reviews, calibrations, and development planning.
• Implement competency models for technical and managerial roles.
• Identify high-potential talent and support leadership development and succession planning

4. Employee Experience, Culture & Engagement

• Embed Candescent values and a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
• Build engagement programs, listening forums, and team health mechanisms.
• Lead data-backed interventions using eNPS, pulse surveys, and global engagement tools.

5. Talent Acquisition Partnership

• Work with TA to deliver hiring plans, improve recruitment quality, and ensure strong onboarding for tech roles.
• Participate in key hiring screens, especially for senior technical positions.
• Create a feedback loop between TA, HRBP, and business for continuous improvement.

6. Org Effectiveness & Change Management

• Lead org design changes, restructuring, and team evolution as the business scales.
• Drive change management initiatives with strong stakeholder alignment and effective communication plans.
• Support integration of new leaders and cross-functional collaboration rhythms.

7. HR Governance, HRMS & Analytics

• Collaborate with global HRIS teams on Workday configuration, enhancements, and deployment for India.
• Drive adoption of Workday modules across talent management, performance, compensation, onboarding, and reporting.
• Leverage analytics from Workday and internal dashboards to diagnose people issues and drive interventions.
• Strengthen HR operational excellence across onboarding, exits, documentation, and policy adherence.

Requirements:

Experience & Background:

• 10-12 years of progressive HR experience, preferably in product, SaaS, or technology-first environments.
• Strong HRBP experience supporting engineering or tech teams.
• Prior experience partnering with global HR teams on HR programs and systems.
• Workday HRMS user or admin-level experience is a strong advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong business acumen with the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.
• Understanding of compensation structures, levelling frameworks, and job design.
• Data-driven mindset with comfort using HR analytics and Workday reports.
• Excellent influencing, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.