Performance Management Specialist

About the Role:

We are looking for a Performance Management Specialist to join our dynamic People team and contribute to building a high-performance, feedback-driven culture. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing, executing, and continuously improving performance management processes that align with organizational goals and employee growth.

This role requires a highly structured, people-centric professional with a passion for process excellence and strong cross-functional collaboration, including working with tech, leadership, and people managers

.Key Responsibilitie

s:• Lead end-to-end performance management cycles, including goal setting, monthly reviews, final appraisals, and continuous feedback processe

s.• Design and implement succession planning frameworks to identify and develop high-potential talent and ensure leadership continuit

y.• Drive competency planning initiatives to build role-based competencies aligned to business needs and growth pathway

s.• Guide managers and employees in creating and tracking Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to support skill development and career progressio

n.• Partner with business leaders, managers, and HR teams to ensure timely goal submissions, appraisal discussions, and performance data accurac

y.• Design and deliver training for managers, HODs, and employees on performance management tools, feedback mechanisms, IDPs, and succession planning processe

s.• Collaborate with HR systems teams to design and enhance performance management workflows in tools like Darwinbox (or similar platforms

).• Analyze performance data to provide actionable insights, trends, and department-specific recommendations to leadershi

p.• Prepare and share detailed performance reports, dashboards, and bell curve analyses for leadership and audit purpose

s.• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance the effectiveness and employee experience of the performance management syste

m.• Facilitate calibration and succession planning sessions with HODs and leadership to ensure fairness, consistency, and future-readines

s.• Lead the communication strategy for performance cycles, including reminders, process updates, and feedback collectio

n.• Collaborate with Learning & Development teams to align learning interventions to competency gaps and individual development need

s.Key Requiremen

ts:• 2-6 years of experience in Performance Management, Talent Management, or a related HR functi

on.• Strong understanding of performance management cycles, frameworks, succession planning, competency mapping, and ID

Ps.• Experience working with performance management systems (Darwinbox or similar tools preferre

d).• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and partner with senior leadership, managers, and cross-functional tea

ms.• Proficiency in Google Sheets/Excel for data analysis and reporting; familiarity with performance dashboar

ds.• Strong presentation, training delivery, and communication skil

ls.• Ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into actionable strategi

es.• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneous

ly.• Experience working in fast-paced, tech-driven organizations is a pl

us.Preferred Attribu

tes:• Ownership mindset with a strong drive to deliver measurable imp

act.• Process-oriented and adept at identifying opportunities for improvem

ent.• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across diverse te

ams.• Prior experience in competency framework design, succession planning, or IDP implementation will be an added advant

age.• AI first mind

set.Loca

tion:Hyde

rabadEmployment

Type:Full