Senior Manager, Business Partnering

Job Summary

A fast-paced, innovative and dynamic organization is seeking a highly strategic, driven, and progressive Senior Manager, HR Business Partner (HRBP) to join the team, based out of Gurugram. Reporting to the Head of Gurugram Business Partnering, this role will partner with key business groups as part of a 13-person strong global team.

This is both a strategic and hands-on role, expected to collaborate and influence at all levels of the organization. The HRBP will partner closely with the other Centers of Excellence such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, People Operations, Finance and Legal. In partnership with the business, this role is empowered to execute proactively and innovatively on the people strategy and to have a real impact on leaders and individual contributors across the organization. The ideal candidate should be highly collaborative with experience in every aspect of HR management including, but not limited to talent acquisition, organizational development, talent management, performance management, investigations, compensation and benefits. This individual must be comfortable balancing competing priorities and conflicting opinions, in an environment of potential ambiguity and dynamic change.

Specific Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Provide both strategic and tactical support to local and global leadership and Gurugram employees, executing on our talent strategy throughout the year.
• Build strong relationships with your business leaders, provide thought leadership and coaching in order to help drive and support the people strategy and cultivate effective solutions to people issues.
• Ability to assess the organization's capability to deliver on business strategies and translate business needs into HR strategies and effective solutions.
• Proactively develop, recommend, and implement a talent strategy to support business goals, specifically with regards to organization development, talent acquisition, performance management, retention, learning and development, and employee relations
• Ability to conduct in-depth investigations into employee relation matters.
• Collaborate with the business to drive high performing teams and a culture of feedback and coaching. Partner with the business on performance improvement and career progression
• Work with the Compensation team to foster the creation and application of effective compensation programs that drive business priorities, retain and motivate talent
• Oversee and manage all day-to-day HR activities to provide comprehensive support for assigned business groups, ensuring alignment with company objectives and HR strategies. Run annual compensation, performance review, talent review, promotion and job re-leveling processes for assigned client groups
• Interpret and provide guidance on company policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and regulations.
• Use data to analyze trends in the business and inform where to focus resources. Leverage insights proactively to develop and evolve the people strategy and optimize performance and mitigate risks.
• Focus on advancing diversity and inclusion efforts across the business, in particular around hiring, development and retention.
• Manage, contribute and partner with HR colleagues on local and/or global projects and strategic initiatives, as required
• Use a strong commercial mindset, a deep understanding of your business groups and insight from the external industry to effectively support your business

An ideal candidate will have the following:

• 10+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience with strong business acumen
• Postgraduate / Graduate degree from a top-tier university
• Superior communication, problem-solving and critical thinking skill
• Must be experienced working in a highly collaborative matrix organization
• Ability to adapt and be agile, navigate through ambiguity and prioritize multiple work streams without sacrificing quality
• Proven experience executing on organizational changes, to support the business strategy
• Highly strategic, with a track record of demonstrated impact to a company’s HR practices and procedures
• Demonstrated strong internal stakeholder management, both with senior management, frontline employees, and internal support functions
• Adept in technical HR knowledge across the various HR functions such as compensation, change management, talent acquisition, employee relations, HR analytics, etc.
• Results oriented, with a sense of urgency and a focus on service delivery and willingness to be hands-on
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively, while ensuring a high level of accuracy and organization and attention to detail

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.