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CHRO - Renowned Manufacturing organisation (Listed)

Hyderabad Permanent View Job Description
Our client is seeking a strategic, systems-driven CHRO to lead a cultural and capability transformation across the organization. This is not a traditional HR leadership role - it requires an architect's mindset, a psychologist's understanding, and an operator's discipline. The CHRO will own the design and execution of advanced HR systems that define hiring and shape the organisation into a high performer. CHRO's mandate: create a measurable, evolving human infrastructure aligned to character, culture, and business imperatives.
  • Opportunity to lead and architect the HR function for future-ready growth.
  • Opportunity to craft HR into a catalyst for cultural transformation.

About Our Client

Our client is a listed organization with decades of operational excellence and a strong backbone in manufacturing, R&D, and innovation. As they move into the next phase of their growth journey, they are driving a deliberate and forward-looking transformation - building structured systems, scalable frameworks, and process maturity to become a future-ready, global leader. While foundational strengths are in place, their aspiration is to evolve into a more data-driven, process-anchored, and technology-integrated organization that operates with agility at scale.

Job Description

Cultural Transformation & Identity Architecture

  • Define and institutionalize the organization's desired culture and behavioral DNA.
  • Create frameworks to assess, evolve, and reinforce culture at individual, team, and company levels.
  • Design character-based evaluation models including "must-haves," "nice-to-haves," and "anti-patterns.



HR Systems Engineering

  • Build detailed, dynamic systems across core HR functions - recruitment, L&D, performance, succession.
  • Implement real-time dashboards and tools to track culture adoption, engagement, and attrition risk.
  • Codify analytics from onboarding to offboarding, integrating technical and emotional data.



Talent Profiling & Acquisition Intelligence

  • Lead the definition and evolution of role-specific and cross-functional talent archetypes.
  • Deploy advanced character profiling and psychometric tools for selection and internal calibration.
  • Integrate cultural alignment as a core hiring metric.



Learning, Development & Reinforcement

  • Build a Learning Architecture with two tracks: a) Culture-based development (communication, judgment, values) b) Technical mastery (role-specific upskilling based on competency gaps)
  • Design feedback loops to evaluate training effectiveness through performance and sentiment shifts.



Retention & Future Readiness

  • Establish systems to continuously identify, nurture, and challenge top talent for future leadership.
  • Maintain a healthy churn strategy ensuring a ready pipeline of high-potential external candidates while supporting internal growth.
  • Build readiness indices for individuals and teams based on performance, adaptability, and cultural resonance.



The Successful Applicant



  • 18+ years in senior HR, People Strategy, or OD roles; strong background in culture-building and talent systems.


  • Experience implementing psychometric assessments, AI-based TRMs, and learning experience platforms.


  • Exceptional understanding of organizational behavior, character-based hiring, and systemic HR design.


  • Skilled in designing measurable systems - including KPIs for people growth, cultural alignment, and retention.


  • High emotional intelligence with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.


  • Strategic thinker with meticulous execution skills who builds structures that self-sustain.

What's on Offer

A senior leadership role with the autonomy to drive transformation, shape organizational identity, and embed a culture of accountability and high performance

Quote job ref
JN-012025-6653738

Job summary

Function
Human Resources
Sub Sector
HR Director
What is your area of specialisation?
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Location
Hyderabad
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-012025-6653738

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