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Group Head - HR Advisory & Talent - Chennai/Blr

Chennai Permanent View Job Description
This role sits at the intersection of talent advisory and HR leadership, partnering with high-growth businesses to build and scale leadership teams. You will also create and run a best-in-class talent acquisition and people strategy capability to support both internal and external HR consulting assignments.
  • Advise CXOs and business heads on HR strategy and talent strategy
  • Build a talent function at the intersection of business and best practices

About Our Client

Our client is a growth-focused business group that partners with ambitious, mid-sized and high-growth businesses across sectors. The firm works closely with CXOs, founders and leadership teams to accelerate scale, with a strong emphasis on building high-quality organisations and leadership depth.

Job Description

  • Partner with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams of high-growth businesses to define and execute talent strategies aligned to scale.
  • Lead CXO and senior leadership hiring mandates end-to-end, including role definition, sourcing, assessment, and onboarding.
  • Build and manage a strong pipeline of leadership talent across key sectors and functional areas.
  • Act as a strategic advisor on organisational design, leadership structuring, and succession planning.
  • Develop compensation frameworks, leadership benchmarks, and people practices suited for scaling organisations.
  • Build and manage relationships with executive search firms and external talent partners where required.
  • Create and scale an internal talent acquisition capability to support multiple hiring mandates across businesses.
  • Establish HR processes, performance frameworks, and people systems for both internal and client-facing environments.
  • Support onboarding and integration of senior leaders to ensure effectiveness and retention.
  • Partner with leadership on culture building, workforce planning, and long-term talent strategy.

The Successful Applicant

  • 15+ years of experience across HR leadership, talent strategy, or executive search.
  • Proven track record in CXO hiring within startups, high-growth, or mid-sized organisations.
  • Strong exposure to building teams in scaling environments
  • Ability to operate as a trusted advisor to CXOs, founders and senior stakeholders.
  • Experience building or scaling talent acquisition functions or HR systems from scratch.
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
  • High adaptability and comfort working across multiple mandates in fast-paced environments.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to work closely with CXOs, founders and leadership teams in scaling businesses.
  • High-impact role blending advisory, execution, and strategic HR leadership.
  • Competitive compensation with long-term upside.
  • Platform to build a differentiated talent function across multiple high-growth environments.
  • Broad exposure across industries and business models.
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7025003

Job summary

Function
Human Resources
Sub Sector
HR Director
What is your area of specialisation?
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Chennai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-052026-7025003

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

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