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HR Director

Gurgaon Permanent View Job Description
Our client is seeking an accomplished HR leader to drive the people strategy, organisational effectiveness agenda, and HR transformation initiatives across South Asia. This role will serve as a strategic partner to senior business leaders while leading talent, culture, industrial relations, employee relations, governance, and workforce planning initiatives.
  • Lead enterprise-wide HR transformation across a dynamic South Asia region.
  • Influence business strategy as a key member of the regional leadership team.

About Our Client

The organisation operates in the Industrial / Manufacturing, China HQ. Our client is a globally recognised manufacturing and industrial organisation with a strong footprint across South Asia. The business is undergoing significant transformation and growth, creating an opportunity for an experienced HR leader to shape organisational capability, strengthen governance, and build a high-performing workforce.

Job Description

  • Develop and execute the regional HR strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and long-term growth objectives.
  • Partner with regional business leaders on organisational design, workforce planning, succession management, and leadership capability building.
  • Lead organisation-wide HR transformation initiatives, including operating model optimisation, job architecture, governance enhancement, and HR digitalisation.
  • Drive organisational effectiveness through structure reviews, role clarity, workforce productivity initiatives, and capability assessments.
  • Oversee the full spectrum of HR operations across multiple South Asian markets, ensuring compliance and consistency in people practices.
  • Lead executive and senior-management talent acquisition, succession planning, and leadership development programmes.
  • Manage regional performance management, compensation reviews, rewards strategy, and workforce cost planning.
  • Partner with Finance and business leaders to manage headcount planning, budgeting, and manpower forecasting.
  • Develop and lead Industrial Relations (IR) strategies across manufacturing and operational sites, including union engagement, collective discussions, labour relations, and workforce stability initiatives.
  • Lead complex Employee Relations (ER) matters including grievance management, disciplinary actions, investigations, conflict resolution, policy interpretation, and workplace conduct matters.
  • Champion employee engagement, organisational culture, change management, and communication initiatives across the region.
  • Utilise HR data, analytics, and workforce insights to support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.

The Successful Applicant

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience within multinational manufacturing, industrial, engineering, or operations-driven environments.
  • Significant experience supporting multi-site operations across India and the broader South Asia region.
  • Proven track record of leading HR transformation, organisational design, and business change initiatives.
  • Strong expertise in organisation design, job architecture, workforce governance, and market benchmarking.
  • Deep understanding of labour laws, employment legislation, Industrial Relations (IR), and Employee Relations (ER) practices.
  • Demonstrated experience managing unionised environments, labour negotiations, employee representative forums, and complex workforce matters.
  • Hands-on experience handling sensitive ER cases, disciplinary processes, grievances, investigations, and dispute resolution.
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience in budgeting, headcount planning, and workforce cost management.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation, and leadership skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a proactive, hands-on approach.
  • Excellent English communication skills.

What's on Offer

  • Strategic regional leadership position with significant visibility and influence.
  • Opportunity to shape the people agenda across multiple countries and business units.
  • Exposure to enterprise-wide transformation, organisational effectiveness, and leadership initiatives.
  • Collaborative environment with direct interaction with regional and global leadership teams.
  • Opportunity to make a lasting impact on culture, capability, and business performance.
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JN-102026-7137212

Job summary

Function
Human Resources
Sub Sector
HR Director
What is your area of specialisation?
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Gurgaon
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-102026-7137212

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