Job Description

  • Opportunity to lead HR for a large volume of business
  • High Ownership role

    • About Our Client

    Our client is a fast-growing, multi-location retail chain with a deep presence across South India. With strong business momentum and continuous expansion, they are looking to hire a dynamic senior HR leader to drive people strategy, employee relations, and operational excellence across their South India footprint.

    This is a diversity-focused leadership mandate.

    Job Description

    1. Regional HR Leadership

  • Lead the HR function across South India, ensuring alignment with business strategy and organisational goals.
  • Drive HR transformation initiatives to support scale, efficiency, and employee experience.
  • Provide strategic input to the Group Head - HR and business leadership on people priorities.



    • 2. Industrial Relations & Compliance

  • Manage IR matters proactively across Kerala and South India.
  • Ensure statutory compliance, risk mitigation, and strong union/employee relations.
  • Build IR capability within regional HR teams.



    • 3. HR Operations & Execution

  • Oversee employee life-cycle management, HR operations, and people processes across 200+ locations.
  • Strengthen systems, SOPs, and governance to support a high-velocity operational environment.
  • Drive improvements in productivity, policy adherence, and service delivery.



    • 4. Talent & Engagement

  • Partner with business to drive talent planning, capability building, and workforce optimisation.
  • Implement engagement, retention, and culture programs that support frontline and corporate teams.
  • Lead succession planning and development initiatives for high-potential talent.



    • 5. Stakeholder & Business Partnering

  • Act as a trusted advisor to regional leaders, cluster heads, and operations teams.
  • Drive people decisions through strong influence, data-backed insights, and commercial understanding.
  • Build strong relationships across geographies and diverse business units.



    • 6. Team Leadership

  • Lead and develop a team of 17-18 HR members across HRBP, HR Ops, and field HR roles.
  • Build a high-performance, business-aligned HR team with strong execution capability.

    • The Successful Applicant

    Preferred Candidate Profile

  • Female candidates strongly preferred as part of the organisation's diversity charter.
  • 8-10+ years of experience in HR, with exposure to high-velocity, heavy-operations environments.
  • Background from sectors such as retail, hospitals, sales-heavy organisations, dealerships, FMCG, logistics/warehousing, or similar multi-site businesses.
  • Strong IR experience, especially within Kerala, is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate complex field environments.
  • High energy, strategic mindset, and ability to drive change in a fast-growing business.
  • Willingness to travel extensively across South India.

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