General Manager - Human Resources

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Business Unit's HR function, ensuring alignment with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's automotive division objectives and budget parameters.
• Develop and maintain an agile and forward-looking organisational structure and manpower plan that anticipates future business challenges and growth opportunities.
• Design, implement, and continuously refine talent acquisition strategies to attract and secure high-calibre professionals in a competitive market.
• Partner with divisional leaders to define and evaluate performance metrics, linking talent strategies closely with business outcomes.
• Champion talent management and succession planning efforts at the business and functional levels, aiming to identify, nurture, and retain top-performing employees.
• Leverage advanced HR analytics and data-driven insights to monitor trends, forecast talent needs, and recommend strategic interventions.
• Assess and implement tailored employee development programmes to foster continuous learning and skill enhancement in alignment with evolving business needs.
• Drive a vibrant, inclusive, and motivating workplace culture through proactive employee engagement and well-being initiatives.
• Address complex employee relations matters with professionalism and fairness, including communication challenges, exits, and grievance resolution, to maintain a positive organisational culture.
• Ensure effective deployment, capability building, and motivation of the HR team to deliver on strategic objectives with excellence.
• Implement and optimise technology-based HR systems and tools within the business unit to improve operational efficiency and innovation in HR practices.
• Plan and execute change management initiatives to support organisational transformation, enhancing the division's adaptability and resilience in a dynamic market environment.

Experience

10-14 years ot total experience in the HR department of an organization of similar scale, this should include 8+ years of experience in a Business HR role

Industry Preferred

Qualifications

Advanced post-graduate degree in HR (MBA or Masters in HR preferred)

General Requirements

• In-depth understanding of business context and relevant industries.
• Experience in driving diverse HR processes and managing teams.
• Strong knowledge of functional HR fundamentals with practical implementation experience and an understanding of associated challenges.