Senior Country HR Partner - India

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and impact-driven Country Human Resources Partner - India to lead the people agenda for specific business group (s) in India in a complex, fast-evolving business environment. This is a country HR role responsible for driving operational excellence, ensuring regulatory rigor, enabling HR/ people transformation programs, and delivering exceptional employee experiences at scale.

The role partners closely with senior business leaders in the country and global HR teams, along with additional stakeholders to shape and execute people strategies that support business growth, workforce transformation, and cultural excellence.

Role

Drive Business Results & HR Excellence

• Lead country-level HR strategy and execution, ensuring seamless alignment with business priorities.
• Strengthen HR governance, policies, and processes to ensure full compliance with labor laws, regulatory requirements, audits, and ethical standards.
• Advance labor relations strategy and engagement with key stakeholders to support business continuity, workforce stability, and effective execution.

Enable Innovation & Digital HR

• Simplify, digitize, and automate HR processes to improve efficiency, reduce cycle times, and enhance employee and manager experience.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled tools and digital capabilities to enable self-service, productivity, and data-driven decision-making across HR operations.

Lead Transformation & Strategic Programs

• Play a pivotal role in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures by managing employee transitions, onboarding, harmonization of policies and benefits, and cultural integration.
• Ensure successful integration of newly transitioned employee populations across the full employee lifecycle, with strong focus on engagement and retention.
• Lead workforce restructuring and workforce management initiatives, ensuring timely, compliant, and employee-centric execution aligned to global strategy and local regulations.

Strengthen Culture, Leadership & Talent

• Champion a strong culture grounded in leadership accountability and inclusive behaviors, particularly during periods of transformation.
• Advance the country HR operating model through strong partnerships with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and People Services teams.
• Build and develop HR capability to support talent growth, internal mobility, career planning, and long-term workforce sustainability.
• Support positioning of the organization as an employer of choice in the market through strong people practices and leadership outcomes.

Stakeholder Groups to Collaborate with

• Senior business leaders and country leadership teams for the BU, People Leader community in BU
• Global and regional HR partners
• Other HR Functional Leads
• Legal, Finance, Tax, Labor Relations, and M&A stakeholders
• Cross-functional partners across business units

What you need to bring:

Required Experience & Skills

• 12+ years of progressive country HR experience, in large, matrixed organizations.
• Knowledge in Indian labor laws, compliance, audits, and labor relations.
• Proven experience leading HR transformation, digitization, and large-scale change initiatives.
• Strong track record in M&A integrations, workforce restructuring, and complex employee programs.
• Ability to influence at senior levels and operate as a trusted advisor to business leadership.

Leadership Capabilities

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
• Commercial and business acumen
• Change leadership and stakeholder influence
• High integrity with a strong governance and ethics mindset
• People-centric leadership style with focus on experience and outcomes

Key Outcomes

• Strong compliance, audit readiness, and risk management outcomes
• Successful execution of workforce and M&A initiatives
• Improved HR operational efficiency and employee experience
• Positive leadership, employee, and stakeholder feedback
• Recognition as a strong employer and people leader in the market

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Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business, Business Objectives, Business Strategies, Change Management Strategies, Coaching, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, HR Programs, Human Resources (HR), Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, People Management, People Strategies, Personal Initiative {+ 5 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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