HR Head, Renewable Energy

Confidential client: a growing renewable energy EPC company installing solar water pumping systems across several Indian states, with a large field workforce.
Position snapshot Title: HR Head Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat (six-day work week) Scope: the full HR function, including recruitment, employee relations, workforce administration, engagement, payroll, and reward and recognition Languages: English, Hindi and Gujarati Notice period: under one month preferred
Overall responsibility
Lead the HR department: set up processes, drive people strategy and manage execution across recruitment, employee relations, workforce administration, engagement, payroll, and reward and recognition. Ensure compliance with regulations, professional standards and policies, and build HR policies tailored to the business. Lead, support and develop the HR team, share best practice and uphold professional standards. Build SOPs, lead digital transformation in HR and ensure SOPs are followed. Drive continuous improvement in engagement and welfare, productivity, line-manager ownership of HR and leadership capability. Run strategic workforce planning: current and future needs, skill gaps and the plans to close them. Build succession plans for key roles. Create and manage the HR budget. Use HR analytics for data-driven decisions. Design and run a performance appraisal system aligned with company goals.
Day-to-day work
Coach, mentor and support senior colleagues to build strengths, maintain relationships and improve retention. Manage training, learning and development initiatives. Look after workforce well-being, attract new talent and report on HR, payroll and L&D. Advise on employment policy and equip managers to handle workforce issues. Lead hiring for heads of other departments. Design evaluation criteria, metrics and training for fair performance assessment, run timely reviews and act on the results.
Key result areas and KPIs Recruitment cost per hire and time-to-fill for key positions Compliance audit results and HR policies that meet laws and regulations Effective execution of HR processes and systems, and of the HR budget Completion rate of performance appraisals Talent development programs and succession plans in place Employee satisfaction and turnover Training hours per employee, share of employees meeting development goals, participation in development programs Operational efficiency in payroll and expense management
What you bring
About 8 to 10 years leading HR for an organization of roughly 300 to 1,500 people. Experience leading HR through a scale-up from about 100 to 500+ employees (preferred). Experience leading digital transformation in HR (preferred). Experience in the same or adjacent industries with a field workforce (preferred). A master's degree; an MBA from a good institute is preferred.
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