AVP- HR Strategy - 12+ Years - Chennai

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescendo Global invites senior HR leaders to join a growing GCC-focused organization in Chennai. You will shape progressive people practices, workforce strategies and AI-enabled HR solutions at scale.

The role emphasizes HR transformation, data-driven insights, and building talent pipelines while partnering with senior leaders to drive organisation design and future skills.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of progressive HR experience with exposure to strategy and transformation.
• Experience in two or more areas such as HR transformation, HRMS/ATS implementation, people analytics, talent strategy, employer branding, OD or employee experience.
• Strong understanding of digital HR, HR technology, automation and AI use cases.
• MBA/PGDM/Master's degree in HR, Business Admin, Psychology, or OD.
• Experience in GCCs, shared services, BFSI, consulting or technology services preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and execution capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive HR strategy and workforce planning aligned with business growth and capability priorities.
• Lead HR transformation, digitalisation, process improvement and HR technology initiatives.
• Identify and implement AI and automation use cases across HR.
• Develop people analytics, HR dashboards and data-driven workforce insights.
• Strengthen talent strategy, employer branding, talent pipelines and candidate experience.
• Drive employee experience, culture, retention and change management initiatives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders on organisation design, succession planning and future skills.
• Establish governance, project tracking, risk management and executive reporting.

Skills

HR transformation

People analytics

Talent strategy

Employer branding

Employee experience

Organisational Development

Education

MBA/PGDM/Master's in HR or related field

Tools

HRMS/ATS

Job description

Location

Chennai

Your Future Employer

A growing GCC is strengthening its HR function to become more technology-enabled, data-driven and market competitive. This role will play a key part in shaping progressive people practices, workforce strategies and AI-enabled HR solutions.

Responsibilities

1. 1. Drive HR strategy and workforce planning aligned with business growth and capability priorities.
2. 2. Lead HR transformation, digitalisation, process improvement and HR technology initiatives.
3. 3. Identify and implement practical AI and automation use cases across HR.
4. 4. Develop people analytics, HR dashboards and data-driven workforce insights.
5. 5. Strengthen talent strategy, employer branding, talent pipelines and candidate experience.
6. 6. Drive employee experience, culture, retention and change management initiatives.
7. 7. Partner with senior stakeholders on organisation design, succession planning and future skills.
8. 8. Establish governance, project tracking, risk management and executive-level reporting.

Requirements

1. 1. 12-15 years of progressive HR experience with strong exposure to HR strategy and transformation.
2. 2. Hands-on experience in at least two areas such as HR transformation, HRMS/ATS implementation, people analytics, talent strategy, employer branding, OD or employee experience.
3. 3. Strong understanding of digital HR, HR technology, automation and emerging AI use cases.
4. 4. MBA/PGDM/Master's degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, Organisational Development or a related discipline.
5. 5. Experience in GCCs, shared services, BFSI, consulting, technology services or multinational environments is preferred.
6. 6. Strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking and execution capabilities.

What is in it for you

1. 1. Opportunity to shape a future-ready HR function within a growing GCC.
2. 2. Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic transformation initiatives.
3. 3. Opportunity to drive AI, digital HR and workforce innovation.
4. 4. Scope to build progressive, market-relevant people practices and influence the employee experience at scale.

Disclaimer

Crescendo Global specializes in Senior to C-level niche recruitment. We are passionate about empowering job seekers and employers with an engaging memorable job search and leadership hiring experience. Crescendo Global does not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Keywords :

HR Strategy, HR Transformation, Workforce Planning, Digital HR, AI in HR, HR Technology, People Analytics, Talent Strategy, Employer Branding, Employee Experience, HRMS, ATS, Change Management, Organization Development, GCC, HR Leadership, Crescendo Global.