Director Human Resources

Navsan; India; Remote; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Opportunity to shape company culture

High influence on HR practices

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Director of Human Resources to lead HR functions and talent acquisition efforts in India. This critical role involves shaping the HR and recruiting strategies to support rapid growth while ensuring alignment with global standards. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in HR, a strong understanding of Indian labor laws, and the ability to work closely with US-based leadership. This position offers a remote work model and the opportunity to influence company culture significantly.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong experience leading recruiting functions.
• Understanding of compliance and labor laws in India.

Responsibilities

• Lead the recruiting function to support business growth.
• Own core HR functions including employee relations and compliance.
• Design programs focused on engagement and career development.

Skills

Leading recruiting and talent acquisition

Understanding of India HR practices

Strategic thinking and hands-on operation

Employee relations

Job description

We are a US-headquartered professional services and consulting firm with a growing global footprint and a significant presence in India. Our focus is on building scalable people practices that support continued expansion while maintaining a strong, employee-first culture.

Role Overview

The Director of Human Resources will own the end-to-end HR function and play a critical leadership role in scaling the organization globally, with a primary focus on India-based talent and recruiting operations.

The company has a growing recruiting and HR function, and this role will lead and scale talent acquisition while building strong, end-to-end HR practices. This is a hands-on, builder role for someone who has led HR through rapid growth and understands how to balance speed with structure.

The Director of HR will partner closely with US-based executive leadership, while acting as the senior HR leader for India.

Key Responsibilities

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Leadership

• Lead and scale the recruiting function to support rapid business growth
• Define and execute talent acquisition strategy aligned with business priorities
• Improve hiring pipelines, quality of hire, and time-to-fill
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning and future hiring needs
• Establish consistent hiring standards, interview processes, and candidate experience
• Strengthen employer branding and recruiting operations

End-to-End HR Ownership

• Own all core HR functions including employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits, HR policies, compliance, onboarding, and offboarding
• Build scalable HR processes and frameworks that support growth
• Serve as the primary HR partner for managers and leadership
• Ensure alignment between local HR practices and global standards

Culture & Employee Experience

• Build and reinforce a strong employee-first culture
• Design programs focused on engagement, retention, and career development
• Implement consistent performance management and feedback frameworks
• Coach and support managers on people leadership and employee development
• Act as a trusted and approachable HR leader for employees at all levels

Strategic & Global Partnership

• Partner with US-based leadership on people and talent strategy
• Provide insights and recommendations on organizational design and scaling
• Identify gaps in HR and recruiting processes and proactively implement improvements
• Prepare the HR function for future growth through systems, tools, and structure

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• 12+ years of progressive HR experience
• Strong experience leading recruiting and talent acquisition
• Prior experience scaling HR in a fast-growing organization
• Solid understanding of India HR practices, labor laws, and compliance
• Ability to operate hands-on while thinking strategically
• Comfort working with global teams and US-based leadership across time zones

Preferred

• Experience in professional services, consulting, BPO, or technology-enabled firms
• Experience building or significantly upgrading HR processes
• Exposure to global or distributed workforce models
• Experience supporting offshore delivery organizations

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to shape HR and recruiting at a critical growth stage
• Direct partnership with US-based executive leadership
• High influence on company culture and people practices
• Fully remote role based in India
• Ability to build systems, teams, and culture that will scale long-term