Director, Human Resources (India)

avathon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Avathon, a leader in Industrial AI autonomy, seeks a Director of Human Resources for India to scale people operations from the Bangalore hub. You will act as strategic HR partner, aligning global objectives with local execution, driving workforce planning, retention, career pathing, and development initiatives for a high-performing India team.

You will partner with US HR on forecasting, compensation benchmarking, policy alignment, and compliance, while shaping talent strategy to enable rapid

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in a multinational technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Bridge global and regional strategy. Align talent strategies with corporate objectives.
• Design and execute retention initiatives and engagement frameworks for the Bangalore market.
• Coordinate performance review cycles, promotions, and 9-box talent reviews with managers and global HR.
• Ensure statutory compliance, POSH requirements, workplace policies and visa logistics in coordination with legal counsel.
• Benchmark and implement competitive compensation, incentive, and equity models for Bangalore tech market.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic HR

Job description

Who We Are & Why Join Us

Avathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries -- energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and logistics -- accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems, bringing together time series, structured, unstructured, and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management, supply chain intelligence, visual AI, and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins, normal behavior modeling, natural language processing, and computer vision, Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale.

Cutting-Edge AI Innovation -- Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment -- Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful Impact -- Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives.

Learn more at: avathon.com

Who We Are & Why Join Us

Avathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries - energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and logistics - accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems, bringing together time series, structured, unstructured, and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management, supply chain intelligence, visual AI, and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins, normal behavior modeling, natural language processing, and computer vision, Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale.

Cutting-Edge AI Innovation - Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment - Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful

Build the story of Physical AI. Show the world what industrial autonomy looks like.

Avathon is building the future of Physical AI by bringing intelligence and autonomy to the industrial systems that power, produce, move, and protect the world.

Our technology is being applied to some of the most consequential real-world environments: energy, mining, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and global supply chains. From our strategic partnership with Aramco Digital and work across the Saudi industrial ecosystem, to our work with Airbus, Boeing, and the U.S. Department of War, Avathon is helping leading organizations move from AI insights toward intelligent, increasingly autonomous operations.

We are now looking for an exceptional Director, Human Resources - India to help scale that growth and lead our regional People operations and talent strategy from our Bangalore hub. You will be Avathon's strategic HR leader in India-part organizational architect, part workforce strategist, part L&D champion, and part trusted leadership advisor. Working in close collaboration with US HR Leadership, you will bridge global business objectives with local execution, driving critical People initiatives around strategic workforce planning, retention strategies, career pathing, and employee development. While you will partner with Talent Acquisition on forecasting and organizational growth, your primary focus will be optimizing, engaging, and retaining our high-performing team in India.

What You'll Do

• Bridge global and regional strategy. Partner directly with US HR leadership and local executive management to align talent strategies, culture, and organizational structures with corporate objectives.
• Design and execute data-driven retention initiatives, employee recognition programs, and engagement frameworks tailored to the competitive Bangalore technology market.
• Facilitate local execution of global performance review cycles, promotion calibrated sessions, and 9-box talent reviews in coordination with managers and US HR.
• Ensure statutory compliance and policy alignment. Oversee local legal compliance, POSH requirements, workplace policies, and immigration/visa logistics in coordination with corporate legal counsel.
• Optimize total rewards. Collaborate with global HR to benchmark and implement competitive compensation, incentive, and equity models tailored to the Bangalore technology market.

What We're Looking For

You bring 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in a multinational technology environment, with at least 3+ years in a s