Director of Human Resources

Emeritus Institute of Management; Gurugram District; Sur place; INR 3 500 000 - 6 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Emeritus Institute of Management in India seeks a Director – Human Resources to lead people strategy from launch onwards, building a high-performing, inclusive culture across faculty, academic-support and operations, with local execution aligned to university standards.

This role is strategic and operational, requiring deep HR practice knowledge in academia, compliance with Indian employment laws, and alignment with global university standards.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent directly relevant experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Significant senior HR leadership experience within higher education, an international organisation or similarly complex environment.
• Deep knowledge of Indian labour law, employee lifecycle management, and faculty-specific HR practices.
• Experience of strategic workforce planning, organisational design and talent management in support of growth and change.
• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion practices within higher education.
• Knowledge of international employment considerations, including mobility, immigration and cross-border working arrangements.
• Experience of leading complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations and organisational change programmes.
• Experience of supporting the establishment, growth or transformation of a higher education institution, international campus or comparable organisation.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and crisis management skills.
• Experience with HRMS systems, workforce analytics, and reporting.

Responsabilités

• Lead workforce planning and organisational design activities to ensure campus has the talent and leadership capacity required for sustainable growth.
• Lead the academic workforce strategy for the campus, and faculty workforce planning, academic career pathways, succession planning and talent development, with Provost and academic leadership.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for faculty, administrative, and leadership roles.
• Establish a robust onboarding and orientation program for a diverse, multicultural workforce.
• Develop and manage performance appraisal frameworks balancing academic and operational outcomes.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives, assessments, and wellbeing programs to foster a vibrant campus culture.
• Design and implement professional development pathways and training modules for staff and faculty.
• Build and maintain learning and development programs that align with goals.

Connaissances

Senior HR leadership

Labour law knowledge

Workforce planning

Diversity & inclusion

International employment

Employee relations

HRMS & analytics

Negotiation

Crisis management

Formation

Master's degree or equivalent in HR/BA

Description du poste

Role Summary

The Director – Human Resources will lead the people strategy for the University’sIndia Campus from its launch onwards. The role will build a high-performing,inclusive, and mission-aligned culture across faculty, academic-support,administrative, and operations teams, with local execution aligned to the University’sstandards, policies and processes.

Thisrole is both strategic and operational requiring a deep understanding of HRpractices in academic environments, compliance with Indian employment laws, andalignment with global university standards.This role will lead a team focused on service excellence, communication,organisational development, employee wellbeing and culture, supporting theestablishment of a high-performing and inclusive campus community.

Key Responsibilities

• L ead workforce planning and organisational designactivities to ensure that the campus has the talent, capability andleadership capacity required to support sustainable growth.
• Lead the academic workforce strategy for thecampus, and faculty workforce planning, academic career pathways,succession planning and talent development, in partnership with theProvost and academic leadership team.
• Leadend-to-end recruitment for faculty, administrative, and leadership roles.
• Establisha robust onboarding and orientation program for a diverse, multiculturalworkforce.

Performance, Engagement & Learning

• Developand manage performance appraisal frameworks that balance academic andoperational outcomes.
• Driveemployee engagement initiatives, assessments, and well-being programs tofoster a vibrant campus culture.
• Designand implement professional development pathways, and training modules forstaff and faculty.
• Build andmaintain learning and development programs that provide professional growthand skill building for all employees that align with operational andstrategic goals.

Policy, Governance &Compliance

• Create,implement, and continuously improve HR policies in line with applicableIndian employment requirements, policies and systems, and the needs of aninternational campus.
• Ensure compliance with applicablediversity, equity, inclusion, prevention of sexual harassment (POSH),safeguarding, accessibility, workplace conduct, and other statutory andinstitutional frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with relevantimmigration legislation and policies.
• Manageemployee relations, grievance redressal, and disciplinary processes withsensitivity and fairness.

Leadership & PeopleOperations

• Lead the delivery of HR operations,including payroll, benefits, pension, leave administration, contracts andemployee lifecycle processes, ensuring an efficient, compliant andhigh-quality service.
• Provide strategic HR advice to theProvost and senior leadership team on workforce planning, organisationaldevelopment, employee relations and talent management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on globalHR alignment, faculty appointments, visiting faculty and exchangearrangements, cross-border hiring, mobility, and employee experience.
• Overseeinternational mobility, immigration and employment arrangements for staff,ensuring compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and institutionalrequirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree, or equivalent directly relevantexperience, in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• Significantsenior HR leadership experience within higher education, an internationalorganisation or similarly complex environment.
• Deep knowledge ofIndian labour law, employee lifecycle management, and faculty-specific HRpractices
• Experience ofstrategic workforce planning, organisational design and talent managementin support of organisational growth and change
• Knowledge ofequality, diversity and inclusion practices within higher education orsimilarly complex organisations.
• Knowledge of international employment considerations,including mobility, immigration and cross-border working arrangements.
• Experience of leading complex employee relationsmatters, workplace investigations and organisational change programmes.
• Experience ofsupporting the establishment, growth or transformation of a highereducation institution, international campus or comparable organisation.
• Stronginterpersonal, negotiation, and crisis management skills.
• Experience with HRMS systems, workforce analytics,and reporting.