Head Human Resource

Ethnus; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

SIM card provided

Partnerships with leading brands

Job summary

Ethnus Bengaluru seeks a senior HR leader to align people strategy with rapid growth in training and education services. You will drive talent acquisition across levels, oversee HR operations, payroll, budgeting, and analytics, and build a holistic culture with servant leadership.

You’ll lead HR digitization, manage HRIS, ensure policy compliance, and partner with leadership to forecast workforce needs and costs while maintaining high trust and well-being across 100+ associates.

Qualifications

• MBA in Human Resources or related field.
• 10–12 years of progressive HR experience.
• Minimum 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience in MSME or fast-growing training/education/service orgs preferred.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, compliance, payroll, HR systems, analytics.
• Hands-on experience with ATS Zoho Recruit.
• Knowledge of Zoho HRMS or similar HR management platform added advantage.
• Excellent budgeting and cost-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategically align HR and ecosystem architecture with business growth.
• Lead Talent Acquisition and HR Operations for all levels.
• Oversee complete employee lifecycle and HRIS automation.
• Drive budgeting, payroll controls, and cost forecasting.
• Develop HR dashboards and people analytics for management.
• Mentor teams and foster a holistic, trusted work culture.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

HR Operations

Workforce Planning

Analytics

Budgeting

Payroll

Change Management

People Analytics

Leadership

Education

MBA in HR or related field

Tools

Zoho Recruit

Zoho HRMS

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Alignment & Ecosystem Architecture

• Develop and implement Ethnus's overall HR strategy aligned with business objectives and expansion plans.
• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on people, culture, and organizational effectiveness.
• Go beyond theoretical alignment with the company vision; actively lay the structural track for that vision to manifest into reality.
• Partner with business leaders to drive workforce planning, manpower forecasting, and organizational structuring.
• Apply root-cause wisdom to organizational challenges, building robust, self‑sustaining systems where issues are fundamentally dissolved and do not crop up again.

2. Conscious Talent Attraction & Cultural Resonance

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across all levels including niche and leadership roles.
• Develop and execute a robust talent acquisition strategy to support rapid growth.
• Exercise subtle discernment and sharpness to understand the intrinsic nature of potential associates, ensuring they naturally elevate the culture of the organization.
• Attract individuals who look beyond mere employment and view Ethnus as a platform to create a positive impact on society.
• Drive employer branding initiatives to position Ethnus as a preferred employer in the training and education sector.
• Leverage digital sourcing platforms, professional networks, and academic partnerships. Ensure seamless candidate experience and measurable hiring efficiency.
• Utilize ATS platforms such as Zoho Recruit and recruitment analytics for data-driven hiring decisions.

3. Holistic Lifecycle & Human Flourishing

• Oversee complete employee lifecycle management: onboarding, confirmations, transfers, promotions, exits, and engagement.
• Cultivate an environment of high trust and intrinsic motivation where associates' work is accomplished organically, completely eliminating the need for micromanagement.
• Ensure that our core values are not just theoretically emphasized, but practically and deeply experienced by every associate in their daily journey.
• Champion a truly holistic workplace approach, giving equal, unwavering importance to professional output, physical health, and personal well-being.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, internal policies, and audit requirements. Standardize and document HR processes and SOPs across verticals.
• Lead HR digitization and automation initiatives to improve service delivery. Manage HRIS systems and ensure high data integrity and system adoption.

4. Value Exchange & Sustenance

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing with strong internal controls.
• Design and manage compensation frameworks, including performance‐linked variable pay and tenure‐based bonuses.
• Lead annual HR budgeting, staff cost forecasting, and financial tracking in coordination with Finance.
• Monitor and optimize HR costs aligned with growth plans.

5. Insightful Analytics & Wisdom

• Develop and maintain HR dashboards covering hiring metrics, attrition, headcount, performance indicators, and cost analytics.
• Present periodic HR reviews to management with actionable insights.
• Strengthen people analytics capability to support strategic decision-making.

6. Servant Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and mentor both Talent Acquisition and HR Operations teams.
• Build a centralized, efficient HR service delivery model.
• Drive continuous improvement, change management, and operational excellence.
• Foster collaboration across departments to ensure seamless HR support.

Requirements

Desired Qualifications & Experience

• Graduate with MBA in Human Resources or related field.
• 10-12 years of progressive HR experience, with strong exposure to both Talent Acquisition and HR Operations.
• Minimum 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience in MSME or fast-growing training, education, or service-based organizations preferred.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, compliance, payroll, HR systems, and analytics.
• Hands‑on experience with ATS platforms such as Zoho Recruit.
• Working knowledge of Zoho HRMS or any similar HR management platform will be an added advantage.
• Strong financial acumen including budgeting and staff cost management.
• Proven ability to manage HR functions for 100+ associates.
• A demonstrated ability to seamlessly blend the operational, human, and spiritual dimensions of organizational building.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• Company-provided SIM card
• Partnerships with leading brands such as Google, Zoho, MMT Mybiz and more
• Attractive variable pay structure rewarding performance
• Tenure-based bonus to recognize long-term contribution