Head Talent Management

Avant Garde; Mumbai; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Avant Garde is seeking a senior Talent Management leader with 18–21 years of HR experience and at least 5 years in core Talent Management. The role requires deep expertise in talent reviews, succession planning, HiPo management, and enterprise-wide talent frameworks.

Recent experience must be predominantly Talent Management, not a generalist HRBP/L&D mix. Strong employer brands and stable career tenure are expected as a prerequisite for this leadership mandate.

Qualifications

• 18–21 years of overall HR experience.
• Minimum 5 years of substantive/core Talent Management experience in current or immediately preceding roles.
• Recent experience must be predominantly Talent Management, not HRBP/L&D/generalist mix.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide Talent Management strategy and execution.
• Design and drive leadership assessment, development programmes, and succession plans.
• Strengthen HiPo pipelines and leadership readiness across the organization.

Skills

Talent Management

Leadership development

Succession planning

HiPo management

Assessment centres

Leadership pipeline

Talent reviews

Employer branding

Career tenure

Job description

• Leadership mandate with a leading Indian multinational.
• Pure-play Talent Management role requiring 18 to 21 years overall HR experience and minimum 5 years of substantive/core Talent Management experience in current or immediately preceding roles.
• Strong depth in talent reviews, succession planning, HiPo and leadership pipeline, assessment/development centres and enterprise-wide talent frameworks.
• Recent experience must be predominantly Talent Management, not an HRBP/L&D/generalist mix.
• Strong employer brands and stable career tenure are mandatory.