HR Consultant

Franklin Templeton Investments; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Education assistance

ESIP

Paternity leave

Onsite gym

Transport facility

Child day care

Job summary

Franklin Templeton Investments seeks an experienced HR Consultant to diagnose organizational effectiveness, partner with leaders on design, spans, roles, and operating model improvements, and guide talent development and succession planning. You will support managers across onboarding, performance management, and exits, while addressing employee relations and change management.

You will drive workforce planning, analytics, and proactive risk mitigation, collaborating with Talent Acquisition and

Qualifications

• MBA in HR from a top-tier B-school.
• 3–6 years experience partnering with managers and senior leaders to solve business and talent challenges, manage organizational change, influence talent decisions, and drive measurable business outcomes through people strategies.
• Strong analytics and data storytelling capability.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and application of technology to HR challenges.
• Experience in a matrixed global organization.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose organizational effectiveness challenges and partner with leaders on organization design, spans/layers analysis, role clarity, operating model effectiveness, and team productivity initiatives.
• Support people managers with guidance on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, performance conversations, talent development, succession planning, and navigating change.
• Provide day-to-day HR consulting support to leaders and managers across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, role transitions, performance management, development, retention, internal mobility, and exits.
• Advise managers on employee relations matters by helping them address workplace concerns, conduct fair and timely fact-finding, document issues appropriately, and determine practical resolutions in partnership with relevant HR and Legal stakeholders.
• Guide leaders through performance and conduct matters, including setting clear expectations, providing feedback, managing underperformance, supporting corrective actions, and promoting consistent and equitable people practices.
• Support leaders in resolving team concerns and interpersonal conflicts, strengthening manager capability, and fostering an inclusive, respectful, accountable, and high-performing work environment.
• Identify recurring employee relations themes and people risks, use data and case insights to recommend preventive actions, and partner with leaders on interventions that improve engagement, manager effectiveness, and employee experience.
• Support business transformation initiatives by assessing organizational impacts, managing change adoption, mitigating people risks, and driving employee engagement during periods of change.
• Identify critical roles, assess leadership pipelines, support succession planning discussions, and partner with leaders to develop high-potential talent.
• Partner with business leaders to forecast workforce requirements, identify capability gaps, assess build-buy-borrow talent strategies, and develop workforce plans aligned with business growth objectives.
• Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement, inclusion, culture, and overall employee experience through the interpretation of employee feedback and business insights.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop hiring strategies, improve candidate quality, strengthen employer branding, and ensure talent decisions align with long-term business capability requirements.
• Partner with other HR CoEs such as Total Rewards, Organization Effectiveness etc. as required.
• Leverage AI, technology, and workforce analytics to improve HR effectiveness, automate processes, generate insights, and enhance leader decision-making.

Skills

MBA in HR

3-6 years exp

Analytics

Data storytelling

AI fluency

Change management

Leadership coaching

Succession planning

Talent management

Education

MBA in HR

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward-thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting-edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long-term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success.

What is the HR Consultant responsible for?

Diagnose organizational effectiveness challenges and partner with leaders on organization design, spans/layers analysis, role clarity, operating model effectiveness, and team productivity initiatives.

Support people managers with guidance on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, performance conversations, talent development, succession planning, and navigating change.

Provide day-to-day HR consulting support to leaders and managers across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, role transitions, performance management, development, retention, internal mobility, and exits.

Advise managers on employee relations matters by helping them address workplace concerns, conduct fair and timely fact-finding, document issues appropriately, and determine practical resolutions in partnership with relevant HR and Legal stakeholders.

Guide leaders through performance and conduct matters, including setting clear expectations, providing feedback, managing underperformance, supporting corrective actions, and promoting consistent and equitable people practices.

Support leaders in resolving team concerns and interpersonal conflicts, strengthening manager capability, and fostering an inclusive, respectful, accountable, and high-performing work environment.

Identify recurring employee relations themes and people risks, use data and case insights to recommend preventive actions, and partner with leaders on interventions that improve engagement, manager effectiveness, and employee experience.

Support business transformation initiatives by assessing organizational impacts, managing change adoption, mitigating people risks, and driving employee engagement during periods of change.

Identify critical roles, assess leadership pipelines, support succession planning discussions, and partner with leaders to develop high-potential talent.

Partner with business leaders to forecast workforce requirements, identify capability gaps, assess build-buy-borrow talent strategies, and develop workforce plans aligned with business growth objectives.

Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement, inclusion, culture, and overall employee experience through the interpretation of employee feedback and business insights.

Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop hiring strategies, improve candidate quality, strengthen employer branding, and ensure talent decisions align with long-term business capability requirements.

Partner with other HR CoEs such as Total Rewards, Organization Effectiveness etc. as required.

Leverage AI, technology, and workforce analytics to improve HR effectiveness, automate processes, generate insights, and enhance leader decision-making.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be Successful?

Consulting & Business Acumen: Business Acumen Organizational Diagnosis Influencing Without Authority Executive Presence Talent & Organizational Effectiveness: Workforce Planning Change Management Leadership Coaching Succession Planning Data & Digital: Data Storytelling HR Analytics AI Fluency Technology Adoption Personal Effectiveness: Resilience Commercial Mindset Learning Agility Comfort with Ambiguity

Qualifications: MBA in HR from a Top Tier B-School Experience: 3-6 years of experience post MBA Demonstrated experience partnering with managers and senior leaders to solve business and talent challenges, manage organizational change, influence talent decisions, and drive measurable business outcomes through people strategies. Experience in a matrixed global organization Strong analytics and data storytelling capability Demonstrated AI fluency and application of technology to HR challenges Work Shift Timings - 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM IST (may require flexibility)

Benefits

• Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
• An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
• Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees.
• Medical insurance also cover employee’s dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
• Life insurance for protection of employees’ families
• Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
• Personal loan assistance
• Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
• 12 weeks Paternity leave
• Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
• Transport facility
• Child day care facility for women employees
• Cricket grounds and gymnasium
• Library
• Health Center with doctor availability
• HDFC ATM on the campus

Equal Opportunity

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.