Human Resource Business Partner

Expian Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Expian Technologies in Bengaluru seeks a Chief Happiness Officer to lead People Operations and Engineer Happiness, shaping policies and processes aligned to company values. You will partner with Engineering Leaders, own the employee lifecycle, and drive culture through engagement, coaching, and data-driven people initiatives.

The role reports to senior leadership in a global tech environment. The position emphasizes strategic counsel to leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and scalable

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of HR experience across the employee lifecycle
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across global teams
• Experience with HRIS platforms (Keka, SAP, GreyTip)

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering Managers and business leaders to align people strategy with business goals
• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle from hiring support to offboarding
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture through engagement and recognition
• Coach managers on performance, development, feedback, and leadership
• Lead performance reviews, promotions, and career development initiatives
• Manage complex employee relations with empathy and business alignment
• Drive organizational design, workforce planning, and change management

Skills

HR operations

Employee lifecycle

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in HR

Tools

Keka

SAP

GreyTip

Job description

As aChief Happiness Officer,you will be part of the People & Culture Team! You will lead our People Operations and Engineer Happiness initiatives. Your role involves crafting, implementing and upholding policies and processes that resonate with our values. You'll manage multiple engineering teams, ensuring their well-being and satisfaction. Additionally, you'll drive efforts to enhance the effectiveness and consistency of our People function. This entails establishing and upholding organizational policies, while also offering strategic counsel to senior leadership.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with Engineering Managers and business leaders to align people strategy with business goals and organizational growth.
• Act as the primary People & Culture partner for multiple engineering teams, owning the end-to-end employee lifecycle from hiring support to offboarding.
• Build and strengthen a high-performance, inclusive and people-first culture through employee engagement, recognition, wellness and culture initiatives.
• Coach managers on performance management, employee development, feedback conversations, conflict resolution and people leadership best practices.
• Lead quarterly performance review cycles, probation reviews, promotions, PIPs, rewards & recognition and career development initiatives.
• Independently manage and resolve complex employee relations matters with empathy, fairness and business alignment.
• Drive organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning and change management initiatives across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Recruitment, Finance, IT and Operations to deliver a seamless employee experience.
• Use HR data and people analytics to identify trends, provide actionable insights and recommend people-focused improvements to leadership.
• Continuously enhance HR policies, processes and employee experience by benchmarking industry best practices and building scalable people programs.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Proven HR personnel with 5-8 years of overall experience
• Strong understanding of the complete employee lifecycle, HR operations, performance management, employee engagement and talent management.
• Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders and supporting engineering or technology teams across global geographies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, coaching, influencing and employee relations skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with the ability to leverage HR data and people analytics for decision-making.
• Outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Experience with HRIS platforms such as Keka, SAP, GreyTip, or similar systems.
• Exceptional leadership, time management, organizational and change management capabilities.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE:

• Bachelors / Master’s Degree in HR is a huge advantage
• In-depth knowledge of HR Policies and Processes and strong reporting knowledge is a huge plus
• Excellent presentation, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skill
• Ability to work and communicate clearly and efficiently with cross-functional teams andworking with an international team is an added advantage
• Passion for mentoring and managing a team toward excellence

If you're passionate about creating great workplaces, enabling leaders, and building a culture where engineers love to work, we'd love to meet you.