Manager Hrbp

Zycus Infotech; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zycus Infotech in Bengaluru seeks an experienced HR Business Partner for Sales BD and Marketing teams to drive people strategy, performance, and culture across global stakeholders. The role emphasizes AI-enabled HR projects, helping transform HR delivery with speed and precision.

The position requires sharp communication, strong stakeholder management, and hands-on experience in workforce planning, talent development, and employee relations. This is a high-visibility role.

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM in HR or equivalent required.
• 6+ years of HRBP experience in technology or SaaS environments.
• Proven collaboration with Sales/BD and Marketing teams.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in HR work and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales BD and Marketing leadership as strategic HR advisor.
• Drive performance cycles tailored to incentive-based roles.
• Manage employee relations with fairness and discretion.
• Lead talent management and succession planning for critical roles.
• Own workforce planning including headcount, org design, and capabilities.
• Coach managers on leadership, feedback, and performance conversations.
• 1:1 conversations to map career progression for key performers.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition for timely hiring.
• Leverage HR analytics to guide leadership decisions.
• Drive organizational development and change management initiatives.
• Champion employee engagement and culture-building, including night shifts.

Skills

AI Tool Fluency for HR Use Cases

HR Analytics & Data Interpretation

Performance Management System Design

Workforce & Org Planning

HRIS/HR Tech Platform Proficiency

Employee Relations & Compliance

Change Management & OD

Talent & Succession Planning

Recruitment Coordination Metrics

MS Excel/PowerPoint Advanced

Education

MBA/PGDM in Human Resources

Tools

KEKA

Workday

Darwinbox

Job description

About the Role

Zycus, a global leader in AI-powered Source-to-Pay (S2P) software and Agentic AI solutions, is seeking a dynamic HR Business Partner to support our Sales (Business Development) and Marketing teams. This role acts as a strategic advisor to business leaders, driving people strategy, performance, and culture initiatives, while partnering with Business stakeholders across time zones.

This is a high-visibility role. The business expects an HRBP who operates with sharp communication, high execution speed, and strong fluency in AI tools someone who can independently drive AI-led HR projects and initiatives, not just support them.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales (BD) and Marketing leadership as a trusted strategic HR advisor aligned to business goals.
• Drive performance management cycles tailored to target-driven, incentive-based roles.
• Manage employee relations matters with fairness, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Lead talent management and succession planning for critical roles within the aligned functions.
• Own workforce planning — headcount, org structure, and capability needs — in line with business growth.
• Coach and develop people managers on leadership, feedback, and performance conversations.
• Conduct regular 1:1 conversation with employees to understand career aspirations and drive personalized career progression plans for key/high-potential performers.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support timely, quality hiring for open positions.
• Leverage HR analytics — attrition, engagement, Work from Office and performance data — to guide leadership decisions.
• Drive organizational development and change management initiatives across the aligned teams.
• Champion employee engagement and culture-building initiatives, including for night-shift/US-aligned employees.
• Identify, propose, and execute AI-driven HR projects (e.g., AI-assisted performance insights, engagement analytics, process automation) in line with business head expectations.
• Ensure adherence to HR policy, statutory compliance, and audit standards.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Proven experience supporting Sales (Business Development) and Marketing functions.
• Highly AI-savvy — comfortable using AI tools daily and capable of independently scoping and delivering AI-led HR projects, not just familiar with the concept.
• Sharp, crisp communicator — able to influence and hold their own with senior business stakeholders.
• Fast, high-quality execution — demonstrated ability to deliver projects and processes quickly without compromising rigor.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align HR strategy to commercial outcomes.
• HRBP experience in SaaS, Technology, or Product-led organizations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive presence.
• Strong expertise in performance management frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with HR analytics and data-driven decision-making.
• Skilled in organizational development and change management.
• Strong employee relations and conflict-resolution capability.
• Sharp problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• Adaptability to work with global, cross-functional, and cross-time-zone teams.
• Flexibility to work night shifts when business requires.

Qualifications & Experience

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent.
• 6+ years of relevant HRBP experience, ideally within technology or SaaS organizations.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Sales/BD and Marketing teams.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in HR work — e.g., building or driving AI-enabled HR projects, dashboards, or process automation.
• Experience supporting global or distributed teams strongly preferred.
• Track record of driving performance management and employee relations outcomes with speed and quality.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with global stakeholders.

Top hard skills for this HRBP (Sales BD & Marketing) role:

1. AI Tool Fluency for HR Use Cases — hands-on use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT/Claude, Copilot, HR-specific AI platforms) for analytics, drafting, automation, and insight generation; ability to scope and run AI-led HR projects independently.
2. HR Analytics & Data Interpretation — working knowledge of attrition, engagement, and performance dashboards (Excel/HRIS reporting) to translate data into leadership‑ready insights.
3. Performance Management System Design — building and running PM cycles suited to target/incentive-driven sales roles (goal setting, KRA/KPI frameworks, calibration processes).
4. Workforce & Org Planning — headcount modeling, org design, and capability mapping tied to business growth plans.
5. HRIS/HR Tech Platform Proficiency — experience with systems like KEKA, Workday, Darwin box, or similar for data, workflows, and reporting.
6. Employee Relations & Compliance Knowledge — grievance handling, statutory compliance (labor law basics), audit readiness, documentation discipline.
7. Change Management & OD Frameworks — structured methodologies for driving org change and restructuring.
8. Talent & Succession Planning Tools — 9-box grids, talent review frameworks, succession pipeline tracking.
9. Recruitment Coordination Metrics — TAT tracking, hiring funnel analysis, quality-of-hire metrics in partnership with TA.
10. MS Excel/PowerPoint (Advanced) — for building leadership decks, dashboards, and business cases quickly — tied to the "fast delivery" expectation.