Manager/Lead - HRBP

Digantara; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Digantara is seeking a Manager/Lead – HRBP to build and scale a High-performing Engineering Organization in Bengaluru. You will own end-to-end HRBP activities for the Hardware Engineering BU, including hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, promotions, and exits.

Ideal candidates bring 3–7 years in HRBP/HR Generalist roles, with experience in hardware or product environments, and a track record in fast-paced startups. Expect high autonomy and close collaboration with engineering leadership.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of HRBP/HR Generalist experience.
• Experience in hardware engineering, manufacturing, or product environments.
• Startup or fast-paced company background.
• Strong stakeholder management with engineering leadership and ICs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HRBP for the Hardware Engineering BU: hiring, onboarding, performance, promotions, exits.
• Drive productivity initiatives with engineering leads on org structure and bottlenecks.
• Own people programs: engagement, L&D, career frameworks.
• Foster culture through regular floor/lab time with engineers.
• Partner with BU leadership on org design and workforce planning.
• Ensure employee experience aligns with Digantara values.

Skills

HRBP experience

Stakeholder management

Startup environment

Hardware industry exposure

Job description

Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across regimes, allowing end users to have actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.

We are hiring a Manager/Lead – HRBP to build High performing Engineering Organization.

Why Us?

• Build and scale the core Engineering team of a space-tech company solving real-time surveillance, intelligence, and sustainability challenges on a planetary scale.

• Work directly with function heads to build mission-critical High-performance Team.

• High-autonomy, mission-first culture with opportunities for rapid personal and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end HRBP for the Hardware Engineering BU - hiring, onboarding, performance, promotions, exits, Employee Experience on key moments.

• Drive productivity initiatives - work with engineering leads on org structure, workflow bottlenecks, capacity planning.

• Own people programs for the BU - engagement, L&D, career frameworks, Productivity.

• Drive culture on the ground - regular floor/lab time with engineers, not just calendar syncs.

• Partner with BU leadership on org design and workforce planning, backed by data and outside in pov.

• Ensure every employee experience reflects Digantara’s core values and future-forward vision.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 3-7 years as HRBP/HR Generalist.

• Experience in hardware engineering, manufacturing, or another build/product environment - not only software/IT.

• Startup or fast-paced company background.

• Strong stakeholder management with engineering leadership and ICs.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Prior experience in space-tech, defense, high-performance R&D, or dual-use technology startups.

• Personal passion for space, national security, or sustainability.

Location: Hebbal, Bangalore

Work Mandate: 5 days from office