Manager Talent Management

Mainfreight; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainfreight India, headquartered in Mumbai, is seeking a Manager – Talent & Organisational Development to drive strategic and operational HR initiatives. You will oversee the full employee lifecycle, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation support, and HR operations while partnering with business leaders to meet organizational objectives.

As the Lead HR for India, you will manage recruitment, onboarding, payroll inputs, and employee engagement, coordinating with multiple offices

Qualifications

• Graduate Degree or MBA/PGDM in HR.
• 7–10 years of HR Generalist or HRBP experience.
• Knowledge of freight forwarding HR processes and platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment and onboarding.
• Manage complete employee lifecycle from joining to exit.
• Drive performance management and employee development initiatives.

Skills

Recruitment

Employee relations

Performance management

Compensation & payroll

HR operations

Learning & development

Education

Graduate degree or MBA/PGDM in HR

Tools

Keka HRMS

HRIS

Job description

Established in 1978, Mainfreight has evolved into a prominent global logistics provider via our own network in 27 countries through our 333+ Branches, employing over 10500+ team members globally. Our key business segments are divided into three business units such as international freight forwarding via Air & Ocean, Warehousing and Transport. For extended focus, our regional presence is divided between Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia regions. As a publicly listed company, our turnover in FY 25-26 reached USD 3.04+ billion.

India

In line with our continuous growth strategy, Mainfreight has recently established its Indian operation via first branch opening in Mumbai as India HQ in the year 2023 and further expanded its operations in Chennai and Delhi. We operate in 3 location and supported by 35 team Members in India.

To support our business expansion, we are currently seeking a qualified professionals for the position of Manager – Talent & Organisational development . Candidates with lesser experience will be considered as Asst Manager – Talent and Organisational Development.

Profile:

As a LEAD HR for India, the role will be driving strategic and operational HR initiatives across the organization. The role is responsible for managing the complete employee lifecycle, talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, compensation support, statutory compliance, HR operations, Training & Development and employee engagement while partnering with business leaders to achieve organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage End to End recruitment and onboarding.
• Oversee the complete employee lifecycle from joining to exit.
• Drive performance management and employee development initiatives.
• Handle employee relations, grievance resolution, and engagement activities.
• Coordinate payroll inputs, compensation, and benefits administration.
• Maintain HR policies, HRMS, employee records, and HR documentation.
• Partner with business leaders to support organizational goals and workforce planning.
• Identify training needs and plan coordinate and deliver learning & development initiatives for employees and ensuring alignment with business objectives and employee growth.
• Lead the team building events across the offices.
• Oversee office administration including facility management, housekeeping, office maintenance and administrative support to ensure smooth day to day operations.

What we are looking for:

Someone who has good knowledge of freight forwarding business for Air or Ocean Freight.

Candidate must possess a Graduate Degree or MBA/PGDM in HR field. Knowledge of Keka system (HRMS) will be added advantage / if not the candidate should be adaptable or have solid work experience of working other related platforms.

Desired experience – Manager around 7-10 years as HR Generalist or HRBP. Candidates with lesser experience will be consider as Asst Manager position.

Required Language(s): English and local languages preferred but not mandatory.

Someone who is consistently looking to improve processes and find better solutions to support our clients.

Attention to detail with the ability to assess priorities

Team Player with initiative and good human relations skills

Customer oriented, good follow up, able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Mainfreight offers an integrated approach for team member development, and it includes various policies, practices, and systems for team development. We have an excellent training and development program in place. At Mainfreight, we always “prefer to promote from within” for middle and senior management roles.

To learn more about Mainfreight, please visit us at mainfreight.com.