Senior Consultant - People (HRBP)

sattva-talent; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sattva is seeking a seasoned HR Business Partner who thrives in fast-paced, consulting-led environments. This role partners closely with Business Unit Leaders to build high-performing teams, strengthen leadership capability, drive talent decisions, and enable business growth.

The ideal candidate has 6-8 years of HRBP experience, preferably in consulting or professional services, and a track record of influencing senior leaders. This is a full-time Mumbai-based opportunity.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of progressive HR Business Partnering experience.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership teams and influencing business decisions.
• Experience in consulting, professional services, technology, GCC, or knowledge-based organizations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: translate business strategy into people initiatives and provide insights to leaders.
• Talent Management: lead talent reviews, succession planning, and development plans for critical talent.
• Employee Engagement & Culture: foster high performance, diagnose engagement trends, coach managers.
• Talent Development: identify capability gaps and define development priorities with leadership.
• Performance Management: drive annual/quarterly cycles and ensure fair, data-backed decisions.
• Talent Acquisition Partnership: forecast hiring needs and support leadership hiring and onboarding.
• People Analytics: analyze attrition, productivity, engagement and hiring metrics; present insights.
• HR Projects & Change Initiatives: lead organization-wide HR programs and process improvements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Ambiguity navigation

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

People analytics tools

Job description

Position: Senior Consultant, People (HRBP)

Location: Mumbai

Tenure: Full-time

About Sattva

We Partner to deliver social impact at scale

Sattva Consulting is a global impact consulting firm from India. Since 2009 we have been engaging with communities, business and government to achieve societal impact at scale.

We believe that Civil society, Business and Government all have a critical role to play in building an equitable and sustainable world, and we actively partner with all stakeholders to enable impact through our advisory & orchestration services, knowledge and data platforms which we have built as public goods for the ecosystem and collaborative solutions and partnerships.

Our teams are based in India, Singapore, Denmark and UK, but as a global organization our work has spanned 25 countries and 5 continents. For more information, please visit: www.sattva.co.in

About People's Team

The People function at Sattva owns all people aspects at Sattva, right from talent acquisition to engagement to learning & development. The team partners with Business Units to ensure people's well-being at Sattva.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a seasoned HR Business Partner who thrives in fast-paced, consulting-led environments. This role will partner closely with Business Unit Leaders to build high-performing teams, strengthen leadership capability, drive talent decisions, and enable business growth. The ideal candidate is comfortable challenging leaders, using data to influence decisions, and balancing strategic thinking with execution excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering

• -- Partner with Business Unit Heads to understand business priorities, workforce needs, and organizational challenges.
• -- Translate business strategy into people strategy and execute initiatives that drive business outcomes.
• -- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on organization design, workforce planning, productivity, and change management.
• -- Participate in leadership reviews and provide people insights to support decision-making.

Talent Management

• -- Drive end-to-end talent reviews, succession planning, and high-potential identification.
• -- Partner with leaders to build robust development plans for critical talent.
• -- Ensure timely and quality performance conversations, calibration, and differentiation.
• -- Support promotion and career progression discussions based on business readiness and talent potential.

Employee Engagement & Culture

• -- Foster a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, feedback, and continuous learning.
• -- Diagnose engagement trends and implement targeted interventions.
• -- Coach managers on employee experience, retention strategies, and conflict resolution.
• -- Actively identify organizational health risks and proactively recommend solutions.

Talent Development

• -- Partner with business leaders to identify critical capability gaps and define talent development priorities.
• -- Drive talent reviews, succession planning, and individual development planning across the business.
• -- Build robust development pathways for high-potential and critical talent to strengthen the leadership pipeline.
• -- Partner with Learning & Development to deliver capability-building interventions aligned to business needs.
• -- Enable managers to own development conversations, career planning, and continuous feedback.
• -- Track development outcomes through readiness, internal mobility, promotions, and capability growth.

Performance Management

• -- Drive the annual and quarterly performance management processes.
• -- Partner with managers on performance improvement plans where required.
• -- Ensure consistency, fairness, and data-backed talent decisions across the business.

Talent Acquisition Partnership

• -- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to forecast hiring needs and improve quality of hires.
• -- Support leadership hiring and critical role closures.
• -- Drive onboarding effectiveness to accelerate productivity.

People Analytics

• -- Analyze key HR metrics including attrition, productivity, engagement, promotions, diversity, and hiring.
• -- Convert data into actionable insights and present recommendations to business leaders.
• -- Track and improve key people KPIs across the assigned business.

HR Projects & Change Initiatives

• -- Lead organization-wide HR initiatives including capability building, organizational restructuring, policy implementation, and change programs.
• -- Drive continuous improvement in HR processes and employee experience.

Ideal Candidate

• -- 6-8 years of progressive HR Business Partnering experience.
• -- Experience partnering with consulting, professional services, technology consulting, GCC, or knowledge-based organizations.
• -- Demonstrated experience supporting senior leadership teams and influencing business decisions.

Skills

• -- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes.
• -- Excellent stakeholder management and executive presence.
• -- Proven experience in performance management, succession planning, talent reviews, and leadership coaching.
• -- Strong analytical mindset with proficiency in interpreting HR metrics and workforce data.
• -- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• -- Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• -- MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or related field.
• -- Experience in high-growth or matrix organizations.
• -- Exposure to competency frameworks, leadership development, and organizational design.
• -- Familiarity with HRIS and people analytics tools.

Why Sattva?

It's not about us really - Because IMPACT is everybody’s business.

• -- Create Impact: Make an impact with the work you do and the solutions you design
• -- Work Environment: Thrive in a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative environment
• -- Learn & Grow:Challenge yourself to learn, grow, and deliver the best you can
• -- Future Ready: Work on critical issues of today that will affect our collective tomorrow

Sattva is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, caste, creed, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected and/or marginalized characteristics. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are essential to our business and we foster an environment of respect and a culture that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. We are committed to providing all employees with education, training, and development opportunities to create a workplace where everyone feels safe, respectful, and included.

Please note: The organization follows a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, under which employees are required to use their personal laptops for work purposes, subject to compliance with the company’s information security and IT policies. Necessary tools for operating, like MS office etc, will be provided.