Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

• CHRO for a strongly backed pre IPO organisation
• Opportunity to drive massive transformation

Job Description

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO/MD and Board on all human capital matters
• Drive the overall people strategy aligned with business growth and IPO readiness
• Lead organisational design, governance frameworks, and long-term capability building

• Own the end-to-end HR lifecycle across corporate and plant operations
• Strengthen performance management, talent development, and succession planning
• Build scalable HR processes, systems, and policies suited for high-growth environments

• Establish strong on-ground connect with plant workforce and leadership teams
• Drive engagement, productivity, and culture across blue-collar and white-collar populations
• Ensure effective industrial relations practices and compliance frameworks

• Support capacity expansion and workforce scaling from a talent and structure perspective
• Lead change management initiatives during organisational growth and transition
• Build a high-performance, values-driven culture

• Oversee administration function across locations
• Strengthen governance, compliance, and risk frameworks in line with IPO readiness

• 25+ years of experience in Human Resources, with 5+ years as CHRO / Head HR
• Proven experience managing end-to-end HR in large, complex organisations
• Strong exposure to manufacturing / metals / industrial / B2B environments preferred
• Experience handling large employee bases (3,000+) across plant and corporate setups
• Demonstrated ability to partner with CXOs and engage at Board level
• Strong execution orientation with the ability to balance strategy and operations
• Prior exposure to organisational scaling and transformation journeys
• Ideal age bracket: 45-50 years

• Opportunity to lead the people agenda for a high-growth organisation in a critical phase of its journey
• Direct visibility with top leadership and Board