Senior Manager, People Business Partner

We are hiring for a Senior Manager People Business Partner who will be Reporting into the Director, People Business Partner in India, the successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to business leaders within and out with India, translating business strategy into people priorities and provide commercially grounded people-related counsel, balancing people considerations with business impact.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with global People Business Partners and CoEs to ensure consistency and alignment of processes, frameworks and governance eg. Performance management framework, compensation process, promotion governance.

• Drive consistent execution of global HR cycles while incorporating local dynamics. Act as a key interface between local market realities and global people strategies.

• Provide hands-on coaching to leaders and stakeholders on people-related matters, including: pay-for performance philosophy, promotion governance, consistency of decision-making, effective people management practices such as performance, feedback, development.

• Guide stakeholders to make fair and commercially-aligned people decisions; build leadership capability to manage teams effectively, driving accountability and high performance culture.

• Lead end‑to‑end performance management processes (goal setting, mid‑year reviews, year‑end evaluations, calibration, and outcomes) ensuring fairness, rigor, and business impact.

• Assists in providing training and development programs related to Human Capital programs such as the Performance Management Program.

• Support of Human Capital Initiatives including retention strategies and mentoring.

• Mitigate people-related risks to the business and provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with Indian labour laws and company policies.

• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

• Oversee seamless delivery of the entire employee lifecycle including onboarding, internal mobility, transitions, and exits.

• Ensure high-quality employee experience through consistent processes, clear communication, and responsive People support.

• Provides partnership to the business unit to identify strategies to increase employee engagement through effective communication, policies, and practices.

• Identify processes to automate or transition to operations vendors and work with counterparts to follow through.

• Lead or participate in various Human Capital projects and initiatives as required.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 + years progressive HR experience including HR business partnering in a multinational matrixed organization. Experience in professional services industry is advantageous.

• Master’s degree or equivalent, human resources/human capital or related field preferred.

• Strong understanding of business drivers and financial outcomes.

• Proven ability to coach senior stakeholders on people decisions and leadership effectiveness.

• Strong problem-solver with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Confident self-starter who can deal effectively with all levels of the organization and speak out to challenge status quo.

• Ability to balance global consistency with local market execution.

• Ability to use data and insights to guide decisions and measure impact.

• Good understanding of Indian Labor Laws and proven ability to handle complex ER matters.

• Ability to work in a confidential environment is essential.

• Ability to influence without authority.

• Possess good judgement and understand when to escalate matters as necessary.

• Excellent organization skills and time management skills - ability to multi-task and prioritize with minimum direction.

• Strong Microsoft Office and database skills.

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Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.

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