Chief Human Resources Officer

Position: Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Group CHRO)

Company: Confidential (A diversified multinational conglomerate spanning manufacturing, consumer business, and financial services)

Location: Ahmedabad (Work from Office 5 days a week, no hybrid) with regular travel to plants and retail stores

Experience: 1825 years in HR, with at least 7 years as CHRO or Group HR Head of a multi-business group spanning manufacturing plants and a consumer or retail business

Qualification: MBA / PGDM in HR or Personnel Management from a reputed institute preferred

Background Sought: Must bring Group/multi-business CHRO experience + manufacturing plant HR & industrial relations + consumer / retail frontline exposure + listed-company governance (NRC, ESOP) + leadership hiring & succession + multi-entity, multi-state compliance. Promoter-led group experience is essential.

Responsibilities

As Group CHRO, you will lead the people agenda for the group and all its companies from agri-processing plants and steel mills to e-waste, specialty chemicals, structured finance and a fast-scaling retail and consumer care business. You will build one group HR architecture shared values, governance, leadership pipeline and core policies while letting each business run HR at its own pace: plant- and IR-led in manufacturing, high-volume and frontline-led at the retail venture. You will work closely with the Chairman, the promoter family, business CEOs, and the Board's Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

The Group CHRO carries direct onus for ensuring that every group business has the right leaders and the right people, at the right cost, to grow this role is measured by business outcomes, not by HR policies alone.

ROLE

Own the group people strategy and HR charter across all group businesses and legal entities org design, leadership talent, performance, rewards, industrial relations, compliance and HR operations.Build a group HR operating model: a lean corporate HR centre in Ahmedabad (policies, rewards, leadership talent, HR technology, governance) with business HR heads for each sector (agri, manufacturing, e-waste, specialty chemicals, finance, and retail).Lead CXO and business-head hiring, succession planning and talent reviews across the group building a strong internal bench and working closely with the Chairman and promoter family on leadership continuity.Lead plant HR and industrial relations across processing units, refineries, mills, and manufacturing plants contract labour, worker committees and unions, wage settlements, shift manpower and a strong safety culture.Enable the retail and consumer care venture's scale-up to 400 stores through a dedicated HR lead high-volume store and frontline hiring, store incentives, training and retention, while protecting the lean, flat startup culture.Harmonise grades, compensation structures and benefits across group companies while keeping each competitive for its industry; own the design and administration of group ESOP plans.Partner the Board's Nomination & Remuneration Committee on senior appointments, KMP remuneration, ESOPs and the HR disclosures required of a listed company.Ensure labour-law compliance across every entity and state Factories Act, Contract Labour Act, Shops & Establishments, PF/ESIC, minimum wages, POSH, EHS and readiness for the new Labour Codes.Build one unified culture around core values of Care, Trust, Integrity, Honesty and Confidence consistent across the group, yet flexible enough for each business to move at its own speed.Roll out a common group HRMS, multi-entity payroll and people dashboards for every business.Drive performance and productivity headcount planning, manpower cost as a percentage of revenue by business, and plant and store productivity and own the group people budget.Lead talent mobility across group companies, set up HR for new ventures and acquisitions, and build a lean group HR team hands-on.

MUST HAVES

18+ years in HR, including 7+ years as CHRO or Group HR Head of a multi-business group or diversified conglomerate.Deep plant HR and industrial relations experience in manufacturing or process industries (agri-processing, metals, chemicals or similar), including contract labour and union handling.Exposure to a consumer, retail or D2C business with a large frontline workforce.Listed-company experience Nomination & Remuneration Committee, KMP remuneration, ESOP administration and SEBI-related HR disclosures.Proven record in leadership hiring, succession planning and org design across multiple businesses.Promoter-led group experience able to earn the trust of the Chairman and promoter family while working alongside professional CEOs.

Interested candidates can share their updated resume or reach out directly:

Disha Gandhi +91 77hidden_mobile8 hidden_email

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