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About Wednesday

Wednesday is an engineering services company. We provide services in Data Engineering, applied AI, and Product Engineering. We partner with ambitious companies to solve their most pressing engineering challenges.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior HR Executive with a strong focus on employee engagement, learning & development, and performance management to serve as a strategic partner to our teams. This role will align HR initiatives with business objectives to foster a motivated, high-performing workforce.

Core Responsibilities

Employee Engagement:

• Develop and implement initiatives to enhance employee engagement and morale.
• Plan and execute team-building activities, recognition programs, and events that foster a positive work culture.
• Regularly collect and analyze employee feedback to identify areas for improvement.

Learning & Development:

• Design and deliver training programs to meet business and employee growth objectives.
• Partner with leadership to identify skill gaps and implement upskilling initiatives.
• Maintain and track learning and development metrics to ensure the effectiveness of programs.

Performance Management:

• Manage the performance appraisal process, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Work closely with managers to set clear performance expectations and provide regular feedback.
• Support teams in creating individual development plans (IDPs) and career progression paths.

HR Strategy & Partnership:

• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on HR policies and best practices.
• Support teams in aligning HR practices with business needs and objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless HR operations.

Compliance & Policy Management:

• Ensure adherence to employment laws and company policies.
• Regularly update policies and procedures to reflect changes in regulations and company culture.

Talent Acquisition (As Needed):

• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and fill vacant positions.
• Support recruitment processes, from job description creation to onboarding.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master’s degree (preferred) in Business Administration (MBA) or related fields.
• Relevant certifications in HR Management, Employee Engagement, or Learning & Development are a plus.
• Proven experience in an HRBP or related role with a focus on employee engagement, learning & development, and performance management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
• Knowledge of Indian employment laws and HR best practices.
• Proactive problem-solver with a “figure-it-out” attitude.

Benefits

• Mentorship: Work next to some of the best engineers and designers.
• Freedom: An environment where you get to practice your craft. No micromanagement.
• Comprehensive healthcare: Healthcare for you and your family.
• Growth: A tailor-made program to help you achieve your career goals. 
• A voice that is heard: We don't claim to know the best way of doing things. We like to listen to ideas from our team.

About Company

With a rich legacy of 40 years in fostering world-class academic excellence and over 100,000 alumni across the globe, our client is one of the premier institutions of higher learning in India offering Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, and Ph.D. programmes.

Uniquely positioned as one of the first universities across the world that offer the highest standard of professional education ingrained with the postulates of peace studies, the university enables an inclusive culture of dignity, fairness, and respect amongst its students, grooming them into future-ready, responsible citizens of the world.

About the role

• Provide Strategic Vision for University to define medium- and long-term Human Resource direction and priorities.

• Lead on developing, communicating and successfully delivering the University’s HR strategy, including inspiring continuous performance improvement

• Build a dynamic and forward-looking approach to the University’s HR capability development with strong intellectual leadership, understanding and harnessing the University’s comprehensive subject range, in the context of a best HR practices.

• Ensure operational excellence and sustainability.

Roles & responsibilities

Strategic

• Devise HR strategies aligned to University’s vision and mission

• Establish HR roadmap aligned to HR strategies

• Play key role in facilitating the change across organization

• Advice and guide management on strategic alignment require with the growth of University.

• Establish framework which is sustainable, scalable in all areas of HR function

• Designing and executing all the HR policies and procedures of the University.

• Focus on employee capability building through - Conducting the training need analysis (initially nonteaching and later FDP’s for teaching staff).

Research Development

• Create activities around employee engagement and career progression

• Facilitate going forward leadership development, succession planning, High potential development program etc…

• Develop result oriented Performance Management System (Yearly appraisal and competency mapping at each level).

Financial and Budget

• Propose HR Budget and financial strategies focusing employee engagement

• Ensure the budget is used in the best possible way and is adding value as ROI

• Incorporate in the budget provisions leading to “Employer of Choice”

Collaborations

• Be employee advocate & champion within all the institutions under the umbrella of University

• Represent University on professional bodies of repute helpful in further branding university

Operational

• Create activities around employee engagement and career progression

• Conducting HR Audit of all HR processes periodically.

• Create HR dashboard showcasing HR performance to management on monthly basis

• Develop the training calendar and execute the training programs as per the TNA.

• Develop the employee welfare schemes.

• Design employee engagement activities.

• Design HR manual and employee handbook.

• Develop through induction and ensure each new joinee is gone through the induction process.

• Develop result oriented Performance Management System (Yearly appraisal and competency mapping at each level).

• Develop various incentive schemes for the employees.

• Participate and take responsibility during social initiative programs

• Compensation & Benefit Management

• Statutory & Regulatory Compliances Management

• Employee Grievances handling and satisfactory resolution

External Representation

• Represent Institute in various professional bodies, conferences and seminars in order to increase project the image of best employer and the institute’s visibility at the regional and international levels

• Remain abreast of the best practices in the field of Human Resources

Requirements

Minimum Qualification & Experience

• MBA from ISB/institute of repute

• 15 to 20 years of experience in Human Resource, preferable from education sector (Female candidates preferred)

Substantial leadership and management experience

• The personal characteristics to have a substantial experience and a successful record of senior leadership at corporate level in a large and complex organisation.

• Evidence of developing, communicating and executing a vision and strategy in a complex organisation, Proven Transformation Leadership in a sizeable organisation

• Demonstrated personal leadership of creating new benchmark of performance and have proven record of performance improvement and change at an organisational level;

• Financial acumen and experience, and commercial awareness, which demonstrate the ability to strategically manage, optimise and be accountable for the management of resources

• A proven track record of developing leaders and leadership teams, and the ability to work effectively with those teams;

• A commitment to the highest standards of governance, experience of working effectively with governing bodies or boards and external members, and the ability to operate confidently and effectively in an externally regulated environment

Intellectual credibility

• A high level of intellectual credibility, with a strong academic or other intellectual profile, in order to lead, engage with, and gain the respect of staff, demonstrating curiosity and interest in the broad range of HR disciplines.

Personal attributes and style

• A strong commitment to university and its vision, ambitions, and values

• The ability and confidence to lead and work effectively with an experienced and capable senior leadership team, empowering leaders at all levels to deliver the Division’s ambitions;

• The ability to relate to and communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the Division, engaging them with the University’s vision and plans; n

• A personal commitment to and record in effective and respectful partnership working across all staff groups;

• Sound judgement and the ability and courage to make difficult but informed decisions, including on challenging issues;

• Exceptional personal and public communication and relations

About Company

Our client works in the area of skilling and livelihoods for underserved youth. This is a pioneering program with a strong PPP model, an agency-led approach to livelihoods and a vision of socio-economic transformation. They are run through a public-private partnership that empowers the Government, Corporates, NGOs and Citizens to work together towards changing lives. The provision of location and capital expenditure for the centres is taken care of by the Government. Corporates contribute through CSR funds to provide operational expenses. NGOs come on board to provide various skilling courses to the youth. With penetration in more than 400 of the 500 odd slum communities of Pune, the program has now expanded to other cities viz. PCMC, Dombivali, Aurangabad and also States viz. Delhi, Odisha and in Hyderabad.

Core Values that drive us: Empathy | Inclusion | Integrity | Courage 

Roles & responsibilities

• Taking care on onboarding, induction & orientation

• Employee Engagement

• HR strategies and policies

• Organizational design

• Develops programs to build human capital and a strong employee development culture.

• Training & Development

• Analysis and Change Management

• Facilitates the development and implementation of employee performance measurements to gauge the success of programs and identify areas for improvement.

• Talent Assessment

• Leadership Development - Assesses leadership development, team development, and organizational communication programs and practices.

• Succession Planning

• Counselling and Guidance

• Grievance handling

• Building a positive and result-oriented working environment

• Creating an environment of accountability where success is measured

Requirements

• Should be Masters in HR

• Must have at least 10+ years of experience in the field of Organization Development

• Experience working with a NGO will be an added advantage

• Passionate about planning, developing, administering, and implementing innovative programs.

• Experience in the management of large- and small-scale change initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to drive change and influence the adoption of new ideas

• Learning Agility

• Strong written, verbal communication, interpersonal skills and excellent facilitation/presentation skills

• Able to communicate and collaborate effectively at all levels of the business

• Must be able to use a computer with a high degree of proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)