Assistant Vice President - Global HR Business Partner - IT Services

HR Leader - Strategic HR, Talent Position Overview Own the end-to-end people strategy and HR operations across engineering, AI, and instructional-delivery hubs. Reporting to the Group CHRO, the role will lead a large, multi-disciplinary HR organisation and serve as a strategic people partner to business and delivery leadership. This role combines business HR leadership with operational accountability for global HR initiatives and cross-regional teams, shaping how the organisation attracts, develops, and retains high-demand talent at scale across Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partnering. Key Responsibilities 1. Strategic Business HR & Executive Stakeholder Management: - Serve as a trusted HR advisor to senior business and delivery leaders on talent strategy, organisation design, and workforce optimisation. - Lead the HRBP function across retention, performance management, succession planning, and talent reviews. - Drive organisation-wide restructuring, expansion, and people initiatives while ensuring consistency in HR practices. 2. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Execution: - Lead the Talent Acquisition function to attract and hire high-demand technical and domain talent across AI/ML, digital engineering, software, product, and instructional roles. - Build scalable high-volume and niche hiring strategies across India and global markets. - Improve time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, candidate experience, and employer brand. 3. Global HR Leadership & Operations: - Lead and mentor a large, multi-disciplinary HR organisation spanning TA, HRBP, HR Operations, and related functions. - Drive standardisation, policy execution, and HR initiatives across global entities and delivery locations. - Own HR budgets, HR technology, workforce analytics, and data-driven people insights. Candidate Profile - 18 - 25 years of HR experience, including 8+ years in senior leadership roles managing multi-functional HR teams across TA, HRBP, L&D, or Operations. - Experience in IT services, EdTech, software product, or global technology environments. - Proven experience reporting to C-suite/CHRO level and partnering with global business leaders. - Experience managing 20+ direct and indirect HR professionals supporting businesses with 2,500+ employees. - Strong track record of scaling talent in AI, digital engineering, cloud, and technology-led environments. - MBA/Post-Graduate degree in HR/IR from a premier institute or equivalent. (Mandatory)