Employee Engagement Manager - EV Industry

Company Background

Our client is an Indian EV Company, founded in 2016 by 2 Indian Gentleman and fast-tracking the Future. They offer a unique opportunity to be part of redefining the Future of Mobility - Progressive, Sustainable & Exciting! Don't miss out on the chance to revolutionize electric mobility! Their vision is to create and inspire the future of sustainable urban transportation through Accelerated Innovation. We develop systems and products that reflect a progressive ideology. We synthesize design and technology to create new dimensions in advanced engineering and seamless user experiences.

Our culture is powered by innovation, integrity, speed, and a relentless drive to be the BEST - Bold, Empowering, Stimulating, and Transformative.

Role : Manager HR - Employee Engagement

Reports into : Head - Human Resources

Purpose of the Role: As a HR Employee Engagement Partner for businesses, provide support and leadership to drive the HR & Employee engagement strategy and ensure seamlessness and consistent employee experience on people processes and foster positive cultural change.

Job Objective & Key Interactions

Role Overview

As an Employee Engagement Manager, you will be the driving force behind cultivating a dynamic, inclusive, and high-energy culture across organization. You will plan, execute, and amplify employee events, experiences, and initiatives that fuel excitement, belonging, and a deep emotional connection with the brand. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams and leadership to roll out a high-impact calendar of engagement aligned with our vision to be a BEST employer.

Key Responsibilities

Culture & Experience

- Champion the organization culture across all levels by designing high-impact programs that align with the company's values and vision.

- Support rollout of company-wide engagement surveys, pulse checks, and feedback mechanisms to measure morale and drive continuous improvement.

Event Management & Celebrations

- Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to deliver memorable experiences.

Communication & Branding

- Create engagement communication content (emails, posters, social posts, newsletters, and videos) that captures the vibe and spirit of the organization

- Partner with internal communications and marketing to showcase engagement stories and highlight our people across social media and internal platforms.

Wellness & Belonging

- Drive holistic employee well-being programs - physical, mental, emotional, and financial health.

- Coordinate sessions like yoga, mindfulness, fitness challenges, health talks, etc.

- Support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to foster a culture of respect and inclusion.

Rewards, Recognition & Volunteering

- Own the planning and execution of rewards and recognition programs - from Spot Awards to quarterly and annual recognition.

- Partner with HR and CSR to drive community impact through employee volunteering programs.

- Measurement & Reporting

- Track, analyze, and report the impact of engagement initiatives using data, participation rates, and employee feedback.

- Create dashboards and monthly engagement scorecards for leadership.

Skills

- Proven experience in coaching high-performing leadership teams

- Proven experience in successfully driving organizational change, and in translating business objectives into effective HR strategies

- Strong interpersonal skills, including coaching, presentation, listening and negotiating as well as networking and influencing

- Strong Financial acumen and operational knowledge. Ability to quickly learn and understand how the business works

- Fluent in written and spoken English is must ++ other regional languages would be an added advantage

Technical Skills:

- Strong understanding of latest HRIS / HRMS software and functionalities.

- Experience with data management, reporting, and analytics tools.

- Familiarity with HR processes and procedures.

Soft Skills

- Authentic: Operates with integrity, transparency and humility

- Enterprise Minded: Acts like a true company owner to advance the overall interests.

- Outside-In-Thinker: Carries a broad global perspective of markets, tech, and trends

- Agile: Balances clear strategic thinking and accountability in execution to deliver results

- People Focused: Actively creates the conditions for the Company's people and teams to succeed

- Communicator: The ability to influence and persuade others, especially in situations that require diplomacy and tact.

- Collaboration & Influence: Proactive cross-functional partnerships to work effectively with peers and partners throughout the whole organization

- Cultural Competency: The ability to lead through seeking diversity, fostering inclusion, and a passion to develop every single individual

- Results Orientation: A commitment to demonstrably improving team metrics. A positive, flexible, and proactive, hands-on with can-do approach

Education & Experience

- Prior working experience with Founder's would be an advantage

- Minimum 5 - 12 yrs of working experience

- Professional education within HR, MSW, PM&IR or relevant from well-regarded institutes / University

- Strong track record in Employee Engagement

- Knowledge and understanding of best practice employee engagement theory, preferably within the manufacturing or high growth industries having B2C / D2C businesses

- Familiarity with medium to large sized organizations and matrixed structures/reporting lines

- Experience in setting up and introducing new employee engagement platforms (e.g. Teams, Workplace, Slack)