General Manager - Learning & Development - Online Wedding Platform

Department : Human Resources

Job Title : AGM/GM

Role : Head - Learning & Development

Reports Into : The Chief Human Resources Officer

About Us :

- Matrimony.com Ltd is the largest and the most trusted matrimony brand in the world with employee strength of around 4000 associates in India and abroad. The service offering of the brand are in matchmaking and marriage related services through websites, mobile sites and mobile apps and is also complemented by 150+ company owned retail outlets.

- Its flagship products are Bharat Matrimony, Community Matrimony and Elite Matrimony in the matchmaking business, with over 2.5 million active members availing these services.

- The company is in its pre IPO stage and is expanding into a $ 54 billion marriage services market. Matrimony.com's current offerings in the marriage services business are Matrimony Directory, Matrimony Photography and Matrimony Bazaar.

Department Overview :

- The Human Resources Department at matrimony.com is a cumulative force of sub functions such as Talent Acquisition, Business HR Partnering, Talent Management, Training and Development, Compensation and Benefits.

- HR has leverage in setting up Policy & Processes across employee life cycle in the company and was also shortlisted for Business World HR Excellence Awards, 2015.

- The HR team is highly noted for its candidate experience, effective training and the culture it spreads across the organization.

Role Overview :

The Head - L&D is responsible for defining a L&D strategy for ensuring excellent execution fulfilling business timelines and cost efficiencies.

Key Responsibilities :

- Defining L&D need, Planning and budgeting

- Providing clear direction and inspiring the team to achieve against targets at all times, delivering results.

- Efficient stakeholder management with respect to business leadership, vendors and other external agencies.

- Ability to use appropriate technology solutions for smooth and speedy functioning of day-to-day requirements

- Define policy and process, setting strong methodology, governance and reporting mechanism

- Managing and ensuring timely updation of the job descriptions and making them available to the team.

- Designing strategies based on outcomes.

Skills and Competencies :

- High energy levels, influencing and persuasive personality

- Presentation & Negotiation skills

- Understanding of right selection methodology and contracts

- Result orientation and ability to drive high performing teams

- Review team's work at regular intervals and drive results

- Regular Management reporting and metrics

- Stakeholder management

Education and Experience :

Graduate in any discipline and MBA HR from one of the premier schools, with minimum 15 years of professional experience in L&D or any other sub stream of HR function with minimum 3 years plus of L&D experience.

Job Location : Chennai