Head/GM/AVP - HR Business Partner - Matrimonial Portal

Department : Human Resources

Role : Head/GM/AVP - HR Business Partner

Reports Into : Head - HR

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 BharatMatrimony, CommunityMatrimony and EliteMatrimony 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 MatrimonyDirectory, MatrimonyPhotography and MatrimonyBazaar.

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-HR Business Partner is a strategic partner to the business in delivering against annual plans and key business/process metrics.

- This role identifies and implements targeted HR programs and practices to support business demands; design and drive initiatives and best practices proliferation.

- The Head HRBP will work collaboratively with senior leadership and all stakeholders in delivering the business strategies, goals, objectives and key performance measures of the organization.

Key Responsibilities :

- Partnering with the Business Executive teams in defining business strategy and in driving the operational execution.

- Identifying and building the necessary organisational capabilities, ensuring alignment of HR activities and solutions with the strategic objectives, bench-marking best-in-industry practices and goals of the business.

- Mentoring direct reports and driving team bonding to fulfill strategic business agenda through HR interventions, tools and processes as necessary from time to time.

- Ensures a high level of organizational effectiveness through ongoing performance management, organizational design, analysis and change management, talent assessments(careers), leadership development and succession planning.

- Driving statutory compliance, payroll, prevention of sexual harassment at workplace and diversity agenda.

- Providing inputs and actions on significant business cycles such as Work force planning, salary planning, organisation budgeting for growth and expansion.

- Drive organization values, ethics and performance-based culture that engages associates across the organization.

- Drive initiatives to improve associate engagement and retention to become - Employer of Choice

Skills and Competencies :

- Strong business acumen

- Proven ability to proactively translate changing business objectives to aligned HR strategies

- Demonstrated ability to independently develop, drive and contribute to overall strategy and business plans in a rapidly developing/changing environment.

- Team player who quickly builds trust and collaborative working relationships with business leaders and partners

- Demonstrated ability to proactively embrace and drive positive, transformational change

- Influence, collaborate and facilitate with all stakeholders

- Regular Management reporting and metrics

- Industry connect

Education and Experience :

- Graduate in any discipline and MBA HR from one of the premier schools, with minimum 15 years of professional experience in Human Resource Management( preferably in IT/ITES industry) and a minimum of 7 years experience in an HRBP role.

Job Location : Chennai