Kotak Life Insurance - Corporate HR

About us:

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd is a 74:26 joint venture between Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., its affiliates and Old Mutual plc. The company started operations in 2001, and strives to offer its customers outstanding value through high customer empathy, consistent and benchmarked service and a suite of products that leverage the combined prowess of protection and long term savings. It covers over 8 million lives and is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India.

Role Summary: This position is responsible for employee life cycle management for the Head Office.

The key responsibilities for the profile are as under

Selection:

- This position is responsible for acquiring the right talent across levels through competency based interviewing methodology.

- The incumbent should be well versed with different types of selection methodologies and should relevant experience in interviewing across levels.

- He should have thorough understanding of competency framework and methodology and should be able to probe, interpret and assess relevant talent through superior interviewing skills

Coaching Line Managers on Interviewing Skills:

- The incumbent would be responsible for improving the interviewing and selection skills of line managers by coaching them and providing relevant feedback.

- He should be able to provide specific inputs and address the gaps through coaching and developmental feedback

Employee Engagement:

- The right candidate would be responsible for complete employee life cycle management.

- He should be able to improve onboarding and employee experience by improving processes and using metrics driven approach to improve overall employee alignment to organizational objective.

- He should be able to understand and resolve regular issues and grievances through structured approach and appropriate communication

Capability Building:

- This role requires close coordination with training and development team to identify specific skill gaps in individual employees and looking at appropriate training interventions to remove those gaps.

- Candidate is required to have a keen interest in improving productivity through development and coaching inputs to employee, superior and trainer.

The desired candidate shall:

- Have 3-7 years experience in the HR function with fair depth in generalist practices.

- Have a full time post graduate degree (MBA or PGDBA) in HR from a premium institute - Mandatory.

- Be willing to deliver in a fast-paced, high-intensity work environment.

Location: Mumbai

What you can expect:

- A culture where an employee has the autonomy and support to drive the corporate agenda.

- Strong HR processes that enable employees to deliver their best everyday.

- A well-defined HR roadmap where performers have the opportunities to learn and grow.

- Being part of a team where HR and business collaborate to make a difference to employees and customers.