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BU HR Manager


Job Location:

Chennai - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 September 2026 (7 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: BU HR Manager

Location: Chennai

Experience: 10 15 Years


Role Purpose
  • Act as a strategic HR Business Partner to the Business Unit leadership and manage the end-to-end people agenda for one of the business units.
  • Partner closely with business leaders to understand business priorities workforce challenges organizational requirements and translate them into effective people strategies and HR interventions.
  • Drive a strong employee-centric performance-oriented and high-engagement culture while ensuring alignment with organizational policies and business objectives.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and employees on all key people-related matters.


Key Responsibilities
  • Act as the strategic HR Business Partner for the assigned Business Unit supporting approximately 300 employees.
  • Partner with business leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into effective people strategies and HR interventions.
  • Drive the end-to-end employee lifecycle including workforce planning talent management employee engagement and retention.
  • Lead and manage the Performance Management System (PMS) including goal setting performance reviews calibration and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Partner with leaders on talent identification succession planning career development and retention of high-potential employees.
  • Identify capability gaps and work closely with the L&D team to drive relevant learning and leadership development initiatives.
  • Handle employee relations grievances conflict resolution disciplinary matters and other sensitive employee issues.
  • Drive employee engagement and culture-building initiatives to enhance employee experience morale and productivity.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders on manpower planning and hiring for critical and business requirements.
  • Provide coaching and advisory support to managers on people management team effectiveness performance and employee development.
  • Track key HR metrics such as headcount attrition retention performance and engagement and provide actionable insights to business leaders.
  • Ensure effective implementation of HR policies processes compliance requirements and organizational initiatives across the Business Unit.


Preferred Background
  • 10 15 years of progressive HR experience with significant experience in an HR Business Partner / HR Generalist role.
  • Experience managing the end-to-end HR agenda for a sizeable employee population.
  • Candidates from SME Lending banking NBFC insurance capital markets wealth management investment services or other closely related industries will be preferred.
  • Exposure to a business-facing target-driven customer-oriented or sales-led environment would be an added advantage.
  • Experience working closely with senior business leaders and managing complex people requirements is essential.


Education
  • MBA / PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent postgraduate qualification in HR / Personnel Management.