Head of Human Resources

Varaha is a global leading climate tech venture focused on carbon removal solutions such as - regenerative agriculture afforestation biochar and enhanced rock weathering - that support smallholder land just the third year of operation we are removing and avoiding more than 1 million tons of CO2 and distributing the majority of the revenues to more than 100000 smallholder land stewards in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Backed by leading global investors our founding and management team comes with a stellar track record of successfully scaling projects and products to millions of smallholder land stewards at leading Agriculture and tech businesses.

Location: Gurgaon Haryana

As the Head of Human Resources you will lead Varahas people and culture agenda partnering closely with the CEO and leadership team to build a high-performing purpose-driven and inclusive organization. You will be responsible for shaping and executing a scalable people strategy aligned with Varahas mission rapid growth and sustainability goals. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution across talent culture digital HR total rewards and organizational development in a multi-geography environment.

• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to define and implement a people strategy aligned with business impact and growth objectives.

• Translate organizational priorities into actionable workforce and talent plans.

• Represent people and culture priorities in leadership Board and investor discussions.

• Lead the adoption of modern HR technologies including AI-enabled recruitment automation and people analytics.

• Build a data-driven HR function to support workforce planning talent decisions and employee experience.

• Drive digitization of HR processes to improve efficiency scalability and transparency.

• Design and evolve organizational structures to support scale across geographies.

• Lead workforce planning succession planning and capability development initiatives.

• Drive change management efforts during periods of growth and transformation.

• Build a strong culture rooted in purpose performance trust and sustainability.

• Design employee well-being initiatives covering mental health flexibility and work-life balance.

• Oversee the end-to-end employee lifecycle ensuring a consistent and engaging experience from onboarding to exit.

• Champion DEI across hiring development leadership and workplace practices.

• Establish measurable DEI goals policies and learning programs to promote inclusive leadership.

• Embed fairness transparency and equity across all people processes.

• Lead talent acquisition strategies to attract mission-aligned high-performing talent.

• Build reskilling and upskilling programs to support evolving business and technology needs.

• Develop leadership frameworks succession plans and mentoring initiatives.

• Define policies and practices that support effective hybrid and remote work.

• Strengthen engagement collaboration and accountability in distributed teams.

• Implement tools and processes for virtual onboarding communication and team effectiveness.

• Design and govern compensation and total rewards frameworks aligned with Varahas values and growth strategy.

• Ensure competitive equitable and compliant pay structures including fixed pay variable pay bonuses and ESOPs.

• Build performance management and reward systems that drive accountability innovation and impact.

• Ensure compliance with local and global labor laws policies and ethical standards.

• Promote transparency integrity and data privacy across HR practices.

• Act as a steward of ethical workplace conduct and employee trust.

• Masters degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field (preferred).

• 1215 years of progressive HR experience with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

• Proven experience building and scaling HR functions in high-growth multi-location or mission-driven organizations.

• Strong expertise in organizational design digital HR DEI total rewards and talent development.

• Excellent leadership stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience in climate-tech sustainability or start-up environments is an advantage.

What we offer

• A strategic leadership role in one of the fastest-growing global climate-tech ventures.

• Competitive executive compensation ESOPs and comprehensive benefits.

• Opportunity to shape a people-first organization driving measurable climate and social impact.

• Culture of collaboration innovation and purpose.

• Access to global learning professional development and leadership growth opportunities.

Required Skills:

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