Head Talent Management

Job Title: Head – Talent Management

Level: Senior Leadership/ Head of Function

Location: Bangalore

Reporting to: CHRO

About the Role:

Head – Talent Management is a seasoned HR leader who will lead the function across the organisation strengthen and build future-fit workforce capabilities. The ideal candidate brings deep understanding of talent frameworks assessment leadership development methodologies and a strong grasp of business needs. The ideal candidate will bring experience in managing multiple HR verticals designing talent frameworks at scale attracting top talent and building future-ready workforce strategies for a dynamic and growing business.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Talent Management Strategy & Framework

• Design and execute the organisations talent strategy aligning with business goals and future manpower requirement across the organisation
• Establish talent frameworks capability models and long-term roadmap to build a future-ready organisatio
• Embed a strong talent philosophy that drives performance growth and culture alignment

2. Succession Planning & Leadership Pipeline

• Lead succession planning for critical roles potential identification and readiness mapping.
• Design structured leadership development programs coaching mentoring initiatives and accelerated growth plans.
• Build and run personalised initiatives to develop future leadership to ensure long-term pipeline for significant roles

3. Capability Building & Talent Acquisition

• Lead the talent acquisition agenda to strengthen leadership niche skills and critical business roles
• Enhance hiring quality through assessment frameworks employer branding and pipeline strategies
• Strengthen sourcing channels industry networks and hiring through strategic employer branding initiatives

4. Talent Analytics & Insights

• Build and monitor robust talent dashboards
• Identify and highlight talent risks skill shortages and succession vulnerabilities
• Provide leadership with data-backed recommendations for talent investment and interventions.

5. Learning Development & Organisational Effectiveness

• Drive organization-wide learning strategy and development journeys
• Lead organization development interventions culture programs performance development and change management practices to improve retention.
• Evaluate learning outcomes through impact metrics skill uplift and role-readiness indicators

Qualifications and Experience:

• MBA / Master’s in HR or related field.
• 12–18 years of progressive HR experience with deep exposure across Talent Management Org Development L&D and Talent acquisition.
• Experience in leading a team and managing large matrixed organisation
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic talent outcomes.
• Ability to lead large teams and drive outcomes across multiple HR disciplines.