Investment Banking and Corporate Financial Advisory Industry
Ativir Financial Consultants Private Limited is a leading SEBI-registered Category-I Merchant Banking and Investment Banking firm specializing in Debt Syndication, Structured Finance, Project Finance, Credit Appraisal, Financial Due Diligence, Business Valuation, Equity Research, and Corporate Advisory Services. The firm is seeking an experienced, proactive, and versatile HR Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment with a strong focus on headhunting niche financial talent, while directing day-to-day HR operations and strategic people initiatives on-site in Mumbai, reporting directly to the Director or CEO.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Talent Acquisition and Leadership Hiring: The HR Manager will take complete ownership of full lifecycle recruitment across junior, mid-level, senior, and executive leadership positions. You will actively headhunt specialized, niche financial profiles across Investment Banking, Merchant Banking, Private Equity, NBFC, Alternative Investment Funds (AIF), Portfolio Management Services (PMS), Trustee Services, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and Financial Technology.
You will build robust talent pipelines utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networking, employee referrals, database searches, and targeted headhunting methodologies. Responsibilities include collaborating directly with hiring managers to analyze manpower forecasts, designing competency-based assessment frameworks, conducting preliminary interviews, leading structured salary negotiations, managing offer rollouts, and achieving high offer-to-joining ratios within defined turnaround times (TAT). You will also drive employer branding initiatives and maintain comprehensive recruitment analytics, dashboards, and MIS reports.
HR Operations and Employee Lifecycle Management: You will govern the complete employee lifecycle from seamless onboarding and induction to offboarding clearances and full and final settlements. The role involves coordinating monthly payroll inputs, attendance tracking, leave records, reimbursement claims, and drafting official HR documentation including appointment, confirmation, appraisal, promotion, warning, and experience letters.
You will ensure total statutory compliance with Indian labor legislations and regulatory standards. Additionally, you will handle employee grievance redressal, manage disciplinary processes, drive employee engagement activities, administer structured performance appraisal frameworks, and implement HR process automation using modern HRMS tools.
HR Strategy, Workforce Planning, and Compliance: You will formulate, revise, and roll out standard operating procedures (SOPs) and comprehensive company HR policies. You will monitor core workforce metrics such as attrition rates, cost per hire, and employee satisfaction to support strategic manpower planning and organizational scaling while maintaining strict confidentiality of sensitive corporate and employee information.
Candidate Profile and Qualifications: Candidates should possess a Bachelor Degree in any discipline alongside an MBA or PGDM in Human Resources or an equivalent postgraduate specialization. A minimum of 3 to 7 years of combined professional experience across Talent Acquisition and HR Operations is required, with proven expertise in headhunting niche leadership and financial profiles through direct sourcing.
Prior experience within Investment Banking, Merchant Banking, Financial Services, NBFCs, AIF or PMS platforms, Trustee Services, Management Consulting, Chartered Accountancy (CA) firms, or FinTech enterprises is preferred. Strong command of LinkedIn sourcing, Boolean search techniques, labor compliances, and proficiency in MS Excel and modern HRMS platforms such as Keka, Zoho, or Darwinbox is essential.
Application Details: Interested and qualified professionals can share their updated curriculum vitae directly via email to Mohini@ativiradvisory.com.