Job Description
Industry Financial Services, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Global In-house Centers (GIC)
Role Overview
We are looking for a Head of HR for our newly established Global Innovation Center (GIC) in Pune, India. You will be responsible for building, scaling, and running the full people strategy for the Jefferies GIC. In this role, you will play an important part in developing talent, helping create company culture, and being deeply involved in governance and the people operations framework needed to operate a high-performing, innovation-driven global center.
Key Responsibilities
HR Strategy and Organizational Build-Out
Establish the HR operating model for the GIC, aligned with Jefferies global people strategy and localized for the Pune labor market.
Partner with the GIC leadership team to align HR priorities with delivery demands.
Build and lead the end-to-end people lifecycle for the GIC including workforce planning, onboarding, performance management, compensation including benchmarking to local market, and management of employee relations in partnership with employment legal.
Establish and continuously refine organization structures, role architecture, and capability frameworks that support scaled growth.
Stakeholder Management and Leadership
Serve as the primary HR business advisor to the GIC Head and global technology leaders.
Partner closely with global HR leadership including Global Head of HR, Asia Head of HR, Corporate Head of HR, and Global Head of Recruiting to ensure the GIC develops as a seamless extension of the global organizational model.
Represent the GIC HR function in global forums, governance committees, and transformation programs.
Provide development, training, guidance, and leadership to new GIC HR team members.
Help identify and successfully hire the GIC HR team.
Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning
Partner with recruiting leadership and global stakeholders to support the development and execution of a comprehensive hiring strategy, contributing to superday hiring initiatives and advancing workforce diversity goals.
Ensure all hiring processes are consistent with global standards and local regulatory requirements.
In partnership with Head of Recruiting for GIC, drive leadership hiring and oversee recruitment governance, vendor management, and capacity planning.
Culture, Engagement and Local HR Policy
In partnership with Technology leaders, define the Jefferies culture of the GIC.
Advise and partner closely with the India HR team across established entities and employment legal to establish regulatory requirements such as India Labor codes and ensure ongoing compliance.
Localize global people policies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment to GIC local culture.
Design and deliver employee engagement strategies, leadership development, inclusion initiatives, and communication programs to foster a cohesive, high-performance GIC culture.
Compensation, Performance and Development
Establish performance management frameworks optimized for GIC talent.
Lead compensation and benefits strategy for the GIC in partnership with Compensation and Benefits team, driving alignment with the GIC market.
Partner with global Training and Development and Community and Engagement teams to design capability building programs.
HR Governance and Compliance
Ensure the GIC is audit ready across all HR processes, partnering with Global HR, Compliance, and Legal.
Operationalize local employment requirements relevant to Pune.
Lead engagement with external audits for items related to Pune and the GIC.
Required Qualifications and Experience
15+ years of experience in financial services business advisory HR leadership, with experience leading HR for GICs, shared services, or global operations businesses.
Proven experience in growth environments and building HR functions from the ground up.
Extensive knowledge of the Pune talent market with strong local labor law and regulatory experience.
Strong stakeholder management and matrix organization influencing skills with experience partnering with global functional heads.
Proven track record in leadership and management of employment relations matters.
Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast scaling environment.
Experience managing HR transformation and change-management initiatives.
About Us
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments. Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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