Branch HR Manager

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior HR Manager - Branch to lead the end-to-end people agenda for a branch workforce, partnering closely with business leaders to drive talent, performance, engagement, and workforce effectiveness. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the branch has the right people, capabilities, and organizational readiness to achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with branch leadership to drive business-aligned people strategies and HR initiatives.
• Lead branch recruitment delivery, ensuring quality hiring, effective stakeholder management, and seamless onboarding of new employees.
• Govern and execute key people processes including goal setting, performance reviews, talent reviews, promotions, succession planning, and learning initiatives.
• Drive workforce planning and talent pipeline development to ensure availability of critical talent.
• Support leadership development and capability-building programs to enhance organizational effectiveness and succession readiness.
• Collaborate with managers to improve employee engagement, development, and overall workplace experience.
• Enable successful implementation of HR policies, programs, and change initiatives across the branch.
• Leverage HR data and insights to support informed business decisions and improve workforce outcomes.
• Work closely with HR Centers of Excellence, shared services teams, and business stakeholders to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Experience, Skills & Education Qualification

Experience

• 2 to 5 years of relevant Human Resources experience.
• Experience in an HR Business Partner or HR Centre of Excellence role.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes including talent acquisition, performance management, talent development, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
• Exposure to commercial or branch-based environments will be an advantage.

Skills

• Strong business acumen and the ability to align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Expertise in talent management, succession planning, capability building, and performance management.
• Understanding of organizational design, workforce planning, and resource optimization.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive change effectively.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive insights from HR data and metrics.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• High ownership, execution excellence, and attention to detail.

Education Qualification

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.