Head of HR

Head of HR - Lead Strategic Talent Initiatives at Career Central

About the Opportunity

Join Career Central as the Head of HR and play a pivotal role in shaping talent strategies for high-growth businesses. This full-time, hybrid role based at our HQ in Chennai offers a unique opportunity to work closely with CXOs, founders, and leadership teams to drive organizational scale and leadership development.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams to define and execute talent strategies aligned with business scaling.
• Lead end-to-end CXO and senior leadership hiring, including role definition, sourcing, assessment, and onboarding.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of leadership talent across key sectors and functions.
• Advise on organizational design, leadership structuring, and succession planning.
• Develop compensation frameworks, leadership benchmarks, and people practices suited for scaling organizations.
• Manage relationships with executive search firms and external talent partners.
• Create and scale internal talent acquisition capabilities to support multiple hiring mandates.
• Establish HR processes, performance frameworks, and people systems for internal and client-facing environments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in HR leadership, talent strategy, or executive search.
• Proven track record in CXO hiring within startups, high-growth, or mid-sized organizations.
• Experience building teams in scaling environments.
• Ability to operate as a trusted advisor to CXOs, founders, and senior stakeholders.
• Experience building or scaling talent acquisition functions or HR systems from scratch.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• High adaptability and comfort working across multiple mandates in fast-paced environments.

Compensation and Benefits

• Opportunity to work closely with CXOs, founders, and leadership teams in scaling businesses.
• High-impact role combining advisory, execution, and strategic HR leadership.
• Competitive compensation with long-term upside.
• Platform to build a differentiated talent function across multiple high-growth environments.
• Broad exposure across industries and business models.

Hiring Process

Candidates will undergo a multi-stage selection process including interviews with senior leadership to assess strategic alignment and expertise.

We look forward to receiving your application to join Career Central and contribute to building high-quality organizations and leadership depth.