Role: Assistant Vice President – HR

Location: Hyderabad – Corporate Office

Function: Human Resources

Accountability: Responsible for designing, guiding, and implementing effective HR policies, programmes, and procedures aligned with business strategy and organizational capability building.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose organizational environment through surveys and feedback at regular intervals.

• Ensure organization structures are reviewed and updated (job analysis, job descriptions, role clarifications/redesign) to meet changing business needs.

• Oversee induction, orientation, and onboarding for new joiners to integrate them effectively into the Visaka culture.

• Implement performance management systems, including goal alignment, assessment/review, feedback, and individual development plans.

• Lead talent management strategies to build and maintain a pipeline for key positions (workforce planning, competency profiling, assessment centers, cross-functional learning).

• Drive job rotation/job enrichment plans based on skills and performance.

• Develop leadership programs and ensure structured delivery of leadership skills.

• Design and align training strategy and plans with business needs; guide annual training needs analysis, module development, delivery, and post-training effectiveness.

• Develop employee engagement plans and implement actions to improve productivity and employee experience.

• Devise rewards & recognition practices that fit Visaka’s priorities, culture, and employee demographics.

• Promote innovation and ideation via collaborative communication platforms.

• Conduct compensation benchmarking/restructuring and provide insights to top management.

• Discharge additional roles as directed by HOD/Management.

• Drive automation in HRMS & Payroll operations.

• Conduct SWOT analysis for 1st and 2nd level leadership positions.

Additional Information

Job Dimensions:

Manpower: Assigned HR team

Authority: As authorized by management

Work Contacts:

Internal: All Function Heads at HO; Unit/Plant HR Heads

External: Consultants and vendors

Reporting Relationship: Joint Managing Director and President & Group Head HR (HOD)

Supervisory Responsibility: Assigned HR team

Minimum Requirements (if recruiting new incumbent): To be completed by HOD

Additional Information (as required by this job, if any): To be filled by HR

Indicative Key Result Areas (KRAs)

1 Org. Diagnosis & Surveys Timeliness, Effectiveness Conduct pulse surveys, present findings & action plans

2 Induction, Orientation & Onboarding Effectiveness Prepare, implement onboarding playbook, process maps, feedback

3 Job Description Management Timeliness, Effectiveness Prepare, update JDs, guide HR team

4 Employee Engagement Activities Timeliness, Effectiveness Innovative engagement, newsletters, forums

5 Rewards & Recognition Effectiveness Plan at least 3 R&R practices annually

6 Training & Development Effectiveness Develop structured T&D, link to competency & career paths

7 HR Policies & Practices Effectiveness Benchmark practices, create new policies

8 Performance Management System Timeliness, Effectiveness Complete cycles, feedback mechanisms, goal sheet alignment

9 OD & Talent Strategy Effectiveness Workforce segmentation, role profiling, performance frameworks