Executive Director-Human Capital

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What You Will Do:

The position will act as a core member of the executive leadership team responsible for architecting the organizations people strategy to enable long-term business growth resilience and competitive advantage. This role goes beyond HR operations to shape culture leadership capability organizational effectiveness and future-ready talent.

Strategic Accountabilities

1. Enterprise People Strategy

Co-create business strategy with the leadership team translating it into a multi-year people and capability roadmap

Align workforce strategy with growth plans new markets digital transformation and productivity goals

Anticipate future skills and build internal capabilities ahead of demand

2. Culture Values & Leadership Effectiveness

Define embed and measure a high-performance values-led culture

Serve as custodian of organizational values ethics and leadership behaviors

Design leadership frameworks and executive development programs to build strong successors

3. Organization Design & Change Leadership

Lead organization design role clarity and decision-right frameworks

Act as the people lead during business transformations M&A restructuring or rapid scale-up

Build change management capability across leaders

4. Talent Succession

Own enterprise-wide talent philosophy: development mobility and retention

Build robust succession plans for critical and leadership roles

Establish data-driven talent reviews and leadership assessments

5. Performance Rewards & Governance

Design performance systems that drive accountability outcomes and innovation

Ensure compensation and reward strategies support business priorities and market competitiveness

Partner with the Board / Compensation Committee on executive pay succession and governance

6. Employee Experience & Engagement

Create a differentiated employee experience across the lifecycle

Use people analytics and engagement insights to improve retention and productivity

Champion diversity equity inclusion and well-being at scale

7. Risk Compliance & Reputation

Ensure robust governance statutory compliance and ethical labor practices

Proactively manage people-related risk reputational issues and workforce stability

Represent the organization externally on people culture and employer brand matters

Leadership Expectations

Acts as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the CEO and Board

Brings strong business acumen and financial understanding

Balances strategic vision with decisive execution

Leads with courage empathy and high ethical standards

What You Will Need:

MBA / PGDM in HR or equivalent

25 years of experience in large Consulting/ GCCs / IT services organizations

What Would Be Nice To Have:

Exposure to large-scale transformation growth or turnaround environments preferred

About Guidehouse India

At Guidehouse India were redefining whats possible by creating opportunities that change lives. Guidehouse is a global professional services firm that delivers advisory technology and managed services to clients across both the commercial and public sectors. Our teams turn bold ideas into solutions that transform industries strengthen communities and drive meaningful impact worldwide.

Across our Chennai Trivandrum and Gurugram locations youll find opportunities where your passion and curiosity help shape what comes next. With cutting edge benefits innovative learning and development programs and a people first culture we empower our people to lead with purpose.

We continue to expand our teams and capabilities across India investing in state-of-the-art offices and high impact work. Here youll collaborate with experts from around the world build deep expertise explore new domains and accelerate your professional growth while making a real impact.

What We Offer

At Guidehouse India we are committed to supporting the well-being of our people and their families at every stage of life. We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you thrive both inside and outside the workplace.

Our benefits include resources such as in house physician consultations nutritious food options at the workplace and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program along with other wellness focused offerings that support your overall well being.

Our comprehensive learning and development programs ensure youre continuously upskilled and ready to tackle whats next so you can shape your own career path while contributing to meaningful purpose driven work.

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