Sirius AI is a US headquartered AI Consulting services and products company with operations in India. Sirius AI focuses on Financial Services enterprises and solutions / services delivered across multiple geographies. We are an innovation-driven AI and data consulting services firm with a strong focus on delivering business outcomes for our clients. The Sirius AI team is a mix of talent from a diverse background of Consulting, Industry, and Product companies, bringing together expertise in Data, Platform, Ecosystem, Technology, Project Management, and AI to develop new solutions and deliver client engagements.
About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned and forward-thinking HR professional to join our Human Resources team as Senior Manager - HR Strategy & Organisational Excellence. This is a strategic, centre-of-excellence role.
The incumbent will own the full spectrum of HR functions beyond day-to-day HR Business Partnering - including employee engagement, learning & development, employer branding, skills mapping, HR analytics, and people strategy. This is a high-impact role for someone who combines strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution ability.
Key Responsibilities
1. Employee Engagement & Culture
- Design and execute the annual employee engagement strategy, including pulse surveys, engagement calendars, and action planning frameworks.
- Champion a high-performance, inclusive workplace culture aligned with organisational values.
- Lead initiatives around recognition, rewards philosophy, and employee well-being programmes.
- Drive DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) roadmaps and culture-building interventions.
- Manage the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and ensure it is consistently communicated internally.
2. Learning & Development
- Develop and own the organisation-wide Learning & Development (L&D) strategy, including training needs analysis (TNA) and annual learning plans.
- Partner with business leaders to design functional, behavioural, and leadership development programmes.
- Manage the LMS (Learning Management System) and build a culture of continuous learning.
- Track L&D ROI through assessments, performance linkages, and post-training effectiveness metrics.
- Oversee onboarding frameworks to ensure a strong new-hire assimilation experience.
3. HR Strategy & People Analytics
- Develop and execute the annual HR Strategy aligned to the business plan, including workforce planning and capability roadmaps.
- Build and maintain an HR Dashboard with key metrics: attrition rate, offer-to-join ratio, engagement scores, L&D coverage, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and more.
- Provide actionable HR insights to the Director – HR and leadership through data-driven storytelling.
- Lead benchmarking exercises on compensation, benefits, and HR practices.
- Drive HR transformation and process excellence projects using technology and automation.
4. Skills Mapping & Talent Development
- Build and maintain a comprehensive Skills Inventory across the organisation, identifying current capabilities and future skill gaps.
- Develop competency frameworks and career progression matrices for all functions.
- Work with business heads to create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) linked to succession pipelines.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition on role profiling and future-skills hiring strategy.
- Drive high-potential identification and accelerated development programmes (HIPO tracks).
5. Employer Branding
- Own and execute the employer branding strategy across campuses, digital platforms (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, etc.), and industry forums.
- Collaborate with Marketing/Communications to create compelling employer brand content and campaigns.
- Monitor and enhance the organisation's reputation as an employer of choice.
- Lead campus engagement programmes, employer rankings submissions (Great Place to Work, etc.), and HR Awards participation.
- Track candidate experience metrics and continuously improve the brand perception externally.
Skills & Qualifications
Must Have
- MBA / PGDM in HR or equivalent from a recognised institution.
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 4-5 years in a strategic or centre-of-excellence HR role.
- Proven experience in L&D, engagement, HR analytics, and employer branding.
- Experience working independently or with minimal oversight in a mature HR environment.
- Prior exposure to managing an HRBP or HR COE function is preferred.
Good to Have
- Experience in IT/Tech startup environment
- Experience organizing employee engagement events
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
What We Offer
- Direct exposure to building HR processes in a high-growth AI firm
- Collaborative, fast-paced and inclusive work culture
- Mentorship from an experienced professional.
- Opportunity to grow with the organization
- Competitive compensation as per industry standards
