Head - Organization Development

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned leader to drive enterprise-wide organizational capability, talent strategy, and transformation initiatives. This role partners closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate business vision into scalable structures, future-ready talent strategies, and high-performance practices. The incumbent will lead organization design, leadership development, talent integration, and HR transformation, while fostering a culture of agility, accountability, and continuous growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Translate business strategy into a comprehensive people and capability roadmap
• Lead large-scale transformation initiatives including org restructuring, culture evolution, and operating model redesign
• Build future-ready capability frameworks to support growth, digitization, and global expansion
• Drive leadership pipeline development and succession planning for critical roles
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on organizational effectiveness and change strategy
• Lead strategic hiring initiatives aligned with long-term business priorities
• Define and execute HR digitization and transformation agenda

Execution Excellence

• Drive organization design, workforce planning, and implementation of operating models
• Establish robust performance management systems to enhance productivity and accountability
• Implement OD frameworks and capability-building programs across functions
• Lead talent integration across geographies and business units
• Execute culture-building and change management interventions
• Track, measure, and report the impact of transformation initiatives

People & Culture Leadership

• Build and lead high-performing OD and talent teams
• Foster a collaborative, performance-driven, and learning-oriented culture
• Coach and enable senior leaders to enhance leadership effectiveness
• Strengthen employee engagement and overall experience

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Education

• MBA from a reputed institute (preferred)
• Engineering / Mathematics / Statistics background is an advantage

Experience

• 15–25 years in Organizational Development, Talent Management, or HR Transformation
• Proven track record in leading large-scale transformation and org design initiatives
• Experience in complex, fast-paced, matrixed organizations
• Exposure to global workforce and cross-cultural environments

Capabilities

• Deep expertise in OD, capability building, and organization design
• Strong execution focus with a hands-on leadership approach
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strategic mindset with strong program management and analytical orientation

Key Outcomes Expected

• Strong organizational capability aligned to business strategy
• Agile organization structures and scalable operating models
• Robust leadership pipeline and succession strength
• High-impact learning and development ecosystem
• Seamless talent integration and workforce transformation
• Enhanced performance culture and productivity outcomes
• Digitized, data-driven HR ecosystem with strong analytics