Associate Manager HR

Program Manager - CHRO Office

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Strategic Program Management & CHRO Office PMO

• Drive execution and governance of the CHRO's strategic agenda aligned with Business Priorities, Vision 2030 and HR Strategic Roadmap.

• Support the development, tracking, and implementation of HR initiatives aligned to Vision 2030.

• Translate strategic priorities into structured programs, milestones, governance mechanisms, and measurable outcomes.

• Drive program reviews, risk identification, dependency management, and action closure across HR, Corporate Communication& CSR Functions and business stakeholders.

• Support the CHRO in preparing strategic reviews, Board/Council updates, leadership presentations, and organization-wide people interventions.

• Ensure progress visibility of high priority initiatives through dashboards, trackers, governance forums, and leadership updates.

• Act as an integrator across HR COEs, Corporate Communication & CSR ensuring alignment of programs and priorities to overall business objectives.

• Partner with HR COEs to drive strategic priorities across Talent Management, Learning & Development, Performance, Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Digitalization, Employer Branding, and Employee Experience, ensuring alignment and execution of key people initiatives.

2. Future Readiness & HR Transformation

• Support the design and implementation of future workforce initiatives to enhance organizational capability and competitiveness.

• Collaborate with business and HR leaders on initiatives that improve workforce productivity, effectiveness, and organizational resilience.

• Support enterprise-wide transformation projects and change management programs impacting people, culture, and risk management.

• Drive adoption of innovative HR practices, digital tools, and analytics-driven decision making.

• Conduct external research and benchmark emerging HR, talent, culture, workforce productivity, and people management practices against leading organizations to identify opportunities for strengthening JSL's people agenda.

• Represent the CHRO Office in external networks, conferences, roundtables, and industry engagements to gather insights, foster collaborations, and strengthen JSL's positioning as an employer of choice.

• Partner with business leaders, HR teams, and consulting partners on productivity enhancement projects.

3. Organization Development, Talent & Culture

• Support organization design, organization development, and culture-building initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness and alignment with business priorities.

• Collaborate with L&D and Talent Management teams to design and deliver capability-building initiatives for employees, managers, leaders, and HR professionals, including HR Academy and strategic talent development interventions.

• Establish governance and tracking mechanisms for critical hiring mandates, leadership hiring, and business-critical talent requirements.

• Support employer branding, EVP activation, onboarding, alumni engagement, wellness, recognition, and employee engagement initiatives to strengthen employee experience and organizational culture.

• Drive internal communication and employee connect initiatives for the CHRO Office, including leadership forums, townhalls, MD Sampark, and people communication campaigns.

Key Competencies

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking

• Program & Project Management

• Stakeholder Management & Influencing

• Business Acumen

• Digital & Data Acumen

Behavioral Competencies

• Learning Agility

• Adaptability & Resilience

• Emotional Intelligence

• Growth Mindset

• Ability to manage ambiguity

Educational Qualification

• B.Tech/ MBA 

Experience

• Level: Associate Manager/Manager

• Overall, 4-7 years of experience

• Experience in driving cross-functional programs and senior leadership stakeholder management preferred.