Head – Human Resources (Only Real Estate)

Industry: Real Estate & Infrastructure

Location: Head Office

Experience: 10–12 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and strategic HR Head with a strong background in the real estate industry to lead the organisation's human resource function. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in managing HR operations for real estate developers, covering corporate offices, project sites, sales teams, CRM, construction, and support functions.

Mandatory preference: Candidates currently working or previously employed with real estate developers or real estate groups. Candidates from unrelated industries without relevant real estate experience will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Strategy & Leadership
• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with the company’s business objectives and growth plans.
• Establish HR policies, processes, and frameworks across corporate offices and project sites.
• Advise senior management on organisational development, workforce planning, and employee engagement.
• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Lead recruitment for senior management, sales, marketing, construction, engineering, finance, CRM, legal, liaisoning, and other real estate functions.
• Develop effective recruitment strategies to attract experienced real estate professionals.
• Build a strong talent pipeline for current and upcoming projects.
• Performance Management & Employee Development
• Implement performance appraisal systems, KPIs, KRAs, and competency frameworks.
• Identify training needs and organise leadership development and functional training programmes.
• Drive employee productivity, career progression, and succession planning.
• HR Operations & Compliance
• Oversee payroll coordination, attendance, leave management, employee documentation, and HR MIS.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, statutory requirements, and company policies.
• Develop and regularly update the HR Manual, SOPs, and employee policies.
• Employee Engagement & Retention
• Build a performance-driven and employee-centric work culture.
• Introduce employee engagement, recognition, referral, and retention programmes.
• Address employee grievances, disciplinary matters, and workplace concerns effectively.
• Compensation & Benefits
• Design and review salary structures, incentives, benefits, and compensation policies.
• Develop performance-linked incentive structures for sales and other business-critical teams.
• Monitor manpower costs and ensure effective workforce utilisation.
• Organisational Development
• Strengthen interdepartmental coordination and communication.
• Support organisational restructuring, manpower budgeting, and change management.
• Establish HR metrics and reporting systems for management review.

Candidate Profile

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or an equivalent qualification.
• 10–12 years of overall HR experience, preferably with significant experience in real estate development companies.
• Proven experience handling HR for a multi-project real estate organisation.
• Strong understanding of real estate hiring across sales, construction, CRM, marketing, finance, legal, and corporate functions.
• Experience in HR policy formulation, labour law compliance, performance management, compensation planning, and employee engagement.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work closely with senior management and drive HR initiatives independently.