Head of People & Culture (HR) - India based

Company Profile:

candi is a dedicated rooftop solar company for businesses across Asia and Africa. We bring together international capital, through our Swiss-based platform, and local expertise in order to provide a unique offering to this unserved sector. In doing so, candi aims to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets. www.candi.solar

Job Summary: 

The company is looking to recruit an innovative and motivated Head of Human Resources (known internally as People & Culture Lead), who will oversee the development of a growing HR team across several locations in India.  Given that candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.

Specifically, the job requires taking responsibility for strategic oversight of all HR functions for the Indian team.

• Developing and implementing strategies for recruitment and retention, compensation and benefits, performance management, training and development and employee engagement
• Overseeing all HR activities, initiatives and processes (high emphasis in suggesting and implementing improvements where needed). This includes working closely with the Finance Team for Payroll and Compliance.
• Leading (and recruiting) and expanding People and Culture Team in the Indian market and provide coaching and guidance for them
• Measuring and analyzing metrics such as recruitment, employee engagement, attrition and reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Working closely with the Global Head of P&C to maintain a healthy culture in the organization.
• Working on global projects which involves coordination with candi People & Culture teams in Switzerland and South Africa

• MBA or PGDM  in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or similar.
• 15-20 years of experience in human resources, change management, recruitment, or similar, which includes 5-10 years in a leadership role
• Ability to think strategically
• Experience in a start-up environment is vital, especially in an international company in India
• It is critical that you are digitally savvy, and experienced with using a wide range of  Hybrid Working tools; preferably with experience of having implemented digital HRIS, Appraisal and Performance Management systems.
• You must display genuine emotional intelligence, with the ability to oversee diverse teams from across a wide spectrum of society.
• It is essential for the role that you demonstrate autonomy, initiative, possess strategic thinking skills, and have the ability to adapt and apply candi’s global vision effectively within the context of the Indian market.
• Excellent written and spoken English & Hindi a must, preferably with at least one of the Indian languages (e.g. Punjabi, Marathi).

• You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment: this includes to put empathy before ego, being authentic no matter what, that we work as one and follow the candi principle that less is more
• A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to implement big, innovative ideas.
• Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a valuable addition.
• You are open, honest, trustworthy, a great communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
• candi is an equal opportunities employer.

• We focus on assisting businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
• We have a significant emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-focused working culture.
• We are an international team where remote working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

HOW TO APPLY

Please click to apply or via the LinkedIn link.

NB. SAGANA is supporting candi with the recruitment of this role. If your application is short listed you will be contacted by a member of their recruiting team. www.sagana.com Please refer all questions regarding the position to Wendy Foster, Recruiting Director - SAGANA.