Head of HR (NBFC portfolio)

Head of Human Resources (NBFC)

• Location: Gurgaon
• Reporting to: Co-Founders

Why this role exists?

One of our portfolio companies (Licensed NBFC) is scaling rapidly and needs a strategic HR leader who can build people practices that keep pace with a regulated, fast-growing lending business. Youll be the steward of culture, compliance, and capability, owning everything people from day one.

What youll do?

Strategic HR Leadership

• Craft a 3-year people roadmap aligned to AUM and branch-expansion targets.
• Partner with founders on org design, workforce planning, and leadership hiring.

Talent Acquisition & Employer Brand

• Hire top-tier talent across credit, collections, and tech; reduce time-to-hire to < 45 days.
• Position the company as an employer of choice in NBFC/FinTech circles.

Culture & Engagement

• Embed a purpose-driven culture rooted in transparency, customer empathy, and compliance.
• Launch engagement initiatives and pulse surveys; act on feedback quickly.

Performance & Rewards

• Roll out OKR-linked performance management and variable-pay plans that reward portfolio quality, risk management, and customer NPS.
• Design benefits that balance cost, compliance, and employee wellbeing

Compliance & Risk Mitigation

• Own all labour-law and RBI-mandated people-practices; ensure nil penalties.
• Anticipate litigation risks; manage grievances and disciplinary actions fairly.

People Operations & Analytics

• Build lean HR Opspayroll, exits, HRMSdelivering > 99 % accuracy.
• Use data (attrition, CTC/AUM, DEI ratios) to advise leadership.

Team Building

• Hire and coach a full-stack HR team (TA, HRBP, L&D, Ops).
• Foster continuous learning via internal academies and external certifications.

Ideal profile

• 1012 years of progressive HR experience, at least 5 years in NBFC/Banking/FinTech; hands-on with RBI or SEBI-regulated environments.
• Built or scaled HR in high-growth business.
• Proven credibility with founders/CXOs; comfortable challenging and coaching them.
• Strong command of labour law, compensation design, and talent analytics.
• Excellent written & verbal communication; fluency in English and Hindi.
• Values-driven, ethical, and resilient under pressure.

Whats in it for you

• Run the people charter end-to-endgreen-field ownership is rarely available at this scale.
• Competitive cash + ESOPs; pay aligned with NBFC benchmarks.
• Work with mission-driven founders and a flat, transparent culture.
• Opportunity to influence financial inclusion at scale.

Budget - 60-65 lakhs + ESOPs