Senior Program Manager - HR [T500-24399]

About Albertsons Companies Inc:

As a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates over 2,200 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners across the United States, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others, serve more than 36 million U.S customers each week.

We build and shape technology solutions that solve customers problems every day, making things easier for them when they shop with us online or in a store. We have made bold, strategic moves to migrate and modernize our core foundational capabilities, positioning ourselves as the first fully cloud-based grocery tech company in the industry.

Our success is built on a one-team approach, driven by the desire to understand and enhance the customer experience. By constantly pushing the boundaries of retail, we are transforming shopping into an experience that is easy, efficient, fun and engaging.

About Albertsons Companies India:

At Albertsons Companies India, we're not just pushing the boundaries of technology and retail innovation, we're cultivating a space where ideas flourish and careers thrive. Our workplace in India is a vital extension of the Albertsons Companies Inc. workforce and important to the next phase in the companys technology journey to support millions of customers lives every day.

At the Albertsons Companies India, we are raising the bar to grow across Technology & Engineering, AI, Digital and other company functions, and transform a 165-year-old American retailer. At Albertsons Companies India associates collaborate directly with international teams, enhancing decision-making processes and organizational agility through exciting and pivotal projects. Your work will make history and help millions of lives each day come together around the joys of food and inspire their well-being.

This role will lead the end-to-end design, planning, and execution of campus hiring programs, recruitment vendor and Referral ecosystem, Talent related policy frameworks, data and operations processes for the India Centre. This role will act as a central orchestrator, aligning HR, business, finance, legal, and IT stakeholders to deliver a fit-for-purpose operating model within defined timelines ensuring scalable, compliant, and data-driven people practices.

Key objectives:

• Establish a scalable Talent Acquisition engine (campus + lateral) with defined processes, SLAs, and metrics.
• Managing Referral programs and governance model
• Implement a structured recruitment vendor strategy, including selection, onboarding, and performance management of partners.
• Set up Talent Acquisition and L&D data management and reporting frameworks.
• Design and roll out core policies, guidelines, and governance mechanisms tailored to India regulatory requirements and global standards.

Workstreams and roadmap:

• Campus engagement and programs
• Data management and operations
• Designing campus strategies identifying target institutes, intake numbers, and role profiles; define engagement calendar (talks, hackathons, internships, pre-placement offers).
• Build standardized campus hiring processes (assessment design, selection criteria, offer guidelines, onboarding playbooks) and associated dashboards for conversion and quality-of-hire metrics.

Recruitment and L&D vendor ecosystem:

• Define vendor categories (based on the requirement) with clear commercial and performance models.
• Run structured RFP / RFQ process, evaluate vendors on capability, compliance, and cost, and set up contracts, SLAs, and quarterly performance reviews with data-driven scorecards.

Policies, guidelines, and governance:

• Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, and Global HR to localize and draft policies related to talent management
• Establish governance forums (policy review cadence, exception handling matrix, approval workflows) and a central policy repository for employees and managers.
• Define the data model for the Innovation Centre (core employee data, recruiting data, campus metrics) and partner with IT to integrate ATS/HRIS with payroll and finance systems.
• Standardize operations processes (joinermoverleaver, letters, documentation, ticketing, query management) with SLAs and build dashboard on key operational metrics (TAT, accuracy, compliance).