Director - HR Business Partner

Who are we and What do we do?

InMobi Group’s mission is to power intelligent, mobile-first experiences for enterprises and consumers. Our businesses across advertising, marketing, data and content platforms are shaping consumer experiences in a world of connected devices. InMobi Group has been recognized on both the 2018 and 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 list and as one of Fast Company’s 2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies.

What’s the InMobi family like?

Featured among the “Great Places to Work” in India, China and other geographies since 2017, our Culture is our true north, enabling us to think big, solve complex challenges and grow with new opportunities. InMobians are passionate and driven, creative and fun-loving, take ownership and are results-focused. We invite you to free yourself, dream big and chase your passion.

What do we promise?

We offer you an opportunity to have an immediate impact on the company and our products. The work that you shall do will be mission critical for InMobi , working with highly capable and ambitious peer groups. At InMobi, you get food for your body, soul, and mind with daily meals, gym, and yoga classes, cutting-edge training and tools, cocktails at drink cart Thursdays and fun at work on Funky Fridays. We even promise to let you bring your kids and pets to work.

What will you be doing? 

As the Director HR Business Partner, you’ll play a foundational role in the growth, operations and empowerment of two key verticals of InMobi - InMobi Exchange and InMobi Performance Advertising (DSP). You will be working as the think along, strategic and execution partner with the Chief Business Officers of these two business units. You will be responsible for ideating and implementing strategic HR initiatives including hiring strategies, talent management, employee engagement, organization structures, business partnering and leadership development, working closely with the leadership teams. This role requires a strong understanding of the Sales and GTM landscape across geographies, coupled with the ability to align HR strategies with business objectives to fuel both growth and engagement. This role spans across geographies & is a truly global opportunity in its essence.

Who you are:

You are a strategic thought partner to the executives & have a business focused mindset to help translate business objectives to people strategies. You operate as a trusted advisor & serve as an expert on people and organizational matters, while navigating your way through a fast-paced environment and thriving in the chaos that comes with it. These two units are in various stages of maturity and magnitude, and therefore it needs a certain type of entrepreneurial ethos on the People side to partner with these businesses for success, while maintaining multiple contexts in parallel. 

 What You’ll Own 

1. HR Business Partnerships

• Partner with business leadership and managers to understand business imperatives and articulate people priorities
• Partner effectively with business leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, cost management, succession planning, performance management, leadership development to support a high growth business
• Play an integral role on the leadership team, bringing credibility and strong partnership methods and contribute to overall business decisions   
• Serve as a consultative subject matter expert & partner with specialist HR functions like Talent Acquisition, Learning and organization Development, HR Operations and Analytics & Total Rewards, to design solutions that cater to the people priorities of your teams  
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for employee relations and performance matters
• Coach leaders and managers on a breadth of topics to perform at optimal management strengths and capabilities  
• Analyse and leverage relevant data and provide in-depth analysis that drive people decisions 
• Find ways to build engagement, improve workplace relationships and sense of community to boost productivity and retention
• Be the Culture champion and evangelist

1. HR Programs 

Drive the implementation/ roll out of org-wide people initiatives for your teams to improve employee engagement, creating a performance driven culture, drive people growth and enhance employee experience. Initiatives include, but are not restricted to Capability building, Learning interventions, Talent reviews, Benefits policies, Rewards and recognition and On-boarding and new hire orientation programs 

1. HR Operations

• Develop radically simple approaches to business challenges while keeping alignment with the organization as a cohesive whole 
• Partner with COEs to prioritize and execute on the needs of the business 

1. Functional Leadership:

• Work with peers to develop a high-performing team of business-aligned HR resources, building business knowledge and HR capability through formal learning, coaching, and on-the-job experiences  
• Provide coaching, development and mentoring to a small team of direct reports
• Contribute to the broader HR function by sharing knowledge and experience informally or through participation in project teams

 What are we looking for? 

• 12+ years of experience in the HR function, with at least 7 years in an HRBP capacity . Partnering experience with Sales, GTM, or customer-facing teams in a high-growth, global organization is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of various HR work streams and domains across the employee lifecycle 
• Capable of translating business priorities into HR programs and workflows that drive value & meet business needs 
• Demonstrated record of success in improving organizational performance and developing strong business partnerships within a dynamic, hyper-growth paced environment 
• Evidence of successfully influencing and manage change effectively  
• Experience of working cross functionally within all specialist HR functions with demonstrated collaboration & teamwork 
• Self starter with the ability to work in ambiguity, in a fast paced entrepreneurial setup while delivering outcomes in a highly matrixed environment
• A strategic thinker and creative problem solver who takes initiative and ownership  
• Driving metric-based outcomes and experiences 
• Ability to create content and deliver effective presentations for company-wide distribution