Head HR

About Company

The company operates in the sustainable agriculture and organic farming industry, focusing on producing eco-friendly and natural food products.

Job Description

Working Days: 6 Days

Industry Preference: Agriculture, Manufacturing & Logistic

It is building the future of sustainable agriculture and food systems. With a fast-growing team across farms, supply chain, and operations, we are at a critical scale-up stage and looking for a strong HR leader to build and drive our people function.

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on HR Head who can build structure in a fast-scaling environment. You will own the end-to-end HR function across our core team (~30 members), middle management (~40 members), and distributed workforce across farms and operations.

This is a high-impact role requiring both strategic thinking and execution depth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent & Hiring
• Drive hiring across corporate, operations, and field roles
• Build scalable hiring processes for high-volume workforce recruitment
• Partner with founders and business leaders on org planning

2. HR Operations & Systems
• Set up and streamline HR processes (attendance, payroll, compliance, contracts)
• Build policies suited for both office and field workforce
• Ensure statutory compliance across locations

3. Culture & Performance
• Build a strong, ownership-driven culture aligned with mission
• Design and implement performance management systems (KRAs, reviews)
• Drive engagement across diverse teams (farm, operations, corporate)

4. Workforce Management
• Manage large on-ground workforce across farms and supply chain
• Handle workforce productivity, retention, and grievance resolution
• Create systems for managing distributed teams

5. Leadership Partner
• Act as a thought partner to founders on org design and scaling
• Identify capability gaps and build leadership pipeline

Who We’re Looking For
• 3–5 years of HR experience, preferably in startups / operations-heavy businesses
• Experience managing mixed workforce (white-collar + blue-collar)
• Proven ability to build HR systems from scratch
• Strong execution mindset — comfortable working on ground with teams
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Prior experience in agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, or similar sectors is a strong plus

Why to join:
• Opportunity to build HR from ground up in a mission-driven company
• Direct exposure to founders and leadership decisions
• High ownership and impact in a rapidly scaling organization

Mandatory Requirement

Primary Job Profile : HR Head/ CHRO

Technical Skills : Labor law, Leadership & Team Development, HR Transformation

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