A US-based client with an established presence in India is seeking a senior-level HR Consultant to architect, refine, and formalize the entire HR framework for their India operations. The consultant will lead the creation of HR policies, labor-compliant procedures, leave structures, reporting systems, employee governance documents, and organizational hierarchies for existing staff.
This is a strategic consulting engagement for an India-based HR expert with a minimum of ten years of hands-on experience managing HR operations, labor compliance, and policy infrastructure at scale.
Scope of Work
The consultant will collaborate directly with leadership to build a structured and compliant HR ecosystem tailored for a fast-growing India operation. Core responsibilities include:
HR Policies and Governance
• Develop comprehensive HR policies covering attendance, leave, remote work, holidays, performance oversight, disciplinary procedures, grievance redressal, and employee conduct.
• Ensure all policies are compliant with Indian labor regulations and applicable state rules.
• Standardize employee documentation, including handbooks, guidelines, and acknowledgments.
Labor Compliance and Regulatory Frameworks
• Review current HR practices and align them with statutory requirements.
• Build labor-compliant processes for working hours, break rules, contracts, terminations, and recordkeeping.
• Advise leadership on compliance risks and procedural safeguards.
Leave Structures and Workforce Procedures
• Design or refine leave policies, including maternity, paternity, earned leave, sick leave, casual leave, and special leave frameworks.
• Build workflows for approvals, accruals, documentation, and tracking across distributed teams.
• Establish structured escalation and communication procedures.
Organizational Hierarchies and Reporting Models
• Map and formalize existing hierarchical structures for clarity and governance.
• Define reporting lines, span of control, and escalation paths for all existing teams.
• Recommend improvements for operational efficiency and accountability.
HR Operations and Employee Lifecycle Processes
• Standardize processes for onboarding, employee file management, confirmations, evaluations, and exits.
• Create templates, forms, and documentation packages to support each stage of the employee lifecycle.
• Build a scalable system for monitoring compliance and ensuring process consistency across teams.
Ideal Consultant Profile
• Minimum ten years of HR leadership or consulting experience within India.
• Strong background in HR policy design, labor compliance, and organizational structuring.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large teams or multi-location operations.
• Expertise in Indian labor laws, statutory requirements, and HR governance frameworks.
• Proven ability to formalize existing HR practices into structured, compliant, scalable systems.
• Prior experience supporting US or international clients is an advantage but not required.
Engagement Details
• Freelance or consulting contract
• Remote work from anywhere in India
• Competitive compensation aligned with senior-level expertise
• Ability to begin immediately is preferred
• Project milestones and timelines will be jointly defined
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