The Senior HR Manager is accountable for solving SKOSystems' talent-acquisition capacity challenge at a strategic level: buildingdurable sourcing relationships and talent-pool partnerships that bring thecompany's ~4-month time-to-fill down to a sustainable level, setting AI-enabledrecruiting strategy and tooling, and owning compensation, workforce planning,HR technology, and policy governance. This role is intentionally scoped tohandle these responsibilities — strategic HR leadership, career architecture,culture ownership, and multi-geography coordination across Pune and London. Itdirectly manages the HR Recruitment Associate and works as a close peer partnerto the HR Manager, with both roles reporting to the COO.
Essential Functions / Deliverables
Talent Pipeline & Sourcing Partnerships
•            Build andmaintain direct relationships with recruitment agencies, technical communities,coding bootcamps, engineering colleges, and passive-talent networks specific to SKO's scarce skills (Android, Angular, .NET, SQL/Oracle, DevOps, technicalBA/PM).
•            Reducedependency on reactive job-board posting by developing a proactive, always-ontalent pipeline.
•            Ownemployer-branding efforts that materially shorten time-to-fill from the current~4-month average.
Recruitment Strategy, AI Tooling & Oversight
•            Setend-to-end recruiting strategy and process design for the HR function.
•            Select,implement, and continuously improve AI-assisted sourcing, screening, andinterview-automation tools.
•            Directlymanage, coach, and review the HR Recruitment Associate's execution and pipelinemetrics.
•            Personallylead sourcing and closing conversations for senior or business-critical hires.
Strategic HR Leadership, Workforce Planning & CareerArchitecture
•            Partnerwith leadership on headcount and workforce planning aligned to the 3-yearproduct roadmap.
•            Design adual-track (individual contributor / management) career-ladder framework tosupport technical talent retention.
•            CoordinateHR practices and basic employment considerations across both the Pune andLondon offices, escalating multi-country complexity to external counsel or the COO as needed.
Compensation & Benefits Strategy
•            Designcompetitive, market-aligned pay bands for scarce technical skills.
•            Leadannual compensation benchmarking and review cycles for leadership approval.
HR Technology, Analytics & Digital Transformation
•            Own theHRMS roadmap, including evaluation of the current platform againstalternatives.
•            Buildrecruiting and workforce analytics dashboards for leadership.
•            Driveautomation across HR processes, prioritizing AI-enabled recruiting workflows.
Policy Governance, Compliance, Culture & Engagement
•            Set HRpolicy direction and partner with the HR Manager on POSH and statutorycompliance execution, ensuring governance standards are met.
•            Owncompany-level culture, engagement, and DEI strategy and direction (day-to-dayadministration remains with the HR Manager).
Team Leadership, Mentorship
•            Manage,coach, and develop the HR Recruitment Associate.
•            Partnercollaboratively with the HR Manager on shared HR initiatives, mentoring oneanother in areas of respective strength.
•            Builddemonstrated capability across compensation strategy, HRMS transformation, andmulti-geography coordination.

Requirements

Minimum Education : Bachelor'sdegree required; MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred
Discipline/Major : HumanResources Management, Business Administration, or related field
Required Certifications : SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP,HRCI, CIPD, or NHRD (India) — valued, not mandatory
Required Years & Area of Experience : 8–14 years of progressive HRexperience, including recruitment/talent acquisition leadership within asoftware, SaaS, or technology product company; demonstrated experience buildingsourcing partnerships/talent pipelines and deploying AI-enabled recruitingtools
Critical Technical/Computer Skills : HRIS/ATS platforms (Zoho People/Recruit or similar); AI-assistedsourcing and screening tools (e.g., resume scoring, automated first-roundinterview platforms); people-analytics/dash boarding tools; compensationbenchmarking tools
Other Requirements (Key Competencies) : Relationship-building and networking; negotiation; data-drivendecision making; coaching and team leadership; business acumen; adaptability;ethical judgment
Preferred Education MBA/PGDMin Human Resources
Preferred Experience : Experiencein a technology/software product company with distributed or global operations;hands-on experience deploying AI tools in recruitment, such as automatingfirst-round screening interviews; prior exposure to multi-country HR operations(e.g., UK or other international employment basics) is a plus given SKO's Puneand London footprint
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Strong relationship-building and networking ability; data fluency;comfort partnering with engineering/technical leadership; AI-tool fluency forrecruiting automation
Growth Path : This roleis deliberately structured as a stepping stone to HR Director. Demonstratedsuccess in compensation strategy, HRMS transformation, workforce/careerarchitecture, and multi-geography coordination will form the basis forevaluating elevation to HR Director; this is a development opportunity, not aguaranteed timeline.
Ethics & Compliance : Thisposition requires full commitment to fostering the highest standards, whilepromoting an ethical and compliant culture. This includes integrity, honesty,and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up whenmisconduct or concerning behaviors are evident or perceived.

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