National HRBP – Sales

Company Overview

House of Anita Dongre is one of India's leading fashion houses, home to iconic brands including AND, Global Desi, Anita Dongre, and Grassroot. We are driven by a commitment to creativity, craftsmanship, innovation, and people excellence. As we continue to strengthen our retail footprint and customer experience across India, we are looking for a strategic and business-focused HR leader to partner with our frontline business teams.

Job Summary

The Lead – HRBP for AND and Global Desi will serve as the strategic HR partner to the business leadership teams, driving people strategy and organizational effectiveness across all customer-facing functions nationally. The role will lead the HR agenda for retail stores, area management, regional operations, visual merchandising, and other frontend teams across India. The incumbent will be responsible for translating business priorities into people strategies, enhancing employee engagement, strengthening leadership capability, driving talent outcomes, and ensuring a high-performance culture across the brands.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Brand, Retail, and Sales Leadership teams to drive business performance through effective people strategies and workforce planning.
• Lead the end-to-end HR agenda for all frontend and customer-facing teams across AND and Global Desi stores nationally.
• Drive talent acquisition for retail and regional teams, ensuring timely hiring and strong talent pipelines across various locations.
• Own key talent processes including performance management, succession planning, talent reviews, and leadership development.
• Build a high-engagement, high-performance culture through employee engagement, recognition, retention, and capability-building initiatives.
• Ensure strong employee relations practices and adherence to company policies, statutory compliance, and HR governance standards.
• Drive consistency and excellence in HR operations across stores, including onboarding and induction, uniform management and distribution, employee documentation, and overall employee experience.
• Conduct regular store visits to understand business challenges, assess people practices, and strengthen frontline engagement.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of four Regional HR Managers to ensure effective HR delivery and execution across all regions.
• Monitor key HR metrics including attrition, hiring, productivity, engagement, and compliance, and drive interventions to improve business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Education: MBA / PGDM in Human Resources from a reputed institution.
• Experience:
  • 12–18 years of progressive HR experience, with significant exposure to Retail, Fashion, Lifestyle, Consumer, Quick Service Restaurants (QSR), Hospitality, or other large frontline workforce environments.
  • Proven experience in HR Business Partnering at a regional or national level.
  • Experience managing geographically dispersed teams and multi-location operations.
• Competencies:
  • Strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability.
  • Influencing and stakeholder management skills.
  • Leadership and team development capability.
  • Data-driven decision making and analytical orientation.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented retail environment.

Preferred Skills

• Additional certifications in HR or related fields.
• Knowledge of retail-specific HR practices and labor laws.

Experience

• 12–18 years of progressive HR experience in relevant fields.

Environment

• Work would typically be in a hybrid model, combining office-based tasks with regular store visits across various locations.

Salary

• Not specified.

Growth Opportunities

• Potential for advancement to senior HR leadership roles within the organization as brand growth continues.

Benefits

• Not specified.