Strategic HR Transformation Leader

About us: We are a global AI-powered SaaS provider with over 3,200 customers and 700+ partners in 100 countries. Our mission is to help our clients accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion.

We process electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data on a massive scale, assisting revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, meta-search companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises, and ferries to drive better business outcomes.

Our company was founded in 2004 and headquartered in India. We collaborate with 26 of the Top 30 Hotel Chains, 25 of the Top 30 Online Travel Agents, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, and all top car rentals, including 16 Global Fortune 500 companies.

• Strategic HR & Business Impact:
  • Be a trusted strategic advisor to senior executives on people strategy and transformation.
  • Translate business goals into HR strategy and execution.
  • Drive support for cross-functional global initiatives spanning mergers and acquisitions, global organization integration, and scale-up.
• Lead AI-Powered People Transformation:
  • Digitize all core HR processes using artificial intelligence/machine learning and automation platforms.
  • Implement predictive analytics in engagement and performance.
  • Reduce manual HR operations by 40–50% and drive HR efficiency at scale.
• Global Talent Programs:
  • Lead the annual HR cycle: goal setting, performance, compensation, benefits.
  • Execute internal mobility and succession planning programs for key roles.
  • Design and deliver global leadership development programs.
• Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Employer Brand:
  • Launch culture audit and performance-focused culture operating system.
  • Build and scale diversity, equity, and inclusion and return-to-work programs.
  • Drive our position as a Great Place to Work.
• Compensation & Benchmarking:
  • Lead global compensation and benefits strategy and benchmarking initiatives.
  • Ensure internal equity and market competitiveness.
• Program Management & Execution:
  • Lead global people initiatives; partner with regional HR heads.
  • Build project management and reporting dashboards for HR programs.
  • Set a forward-looking agenda and assign strategic focus areas to help build a world-class HR function.

• Launch CXO-level succession plans across all verticals.
• 40–50% reduction in manual HR workflows.
• Launch centralized org-wide workforce planning process across all business units.
• Improve employee engagement and internal mobility metrics by 20–25%.

• Define and deliver an AI-first HR digitization roadmap within the first 90 days.
• Drive HR cost efficiency through automation, targeting a 30% improvement in manual process.
• Increase succession-ready internal candidates for CXO-1 roles by 2x.
• Ensure 100% compliance in global policy rollout and documentation across all locations.
• Roll out a global compensation benchmarking study across all geos.
• Lead a successful change management strategy for 2+ global people initiatives.

• Strategic HR Leadership: Translate business vision into people strategy aligned with growth.
• AI-First HR Mindset: Champion digitization and AI use in all HR functions.
• Global Governance: Create scalable, compliant, globally consistent people processes.
• Organization Design & Succession Planning: Lead organization design, mobility, succession planning.
• Culture & DEI Builder: Shape unified culture across geographies with a strong DEI foundation.
• Employer Branding Expert: Build a globally recognized employer brand.
• Execution with Agility: Drive HR outcomes with speed, rigor, and zero-error delivery.
• CXO Influence: Operate with gravitas, advising senior leaders on HR priorities.

• 15–18 years of progressive HR leadership experience with exposure to global people operations.
• At least 5+ years in a strategic HR leadership role in high-growth global SaaS or digital-first companies.
• Demonstrated success in leading HR digitization, compensation and benefits, succession planning, culture transformation.
• Experience in scaling global programs and working closely with CXOs & Business Leaders.
• MBA/PGDM in HR or related field from a Tier 1 institution.
• Certification in Digital HR, HR Analytics, or Change Management is a plus.