Sr HR Executive-Pharma

Experience: 5 to 8 Years

Job Description
We are seeking a Senior HR Executive for our Group company based in Mumbai. The role focuses on end-to-end HR management with primary responsibility for recruitment, complemented by employee engagement, HR operations, compliance, and performance management.
Candidate Profile

• Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience, including at least 3 years in the pharmaceutical industry with significant recruitment exposure.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for hiring the right talent.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field; HR certifications (SHRM/PHR/CHRP) preferred.
• Proven experience with high-volume hiring, lateral and niche/senior hiring in pharma or related technical domains.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and influencing skills; ability to interact with senior leadership.
• Hands-on with HRIS/HRMS tools, ATS platforms and strong MS Excel skills for reporting and analytics.

Skills & Keywords (for ATS / SEO)

• Core Skills: Talent Acquisition, End-to-End Recruitment, Sourcing, Boolean Search, Interviewing, Offer Management, Onboarding, Employer Branding.
• HR Operations & Compliance: HR Policies, Labour Law Compliance, Statutory Filings (PF/ESI/PT), Payroll Coordination, HRMS Administration.
• Employee Relations & Engagement: Grievance Handling, Conflict Resolution, Employee Engagement Programs, Retention Strategies.
• Performance & Development: Performance Management, Appraisals, Goal Setting, Talent Reviews, Learning & Development Coordination.
• Tools & Technologies: ATS (LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Workable), HRMS/HRIS (SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle HCM, Keka, Zoho People, greytHR), Microsoft Excel (vlookups, pivot tables), HR Analytics.

Role Overview
As a Senior HR Executive, you will partner with business leaders to deliver efficient recruitment, ensure smooth HR operations, maintain compliance, and foster a positive workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management and onboarding across levels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles; maintain candidate pool and succession plans.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and create clear job descriptions while ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Implement best practices and metrics (time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, source effectiveness) to continuously improve recruitment outcomes.

HR Operations & Compliance

• Oversee HR policies, procedures and ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory requirements; support audits and inspections.
• Maintain accurate employee records in HRMS and ensure data integrity and confidentiality.
• Coordinate payroll-related information, leave management and statutory filings in collaboration with payroll vendors/teams.

Employee Engagement & Relations

• Design and execute engagement initiatives to strengthen employee morale and retention, including surveys and action plans.
• Address employee queries, manage grievances and facilitate conflict resolution in line with policy.
• Support learning & development coordination and employee communication programs to drive adoption and culture.

Performance Management

• Support performance appraisal processes, goal setting and talent reviews; ensure timelines and calibration processes are followed.
• Provide guidance to managers on performance improvement plans, career development and succession planning.

Skills: employee engagement,recruitment,hr operations,pharmaceutical industry,performance management,hr generalist