HR Director (India)

HR Director (India)

Our Story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people – purposeful, human, united and growth-minded – reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact.  Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

Our Benefits

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.

Great Place to Work

Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For.” To learn more about our company culture and awards Click Here.

We invite you to join our team!  Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

About the Role

This is a distinctive opportunity for an HR leader to shape the people agenda for a high-growth India organization, influence business strategy and build scalable people solutions that support Alight’s next phase of transformation.

The India HR Director will lead the HR Business Partner and Employee Relations functions across Alight’s India operations, supporting leaders and colleagues across Gurgaon, Noida, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi. The role is a member of the India HR Leadership Team and reports to the India HR Head.

This highly visible leadership role is responsible for shaping and executing India’s people strategy. The HR Director will serve as a trusted advisor to the India Leadership Team, helping leaders navigate growth, organizational change, workforce complexity and talent priorities while strengthening a high-performance culture grounded in Alight’s values.

The ideal candidate brings strategic judgment, operational discipline and strong enterprise partnership. They create structure in ambiguity, build scalable governance, identify insights from complex situations and translate strategy into practical execution. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, high emotional intelligence, executive presence and the ability to influence across a global matrix.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary HR partner to the India Leadership Team, ensuring people priorities are directly aligned with business strategy, growth objectives and operational needs.

• Advise leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession, talent reviews, leadership effectiveness and change execution.

• Use workforce data, trends and insights to surface risks, identify opportunities and inform leadership decisions.

• Embed Alight’s values, culture and leadership expectations across the India organization.

• Build manager capability across India by equipping people leaders to drive performance, engagement, accountability, communication and colleague support with consistency and confidence.

• Connect people priorities to business outcomes, including operational stability, productivity, ramp readiness, attrition management and leadership capacity.

HRBP, Employee Relations and Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing HRBP and Employee Relations team.

• Establish clear operating rhythms, governance mechanisms and accountability across the HRBP and ER functions.

• Build consistent employee relations practices that balance colleague experience, business needs and risk management.

• Ensure effective handling of investigations, employee concerns, disciplinary matters and workplace issues across all locations.

• Lead workforce integration, employee rebadging and organizational transition initiatives, ensuring a seamless colleague experience, continuity of delivery and effective cultural integration.

• Drive consistency in manager practices, people decisions and employee experience across teams and locations.

• Establish proactive risk-sensing mechanisms to identify engagement concerns, manager capability gaps, attrition risks, cultural hotspots and employee relations patterns before they escalate.

• Lead employee listening, engagement action planning and leader follow-through across sites, translating colleague feedback into clear, measurable improvements.

• Strengthen cultural integration across legacy and incoming colleague populations by reinforcing one Alight identity, consistent leadership practices and inclusive employee experiences.

HR Operations, Governance and Global Partnership

• Design and implement scalable HR processes, operating mechanisms and governance frameworks that support India’s continued growth and complexity.

• Develop meaningful people metrics, dashboards and insights that strengthen accountability and decision-making.

• Partner with global HR and business leaders to align enterprise priorities with India business needs.

• Advise global stakeholders on India workforce dynamics, labor market trends, regulatory requirements and cultural considerations.

• Build strong partnerships across Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Talent Management, HR Operations, Legal and Compliance.

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, company policies and regulatory requirements across all India locations.

• Translate global policies, programs and standards into practical India-ready execution, ensuring managers understand expectations and apply policies consistently across teams and locations.

• Maintain visible leadership across India locations through regular leader connects, employee forums, site visits and local issue-resolution mechanisms.

What Success Looks Like

• Brings structure, clarity and momentum through periods of growth, ambiguity and change.

• Builds scalable systems, governance and operating mechanisms that create consistency, predictability and accountability.

• Demonstrates strong business acumen, sound judgment and disciplined execution.

• Identifies patterns, synthesizes complex information and translates insights into practical actions.

• Influences effectively across a complex global matrix and earns credibility with senior leaders.

• Communicates with executive presence, clarity and impact.

• Builds trust through high emotional intelligence, collaboration and partnership.

• Develops strong HRBP and Employee Relations capability while elevating the effectiveness and credibility of the broader HR function.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.

• 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner and Employee Relations leadership responsibilities, with at least 5 years leading teams.

• Experience operating within a large, complex, matrixed multinational organization.

• Demonstrated success building scalable HR operating models, governance frameworks and people processes.

• Experience leading workforce transitions, employee rebadging, integrations, acquisitions or other large-scale organizational transformation initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of Indian labor laws, employee relations practices and regulatory requirements.

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive business outcomes through people strategies.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational effectiveness capabilities.

• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Willingness to work from the office five days per week and travel periodically across India locations.

Application and Interview

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: Government ID validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.  Please be aware that Alight is a camera-on culture and may require occasional travel to one of our physical office locations.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com.

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons, disabled veterans, and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request reasonable accommodations/modifications by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not, now or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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Experience Level

Executive Level