Chief People Officer Full Time NEW

About ZOOM Communications:

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Gurugram, ZOOM Communications is South Asia’s largest Outdoor Broadcast Systems, Solutions, Services and Integration company. With over three decades of illustrious track record, ZOOM has firmly established itself as an Asian broadcasting powerhouse with a strong global imprint.

ZOOM has served a diverse clientele spanning Sports Federations, Host Broadcasters, Rights Holders, Broadcast Networks, News Networks and the Public Sector. Its core service verticals include:

• Outside Broadcast (OB) & Flyaway/Flypack Operations – From analog to UHD/4K, including Super Slow-Motion and IP-based broadcast technologies
• Systems Integration – Turnkey long-term installations and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) facility management for broadcast networks
• Equipment Hire – Dry and wet hire of state-of-the-art HD/UHD broadcast equipment globally
• Content Creation – Feature films, documentaries, and infotainment content for television, OTT, corporates, and advertising

Some of ZOOM’s landmark engagements include but are not limited to the Olympic Games (Summer & Winter), FIFA events (including FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017), Asian Games (Jakarta 2018), Commonwealth Games 2010, Pan American Games, Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian Super League (ISL), Women’s Premier League (WPL), Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), National Games, Big Boss, Indian Idol, and the build-out of studios for India’s leading news channels.

About the Role

With ZOOM’s expanding footprint across Media Services and soon to be launched Security/Surveillance/Defense Solutions and Consumer ventures, we are seeking to hire a transformational Chief People Officer (CPO) to solution, architect and lead The People Agenda. We are seeking an entrepreneurial, seasoned, strategically oriented CPO to join our leadership team at ZOOM Communications. 

The CPO, a key member of a rapidly growing executive team, will drive the people strategy, organizational development, governance, and long-term human capital creation. This is a high-impact role suited for a people leader with a proven track record in large organizations and exposure to human capital development, culture building, performance and motivation management, conflict resolutions, as well as technical learning & development.

Location: Gurugram (Gurgaon)

Reporting To: Joint reporting to CEO and COO

Engagement Type: Full-Time

Team Size: 6 – 10 

Key Responsibility Areas include are not limited to:

1.    Business Partnering and Stakeholder Advisory:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team and Board, ensuring the HR strategy supports overall business objectives and growth across all business lines with specific emphasis on Media Services and Consumer verticals (neither of the two verticals are connected) 
• Lead and drive organizational design initiatives which optimize productivity, strengthen operational efficiency and enhance overall organizational performance through ceaseless out of box thinking
• Lead HR due diligence for domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, ensuring international market entry and scaling with robust people, governance and compliance frameworks
• Strengthen HR governance policies and compliance frameworks

2.    Coaching and Organizational Capability:

• Mentor and Coach – HR and other Business leaders across business units to embed a leadership development framework aligned with the needs of a diversified, multi-business enterprise. Mentoring and building the Zoom culture that eventually becomes embedded across the organization
• Leading strategic talent acquisition, building future ready leadership and strengthening the organization’s employer brand to attract, engage and retain high-quality talent aligned with business growth.
• Build teams and structures aligned to growth plans, expansion and transformation initiatives ensuring talent readiness for future business needs. 

3.    Learning & Development:

• Define and lead a future focused learning and development strategy aligned with business priorities, ensuring continuous upskilling and reskilling of the workforce
• Identify critical future skills and design targeted programs to build digital, functional and leadership capabilities for the organization

4.    Culture and Diversity Builder: 

• Shaping the organizational culture and driving large-scale change management and transformation initiatives, particularly ensuring digital and AI integration
• Lead and drive organizational design initiatives which optimize productivity, strengthen operational efficiency and enhance overall organization performance through ceaseless out of box thinking
• Spearhead DE&I strategies, enhance an inclusive workplace culture harnessing the power and perspectives of a diverse workforce, largely young and rooted in Indian realities. All verticals are services companies 
• Integrate DE&I principles across the entire talent pool – while scaling up workforce efficiencies through building best talent, policies, measurable goals, and data driven interventions

5.    High-Performance Culture Driver:

• Drive a high-performance culture by designing and implementing performance management frameworks, strengthening accountability and goal alignment. 
• Develop high-potential talent and enhance organizational productivity through a high-performance and merit-driven culture. 

Ideal candidate will:

• Have 20 + Years experience, with a substantive period of it in consumer and services industry 
• Have at least 5 years in the top People leadership role [CHRO / Deputy CHRO equivalent] in a Services Firm
• Have an MBA in HR from a Tier 1 Institute (Mandatory)
• Undergraduate in Engineering (preferred)
• Have a proven and verifiable track record of implementing and optimising multi-level HR practices, transformation journeys, change management and organizational design initiatives
• Have some experience in organizational consulting at a top-tier management consulting firm
• Be a leader who has operated at scale, complexity and velocity, with proven exposure to M&A, international expansion and group-wide governance in various services industries
• Proven experience in leading business operations and large teams in operational roles, beyond purely COE/shared services responsibilities.
• Have been in the top leadership position in HR for a minimum period of 5 years 

Location:  Gurugram

(The candidate should be based in Gurugram or willing to relocate to Gurugram)

Timeline for Joining: Immediate 

You should apply only:

• If you have the passion to put in everything to achieve the objectives mentioned above
• If you can champion the entrepreneurial HR agenda by making bold, data-backed people decisions which balance risk and innovation to unlock business growth, redefine old school HR and other boundaries. 
• If you are highly people-centric, empathetic and able to serve as a credible intellectual partner to the board. 

Interested candidates can email their CV to career@zoomcom.tv with the subject “Individual Profile for the position of CPO”

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to be part of a high-growth multigenerational organization at an exciting inflection point of growth in terms of territories
• Be part of the growth story with our preops in two upcoming businesses – a D2C business and a specialised B2G business 
• Direct partnership with the executive leadership team