Vice President, HRBP Full Time

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Job Description

At Nielsen, we take the time to design a workplace that puts our People at the center of how we work and operate. Our Human Resources teams are curators of culture and ambassadors for diversity, inclusion, and belonging – where everyone feels valued and can bring their best selves to work. From day one, we provide our employees with the tools and resources to be successful and have pride in delivering best-in-class People processes throughout every step of the employee lifecycle. We also take pride in continuously empowering leaders at all levels so they can deliver outstanding opportunities to everyone on their teams to contribute.

The VP EHRBP India Org is the HR leader responsible for driving the people strategy, culture, and compliance for the India operations for Nielsen India. This role partners closely with the Global HR teams to ensure organizational capability, talent strength, and operational excellence across all BU and functions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR Leadership

Develop and execute the Country HR strategy aligned with business goals and Global Intentional People strategy

Advise leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and capability building

Lead culture-building initiatives to strengthen collaboration, innovation, and performance

Performance Management & Capability Development

Drive the performance management cycle, goal setting, and calibration as per Global timelines

Partnering with the TCLE team to oversee leadership development, training, and talent retention frameworks.

Continue to deploy the Nielsen Way culture program to continue to make Nielsen India the Great Place to Work

Employee Relations & Engagement

Handle complex employee relations cases, grievances, and disciplinary actions

Design and Deploy engagement programs, recognition frameworks, and communication plans

Change Management & Transformation

Drive PSO Services and various Global HR initiatives, process improvements, and automation initiatives to drive employee experience in the centre of everything we do.

Lead organizational change projects such as restructuring, global integration and M&A activities as applicable

Act as a Strategic advisor to BU/ function L1/L2 leadership teams.

Stakeholder & Global Collaboration

Collaborate with global HR and CoE teams on policies and talent management programs

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field
• 20+ years of HR experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Experience in IT / ITES or media companies is preferred
• Strong knowledge of Indian labour laws and HR best practices
• Proven capability in leading HR teams and managing multi-location operations

Additional Information

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Change leadership and project management
• High integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism

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