Description
As a Leader, People Consulting for India and South Asia, your role has two parts:
- Lead a team of 2 Country Consultants to provide country-wide, function-agnostic support to all employees in India and South Asia.
- Act as a Country Consultant for India and South Asia to drive compliance, change, and employee engagement in-country.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing direction and support to your team in day-to-day operations
- Cultivating a positive, inclusive culture and fostering collaboration among team members and stakeholders
- Enhancing team synergy to deliver maximum value to the business
- Coaching and mentoring team members for professional growth and navigating changes effectively
- Contributing to the overall management of APJC CA team
- Role-modelling setting standards for solution-first thinking, strategic alignment, and proactive ownership
- Partnering with Country P&C (HR) leader, People Partners (HRBP), and other Country Consultants in India to understand the business needs and ensure local activities and initiatives match the business strategy
- Co-owning complex country compliance and legislation requirements in-country
- Supporting execution of cross-functional projects, such as restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture
- Supporting critical Employee in Crisis escalations
- Representing HR externally and driving local Cisco brand strategy
- Acting as a connector across P&C, country leadership, EROs, etc., bringing the right people together, driving integrated outcomes, and ensuring the ecosystem stays aligned
- Using AI to reimagine how work gets done, documenting what works, sharing it, and building institutional knowledge that benefits the broader team.
Requirements:
- Trusted HR consultant, advisor, and coach
- Business acumen and effective stakeholder management and communication skills
- Country knowledge and local HR expertise
- Global approach, curious, and keen to develop knowledge and acquire/share global standard methodologies
- Solution-first mindset
- Sound judgement and ability to manage ambiguity
- Change catalyst with the ability to influence
- Experienced people leader