Senior Manager – HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition

About Khelo Tech

Khelo Tech is a premier, comprehensive sports management platform based in Saket, New Delhi. We cater to the holistic needs of an evolving sports ecosystem, offering cutting-edge digital solutions for event management, academy management, tournament management, and athlete management. As the trusted digital partner for prestigious national events - including the National Games, Khelo India Games & All India Police Sports - we are rewiring how sports are organized, managed, and experienced in India.

Position Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, high-caliber Senior Manager – HRBP & Recruitment to lead our people strategy. In this dual-impact role, you will serve as a strategic partner to our leadership team while aggressively driving the talent acquisition engine to support our rapid growth. You will balance long-term organizational design with the immediate, hands-on need to attract, hire, and retain top-tier tech, operations, and sports management talent.

Key Responsibilities1. End-to-End Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (New Component)

Strategic Sourcing & Hiring: Design and execute scaling recruitment strategies to attract niche talent across technology, product development, sports operations, and business growth teams.

Leadership Hiring: Personally spearhead executive and leadership-level searches to build a resilient management tier.

Employer Branding: Position Khelo Tech as an employer of choice within the sports-tech industry, leveraging digital channels, campus partnerships, and industry networks.

Vendor & Budget Management: Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies, job boards, and HR tech tools, optimizing cost-per-hire and time-to-hire metrics.

Onboarding Experience: Standardize and elevate the candidate experience from the initial interview through to a high-impact onboarding and induction process.

2. Strategic HR Partnership

Executive Alignment: Partner with senior leadership to deeply understand business goals and translate them into actionable, forward-looking HR strategies.

Workforce Planning & Org Design: Lead workforce planning, organizational design, and restructuring efforts to ensure the team is lean, agile, and built to scale.

Trusted Advisory: Provide expert counsel to business heads on complex people matters, leadership coaching, and team dynamics.

3. Talent Management, Culture & Engagement

Performance & Succession: Lead the annual performance management cycle, design robust succession plans for critical roles, and implement leadership development frameworks.

Sports-Centric Culture: Foster an inclusive, high-performance, and innovative culture that mirrors the competitive and collaborative spirit of sports.

Engagement Insights: Design and drive employee feedback surveys, analyze cultural health, and implement swift action plans to maximize retention and morale.

4. HR Operations, Compliance & Data

Compliance Framework: Ensure all HR processes, policies, and employment contracts strictly comply with Indian labor laws and local regulatory frameworks.

Data-Driven Insights: Utilize HR metrics and analytics (turnover rates, time-to-hire, performance distributions) to provide leadership with predictable data for decision-making.

Employee Relations: Serve as the final escalation point for conflict resolution, grievance handling, and disciplinary actions, maintaining strict confidentiality.

5. Change Management

Transformational Leadership: Create change management frameworks to guide teams through rapid business scaling, technological pivots, or restructuring with zero disruption to core deliverables.

What We Expect of YouBasic Qualifications:

Education: Master’s degree in Human Resources, MBA, or an equivalent advanced degree.

Experience: 5-10 years of progressive HR experience.

Industry Exposure: Prior experience managing both recruitment and HRBP functions in a fast-growing start-up, technology platform, or sports/event management enterprise is highly preferred.

Must-Have Technical & Professional Skills:

Dual Mastery: Proven track record of running high-volume/niche recruitment engines while concurrently driving HR strategy.

Legal & Regional Acumen: Deep, sound knowledge of applicable Indian employment laws, statutory compliances, and industry best practices.

HR Tech Savvy: Proficiency with Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), and advanced data analytics tools.

Travel Readiness: Flexibility to travel occasionally to major sporting event sites or regional operational hubs when required.

Soft Skills:

Highly developed business acumen with the ability to influence and challenge C-suite executives constructively.

Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and storytelling skills.

High emotional intelligence (EQ) with the ability to navigate ambiguous, fast-paced scaling environments.

What You Can Expect of Us

At Khelo Tech, we believe that behind every great sporting achievement is a team of brilliant minds. As we build the digital backbone of Indian sports, we are deeply committed to your professional and personal growth.

Impact: The opportunity to shape the talent landscape of a company redefining national-level sports execution.

Culture: A collaborative, high-energy environment built on continuous improvement and innovation.

Total Rewards: A competitive compensation package including a comprehensive base salary and performance incentives aligned with top industry benchmarks.

Pay: ₹900,000.00 - ₹1,000,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person