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.
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.
- **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.
- 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: ₹800,000\.00 \- ₹900,000\.00 per year
Work Location: In person