Chief Human Resources Officer

Role: CHRO
Experience: 20+ Years
Industry: IT Services / IT Consulting / Technology
Location: Mumbai
Work Mode: Work from Office
About AQM Technologies
AQM Technologies, founded in 2000, is a leading IT services company specializing in Software Testing, Automation, and Quality Engineering solutions for BFSI and other industries.
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced CHRO with strong expertise in IT recruitment, team leadership, and stakeholder management. The primary focus will be leading lateral and fresher recruitment with an annual hiring target of 500–1,000 employees. Secondary responsibilities include HR operations, employee engagement, and statutory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end IT recruitment across lateral and fresher hiring.
Achieve annual hiring targets of 500–1,000 employees.
Build, lead, and mentor recruitment and HR teams, ensuring productivity and hiring targets are met.
Drive campus recruitment, employer branding, and talent acquisition strategies.
Partner with the CEO, business heads, delivery leaders, and hiring managers to align recruitment with business requirements.
Manage senior-level stakeholders and provide regular updates on hiring progress, workforce planning, and recruitment metrics.
Develop recruitment pipelines and manage hiring vendors, budgets, and recruitment costs.
Oversee HR operations, employee engagement, retention, and performance management.
Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws and statutory requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
20+ years of overall HR experience, predominantly in the IT industry.
Experience in a senior HR leadership role, such as CHRO, HR Head, or VP HR.
Proven track record of managing 500–1,000 annual hires across lateral and fresher recruitment.
Strong experience in managing and developing recruitment and HR teams.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate with senior leadership, business heads, and hiring managers.
Expertise in IT talent acquisition, campus recruitment, and workforce planning.
Working knowledge of HR operations, employee engagement, and compliance.
Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
MBA/PGDM in HR preferred.
Mandatory Criteria
20+ years of HR experience with significant IT industry exposure.
Strong recruitment-focused HR leadership experience.
Proven ability to deliver 500–1,000 annual hires.
Experience in team handling and recruitment team development.
Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities.
Knowledge of HR operations, employee engagement, and compliance.
Willingness to work from the Mumbai office.
Preference: Candidates with strong IT talent acquisition expertise, proven team-handling capabilities, and excellent stakeholder management skills, supported by experience in HR operations, employee engagement, and compliance, will be preferred

Work arrangement
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