Lead – People and Culture

PinnacleU
Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Full-time
₹24,50,000 - ₹25,00,000 a year
3 days ago

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Position: Lead – People & Culture, Retail

Location: Bangalore

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Experience Required: 5-10 years

Role Overview

The Lead – Retail People & Culture will act as the Business Partner for all our retail store staff across the country. This role is responsible for driving the people strategy, workforce planning, engagement, performance management, and compliance across the offline retail network.

This is a high-impact, field-connected role that ensures our stores are commercially strong and powered by high-performing, well-supported teams.

Key Responsibilities

Retail Business Partnering
- Partner closely with the Head of Offline Retail and Regional Retail Heads
- Align people strategy with retail expansion and performance goals
- Provide on-ground People & Culture support across store clusters nationally

Workforce Planning & Hiring
- Lead manpower planning for new store openings and existing stores
- Build strong hiring funnels across regions
- Ensure staffing productivity benchmarks are met

Performance & Productivity
- Implement structured performance review processes for retail staff
- Drive KPI-linked performance culture (sales, service, productivity)
- Support performance improvement and capability development

Engagement & Retention
- Monitor attrition trends and develop retention strategies
- Conduct store visits and regular connect sessions
- Drive engagement initiatives tailored for frontline retail teams
- Strengthen store culture aligned with the client's values

Training & Capability Building
- Partner with Retail Training to identify capability gaps
- Support onboarding and induction programs
- Enable leadership development for Store Managers
- Ensure adherence to training standards across regions

Compliance & Governance
- Ensure statutory and labour law compliance across all retail locations
- Oversee attendance, leave, payroll coordination, and documentation
- Maintain process discipline and policy adherence

Retail Expansion Support
- Ensure People & Culture readiness for new store launches
- Drive pre-opening hiring, onboarding, and team setup
- Build scalable people processes aligned to retail growth plans

What We’re Looking For

8–12 years of experience in Retail People & Culture / HRBP roles
Experience managing multi-location, frontline-heavy workforce
Strong understanding of retail performance metrics
Comfortable with extensive travel and field immersion
Experience in fast-scaling consumer or retail businesses preferred

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Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

Retail Business Partnering

Workforce Planning & Hiring

Performance & Productivity

Engagement & Retention

Training & Capability Building

Compliance & Governance

Retail Expansion Support

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