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: ₹800,000.00 - ₹900,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
