About the Role
Badalyan Brothers Group is on a search for a new player to join our team! As a diverse group of companies, our vision is big, and our footprint is growing fast. To support our continued growth and organizational transformation, we are looking for a visionary, strategic, and people-first Group Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to lead and elevate our people strategy across the Group.
Responsibilities
•Develop and implement the Group's HR strategy, ensuring alignment with the holding's vision, mission, and growth plans.
•Establish a unified HR framework that integrates best local and international practices from IT, finance, construction, gaming, and agriculture.
•Define optimal organizational structures for efficiency and scalability across the group.
•Drive organizational transformation by implementing modern HR processes, policies, and technological solutions including AI.
•Partner with CEOs of each subsidiary to align HR initiatives with business goals.
•Oversee group-wide talent acquisition strategies to attract top talent across diverse sectors within the holding.
•Lead executive recruitment and onboarding for group and subsidiary leadership roles.
•Introduce new testing tools for hiring processes.
•Develop and implement performance management process based on international best practices.
•Implement leadership development and succession planning initiatives to align talent with business growth and industry-specific requirements.
•Establish leadership and employee development programs to build strong internal talent pipelines.
•Introduce change management initiatives to support transformation and integration across entities.
•Develop group-wide competitive compensation and benefits structures ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness.
•Oversee executive compensation frameworks for subsidiary leadership.
•Negotiate and implement group-wide employee benefits programs to ensure consistency and cost-effectiveness.
•Develop and maintain HR governance frameworks for all group entities.
•Develop HR policies ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory frameworks and ethical standards across multiple sectors and regions.
•Design and implement comprehensive HR policies, including KPI models and Performance Management frameworks.
•Oversee the successful integration and adoption of HR software/management tools.
•Oversee HR-related legal compliance across the Group, ensuring alignment with applicable labor legislation, regulatory requirements, and internal corporate policies.
•Collaborate closely with Legal and Compliance teams to ensure HR policies, employment contracts, disciplinary procedures, and termination processes comply with applicable legal requirements.
•Provide strategic oversight of complex employee relations matters, including workplace disputes, disciplinary cases, grievances, and employment-related risks.
•Identify and proactively mitigate labor law compliance risks across subsidiaries and jurisdictions.
•Support executive leadership in making informed decisions on sensitive employment matters, balancing business objectives, legal requirements, and employee interests.
•Ensure consistent and legally compliant HR practices across all Group entities while considering industry-specific regulatory requirements.
Requirements
•Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
•At least 10 years of HR leadership experience, including experience in group or regional HR roles in all fields.
•Proven leadership experience in a senior HR role within a multinational or multi-industry holding.
•Strong understanding of HR practices in IT, finance, construction, gaming, and agriculture.
•Experience in HR transformation, digital HR solutions, and change management.
•Expertise in HR analytics, talent management, and strategic workforce planning.
•Strong knowledge of labor legislation and employment regulations, combined with practical experience in managing employee relations, ensuring legal compliance, and mitigating employment-related risks across different industries and jurisdictions.
•Knowledge of AI-driven HR analytics, automation tools, and predictive workforce planning.
•Experience implementing HR digitalization strategies and data-driven HR decision-making.
•Proficiency in HRIS systems (Workday) and digital HR tools.
•Strong leadership and people management abilities.
•Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
•Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
•High level of professionalism, with good experience in adapting changes and implementing them on a strategic level.
•Ability to develop competitive compensation & benefits structures for different industries.
•Understanding of workforce cost management, budgeting, and financial forecasting.
•Proficiency in HR analytics and benchmarking for salary, performance, and engagement.
•Ability to drive cultural transformation and adapt HR strategies to diverse industries.
•Knowledge of English, Russian and Armenian languages.
Conditions
No conditions specified in the posting.
