Associate Manager - Talent Management

Why Join Iris

Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one of India's Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture that truly values your talent and ambitions

Join Iris Software — one of the fastest-growing IT services companies — where you own and shape your success story.

About Us

At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential.

With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.

Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us

At Iris, every role is more than a job — it's a launchpad for growth.

Our Employee Value Proposition, Build Your Future. Own Your Journey. reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it.

We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best — both personally and professionally.

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Job Description

Objectives/purpose of the job:

• Manage HRBP operations for the assigned BUSINESS DEPT
• Demonstrate domain knowledge in conceptualizing and implementing experiential programs
• Work closely with Department and respective leadership to partner on people engagement requirements
• Provide inputs on ground-level pulse to leadership to strengthen and enhance people engagement
• Increasing stickiness (engagement & retention) within the dept
• Coaching managers on people matters - goal setting, improving morale, giving feedback and coaching
• Design positive experiences throughout the employment lifecycle
• Promote and institutionalize organization values as part of people engagement activities
  
  

Key Responsibilities

People Connects

• Ensure people connects by HRBP's are implemented as per defined SLA
• Ensure high quality connects are undertaken with enhanced attrition tagging efficacy
• Coordinate and implement people connect reviews with respective client account leadership
  
  

Engagement

• Drive appreciation framework across the business unit ensuring effective budgetary controls on monetary rewards and timely implementation
• Lead community building initiatives including and not limited to client account milestone celebrations, fun@work engagements etc.
• Implement collaboration weeks from end-to-end working closely with cross-functional teams
• Organize work anniversaries and farewells on a timely basis
• Ensure organization connect through timely implementation of quarterly open houses, helpdesks and providing requisite support for half-yearly townhalls
  
  

Operations

• Provide requisite support and guidance on setting up of new accounts and related assimilation of new associates
• Ensure lifecycle support from onboarding-to-exit on a timely basis with high focus on experience delight
• Drive appraisal cycle and promotions on a timely basis
• Work with account delivery leadership for timely development and implementation of career development plans (CDP's)
• Lead investigations of any untoward inter-personal incidents
• Ensure any additional support requirement from HRBP's is provided in a timely manner
  
  

Retention

• Undertake and guide team members on conducting effective retention discussions, negotiations and time-bound closures
• Support roll-out of any account-specific incentive plans
• Work with C&B CoE team for interim corrections and delivery team for rotations
  
  

Communications

• Draft, review and release department wide communications (including and not limited to leadership hiring announcements, anniversary mailers, medical support and condolences etc.)
  
  

Staffing

• Provide requisite support for HRBP hiring, onboarding and induction
• Ensure requisite trainings and development of HRBP's
• Provide inputs for appraisals and promotions of HRBP team
  
  

Required Experience And Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in undertaking HRBP operations and managing a team of HRBPs
• Experienced in partnering with business leadership - ability to work with different personalities and multiple stakeholders
• Led a team of at least 2-3 members, giving assignments, tracking tasks to completion, providing feedback and managing performance
• Familiarity and expertise in developing dashboards, reporting metrics etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experienced in organising and implementing events
• Must have attention to detail in all aspects of work
• Well-developed understanding of IT Services business will be useful
  
  

MBA or Post graduate degree in HR preferably from premier B institute is required.

Mandatory Competencies

Perks And Benefits For Irisians

Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth. Click here to view the benefits.