Job Description
Matter is a technology-rooted organization that has launched India's first geared electric motorbike. We are on a mission to build a holistic ecosystem to drive India towards energy independence. With a team of about 600 innovators and a roadmap to scale up to 2000 Matter members in the next year, Matter is on the path to disrupting the electric automotive space. Our diverse portfolio of innovation makes Matter a honing ground for individuals from all walks of life. With over 150 patents filed and so many more in the pipeline, beware, a tech storm is underway!
We, at Matter, emphasize delivering delightful customer experiences and have come to the bold decision to actively work on every building block to create a rock-solid ecosystem. This decision has opened doors for us to explore technology-driven solutions across a wide spectrum, including energy storage solutions, modern electric motorbike platforms, powertrain design and development, comprehensive product and service design, as well as the creation of companion apps for motorbike users and enterprise applications for point-of-sale systems, among other areas.
Position Overview:
We are looking for an experienced professional who desires the challenge of a new business and the excitement of building something from the ground up. The goal is to align, lead and anchor HR initiatives critical to developing Matter as a world class organization. We prefer someone who not only lives & breaths human resources but also understands the fast-paced business environment that a young company like Matter has to operate in. You have a passion for people, leading teams, love collaborating with others, and isn't afraid to roll-up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done and produce results.
What you will own and do:
- Act as a strategic partner to business. Create a result-oriented organization that is able to adapt quickly.
- Drive work place engagement & retention initiatives, leading employee relation function and actively resolving complex employee relation issues.
- Drive capability development initiatives - launching programs to build knowledge-based team.
- Support HR Operations excellence to improve employee engagement & satisfaction.
What you will bring to us:
- Experience in managing HR interface with knowledge driven teams.
- Experience in workforce planning to ensure that the organization has the right talent in place to achieve its goals and participate in the selection process.
- Act as liaison between management and employees, handling employees' relations issues and ensuring a positive work environment.
- Experience in guiding and supporting to managers on employee performance issues, conflict resolution and disciplinary actions.
- Good understanding of developing & implementing a competency framework in line with business objectives
- Experience in implementing Performance Appraisal systems e.g. - Balanced Score Card system, KRA based management by objective method, Competency based review method, Bell curve method etc.
- Experience in conceptualizing & execution of various reward programs that helps in maintaining employee's motivation at work & improve productivity.
- Experience in collaborating with leadership teams to identify and implement individual development plans for high-potential employees for key roles. To ensure the organization has strong succession planning resources in place.
- Experience of strategic, change management initiatives will be an added advantage.
- Believes in leading by example to encourage respect and civility.
- Ability to understand a sense of urgency and to quickly adapt and adjust to a changing environment.
Qualifications:
- MBA in HR Management from a recognized Business school is preferred.
- 8 to 10 years of experience with at least 2-4 years in fast paced industry.
- Experience in Automotive industry NOT mandatory.
- Bonus points for cross-cultural experience.
Culture and other pointers
- You are customer obsessed. Your process re- ects empathy for the humans you work with.
- If you've worked at a startup before, that's a plus.
- You like working in a high accountability, high responsibility environment.
- We're a small but growing team. You'll have the opportunity to have a lasting impact on our culture.
We're not the best fit for you if:
- You are satisfied with where you are in life and do not want to push to learn/grow further.
- You are more concerned about short-term payoffs than long-term payoffs.
- You are fundamentally risk averse.
- You like working in an extremely structured environment or being explicitly told what to do at every step.
We, at Matter, emphasize delivering delightful customer experiences and have come to the bold decision to actively work on every building block to create a rock-solid ecosystem. This decision has opened doors for us to explore technology-driven solutions across a wide spectrum, including energy storage solutions, modern electric motorbike platforms, powertrain design and development, comprehensive product and service design, as well as the creation of companion apps for motorbike users and enterprise applications for point-of-sale systems, among other areas.
Position Overview:
We are looking for an experienced professional who desires the challenge of a new business and the excitement of building something from the ground up. The goal is to align, lead and anchor HR initiatives critical to developing Matter as a world class organization. We prefer someone who not only lives & breaths human resources but also understands the fast-paced business environment that a young company like Matter has to operate in. You have a passion for people, leading teams, love collaborating with others, and isn't afraid to roll-up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done and produce results.
What you will own and do:
- Act as a strategic partner to business. Create a result-oriented organization that is able to adapt quickly.
- Drive work place engagement & retention initiatives, leading employee relation function and actively resolving complex employee relation issues.
- Drive capability development initiatives - launching programs to build knowledge-based team.
- Support HR Operations excellence to improve employee engagement & satisfaction.
What you will bring to us:
- Experience in managing HR interface with knowledge driven teams.
- Experience in workforce planning to ensure that the organization has the right talent in place to achieve its goals and participate in the selection process.
- Act as liaison between management and employees, handling employees' relations issues and ensuring a positive work environment.
- Experience in guiding and supporting to managers on employee performance issues, conflict resolution and disciplinary actions.
- Good understanding of developing & implementing a competency framework in line with business objectives
- Experience in implementing Performance Appraisal systems e.g. - Balanced Score Card system, KRA based management by objective method, Competency based review method, Bell curve method etc.
- Experience in conceptualizing & execution of various reward programs that helps in maintaining employee's motivation at work & improve productivity.
- Experience in collaborating with leadership teams to identify and implement individual development plans for high-potential employees for key roles. To ensure the organization has strong succession planning resources in place.
- Experience of strategic, change management initiatives will be an added advantage.
- Believes in leading by example to encourage respect and civility.
- Ability to understand a sense of urgency and to quickly adapt and adjust to a changing environment.
Qualifications:
- MBA in HR Management from a recognized Business school is preferred.
- 8 to 10 years of experience with at least 2-4 years in fast paced industry.
- Experience in Automotive industry NOT mandatory.
- Bonus points for cross-cultural experience.
Culture and other pointers
- You are customer obsessed. Your process re- ects empathy for the humans you work with.
- If you've worked at a startup before, that's a plus.
- You like working in a high accountability, high responsibility environment.
- We're a small but growing team. You'll have the opportunity to have a lasting impact on our culture.
We're not the best fit for you if:
- You are satisfied with where you are in life and do not want to push to learn/grow further.
- You are more concerned about short-term payoffs than long-term payoffs.
- You are fundamentally risk averse.
- You like working in an extremely structured environment or being explicitly told what to do at every step.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Matter Motor Works | Deputy Manager|Manager | HR Business Partner position is now open for candidates interested in the Human Resource (HR) Jobs sector. This role in Ahmedabad offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Human Resource (HR) Jobs is a plus.
