Industry: Real Estate

Department: Human Resources

Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent

About Us

 “We are a growing real estate development firm specialising in residential & commercial projects in the Hubballi & Bangalore region with multiple ongoing projects and ambitious growth plans, we are looking for an HR Manager who can partner with business leaders to build a high-performing workforce and robust HR systems.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead the HR function for our real estate business. The role will cover end-to-end HR operations, talent acquisition (especially sales, site staff, back-office), employee engagement, compliance with labor laws (including those applicable to construction/real-estate), performance management, and culture building. The HR Manager will work closely with Project / Sales / Marketing / Site Operations teams to ensure the HR strategy supports business goals.

Key Responsibilities

Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle

• Design and implement an effective induction/onboarding process tailored to real-estate roles (sales, site, office).
• Maintain employee records, HR database, and attendance/leave management.
• Manage exits, clearances, exit interviews, and analyses attrition trends.

Performance Management & Development

• Implement a performance management system (KRAs/KPIs) aligned with business goals (especially for sales & project teams).
• Identify training and development needs (sales skills, customer service, site safety/compliance, leadership) and coordinate programmes.
• Support succession planning and career development for key talent.

Employee Relations, Engagement & Culture

• Act as HR business partner: address employee queries, grievances, conflicts, disciplinary matters with fairness and confidentiality.
• Initiate employee engagement activities, recognition programmes, team-building, reinforce company culture.
• Monitor employee satisfaction, propose improvements to retention and morale.

HR Operations & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all relevant labor laws, statutory requirements (PF, ESIC, Shops & Establishment, POSH, construction/date of site-related laws etc.).
• Oversee payroll inputs, benefits administration, HR policy formulation/implementation, audits, HR MIS and reporting.
• Develop HR policies and systems suitable for a real-estate business (multi-locations, site operations, sales teams).

Strategic HR & Business Partnering

• Align HR strategy with business objectives: growth, project timelines, sales targets, talent supply for upcoming projects.
• Provide HR analytics and insights to senior management (attrition, hiring cost, time-to-fill, workforce planning).

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. Master’s/MBA in HR is a plus.
• Experience: typically 5 – 10 years in HR, with at least some experience in the real estate, construction, or sales-driven industry. Recent job ads indicate 5 + years in real estate for HR Manager roles.
• Strong knowledge of HR operations, recruitment, performance management, labour laws, HR systems/HRMS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to partner with business leaders, handle fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to handle multiple sites/units (in real estate might mean project sites) and manage workforce across various roles (sales, back-office, site).

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic mindset: ability to link HR initiatives with business goals.
• Execution orientation: from strategy to implementation across recruitment, performance, engagement.
• People-centric: ability to build relationships across hierarchy, including sales teams, site staff, admin.
• Data literacy: able to track HR metrics, draw insights, present to leadership.
• Legal/compliance focus: attentive to labor laws, site-related employment norms, safety compliance.
• Flexibility & adaptability: real estate sector often involves fast changes, multiple sites, sales targets.
• Confidentiality and integrity in dealing with employee matters.

Preferred / “Nice-to-Have”

• Prior experience specifically in real-estate or construction industry.
• Exposure to multi-project/site HR management across locations.
• Experience with HR technology/HRMS setup in growing organization.
• Certifications like local Indian HR certifications.
• Ability to work in shift/site environment if needed.