Strategic HR

HR Consulting & Talent Advisory

Strategic guidance on organisation design, compensation, workforce planning, and HR policy — helping you build the people foundations for sustainable growth.

Beyond Recruitment — Building Your People Strategy

Hiring the right people is only half the equation — keeping them, developing them, and structuring your organisation to support growth is the other half. MMC's HR Consulting practice works with leadership teams to address the strategic people challenges that recruitment alone can't solve.

Our consultants bring decades of combined experience across organisation design, compensation and benefits benchmarking, HR policy frameworks, performance management systems, and workforce planning — translated into practical, India-specific recommendations rather than generic templates.

Whether you're a startup building your first HR function, a scaling company restructuring for the next growth phase, or an established business modernising legacy HR practices, our advisory engagements are scoped to your specific stage and challenges.

Who This Service Is For

  • Companies restructuring or redesigning their organisation
  • Businesses needing market-aligned compensation benchmarking
  • Organisations building or updating HR policies and handbooks
  • Companies designing performance management frameworks
  • Startups setting up HR functions for the first time

Our Advisory Engagement Approach

Practical, India-specific recommendations grounded in data.

1
Diagnostic Assessment
We review your current organisation structure, policies, compensation data, and people processes to identify gaps and opportunities.
2
Benchmarking & Research
Using our market data and industry networks, we benchmark your practices against comparable companies in your sector and size range.
3
Recommendations
We deliver clear, prioritised recommendations — org charts, compensation bands, policy drafts, or process designs — tailored to your context.
4
Implementation Support
Our consultants support rollout, including manager training, communication planning, and follow-up reviews to ensure adoption.

HR Advice Built Around Your Business Realities

Effective HR advice has to account for ground realities — budget constraints, existing team dynamics, and regulatory nuances specific to India. MMC's advisory team has lived these realities since 2001, working with thousands of Indian companies.

That hands-on perspective means our recommendations are designed to actually work — practical compensation structures your finance team will approve, org designs that fit your current talent pool, and policies that comply with Indian labour law while remaining employee-friendly.

  • Compensation benchmarking using real market placement data
  • Organisation design grounded in practical implementation
  • HR policy frameworks compliant with Indian labour regulations
  • Performance management system design and rollout support
  • Workforce planning aligned to business growth projections
 HR Consulting By the Numbers
Advisory Practice Highlights
Compensation Benchmarking
Org Design & Structuring
HR Policy Advisory

HR Consulting — Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions employers ask about MMC's hr consulting service.

What does an HR consulting engagement typically include?
Engagements are scoped to your needs but commonly include organisation structure review, compensation benchmarking, HR policy development, performance management design, and workforce planning support.
How long does a typical advisory project take?
Diagnostic and benchmarking projects typically take 2-4 weeks, while larger organisation design or policy framework engagements can run 6-12 weeks depending on scope and stakeholder availability.
Can MMC help startups set up HR from scratch?
Yes, we frequently work with startups to establish foundational HR — including offer letter templates, leave policies, compensation structures, and basic performance review frameworks — appropriate for their stage.
Is compensation benchmarking based on real data?
Yes, our benchmarking draws on two decades of placement data across the industries we serve, giving you realistic, current compensation ranges rather than generic survey averages.
Do you offer ongoing retainer-based HR advisory?
Yes, many clients engage MMC on an ongoing retainer basis for periodic HR advisory, especially during high-growth phases when organisation and compensation structures need frequent review.

Explore Our Other Services

MMC offers six dedicated service lines, each backed by specialist consultants and a proven delivery methodology.

Need Strategic HR Support?

Talk to our advisory team about organisation design, compensation, or HR policy challenges you're facing.