Senior Manager - HR Operations

Job Title: Senior HR Manager (India)

Reports To: Associate HR Director

About the Role:

A proactive and hands-on HR leader with strong grasp of core HR processes and operations, adept at managing senior stakeholders, delivers with speed and quality and balances strategic thinking with operational rigour, integrity, and clear communication.

Key Responsibilities:

- Talent Acquisition: Lead end-to-end recruitment, Drive structured onboarding, Manage the Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) program

- HR Operations & Vendor Governance: Lead HR operations including payroll, investments, and benefits administration, Nurture end-to-end vendor relationships, Ensure accurate employee records

- Statutory Compliance & Audits: Drive statutory, payroll, establishment, and actuarial compliances, Lead execution, closure, and documentation of HR audits

- Employee Relations & Wellbeing: Lead annual POSH compliance initiatives, Facilitate wellness committee operations, Address employee queries & grievances

- People Process Excellence: Ensure effective execution of core people and performance processes, Partner with business leaders on people matters and manager enablement

- Business Partner: Partner closely with business stakeholders to identify people challenges, deliver relevant solutions and drive key HR initiatives

What Were Looking For:

- Hands on experience and understanding of key HR processes & operations

- Experienced in managing stakeholders with varying levels of seniority

- Ready to be physically present in office

- Proactive & self-driven

- Has high personal integrity

- Articulates with clarity

- Ensures quality delivery with speed

- Able to balance strategic thinking with operational rigour

Minimum Qualification: Masters in Business Administration (MBA) 2yrs full time, classroom (in-person) program

Minimum Years of Experience: 8+ years of having worked in core HR roles (Preferred Experiences: HR Operations/ HR Generalist/ Talent Acquisition)

Technical Skills:

- Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Microsoft Forms

- Good English communication skills (verbal & written)

- In-depth understanding of HR Processes & India Labor laws

- Ability to work within a start-up environment