Senior Manager - HR Operations - Manufacturing

About the Role:

We are looking for a Sr Manager HR Operations for a leading manufacturing company.

Key Responsibilities:

1. HRMS, Payroll, and Compliance:

- Oversee monthly payroll processing through HRMS (HROne) with complete accuracy and timely disbursement by the 1st of every month.

- Coordinate with plant teams to ensure timely, complete, and accurate input data for payroll processing.

- Act as internal checker for monthly salary processing to ensure zero errors, zero non-compliance, and zero discrepancies.

- Ensure statutory compliance across all applicable labor and employment laws with zero non-compliance.

- Maintain and update the compliance tracker (digital) and ensure all compliance actions are closed without follow-up.

- Manage employee queries related to attendance, leaves, overtime, loans, reimbursements, and other payroll-linked matters.

- Ensure redressal of employee grievances within 1 working day for major issues and 2 working days for minor issues.

- Support integration between SAP and HROne and ensure seamless data flow.

- Ensure zero gaps in SAP-HROne integration and process alignment.

2. Audit Management and MIS:

- Serve as the primary point of contact for all audit requirements, including statutory audits, internal audits, and ISO audits.

- Prepare and provide timely and accurate data for audits, MIS, and compliance reviews.

- Ensure all audit queries are responded to within defined timelines with no major non-conformities.

- Maintain zero-error documentation and ensure data is always audit-ready.

3. PMS, Increment, and Restructuring:

- Support PMS and annual increment processes with accurate data preparation, coordination, and implementation support.

- Ensure data accuracy and zero-error submissions for compensation-related exercises.

- Drive increment decision implementation and ensure closure by the committed deadline.

4. Talent Management:

- Ensure 100% of HR processes, including LOI, appointment letters, confirmations, and exits, are digitized.

- Maintain complete and accurate employee data in HROne with zero gaps.

- Ensure smooth onboarding and induction, with onboarding experience scores of 4 and above.

- Ensure insurance coverage is activated on Day 1 for all eligible employees.

- Manage exit processes and ensure full and final settlement is completed within 2 days of exit, with zero documentation gaps.

5. Support in Acquisition:

- Support in leading HR due diligence and data readiness, risk assessments (headcount, compensation, benefits, statutory, litigation) to ensure no surprises.

- Support in uninterrupted payroll, core benefits, and clear employee/manager communications.

- Support in designing and executing HR integration plans Drive HRIS/data migration, policy harmonization, and benefits/payroll alignment.

- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, IT, and Business leaders to sequence HR activities with overall deal timelines, compliance requirements, and business priorities.

- Create and monitor metrics such as attrition (especially in critical roles), engagement, time-to-productivity, and compliance, and provide regular status updates.

6. Administration and Workplace Management:

- Ensure smooth administration of office facilities and hygiene standards, including reception, housekeeping, pantry, coffee machines, drinking water, restrooms, pest control, and biometric systems.

- Monitor front office operations, courier management, and travel bookings to ensure efficient service delivery.

- Ensure all security systems and office equipment such as display TVs, printers, and related assets are functional at all times.

- Track and manage AMCs, maintenance schedules, and issue resolution within 1 working day.

- Oversee building lift maintenance and ensure breakdown rectification within agreed TAT.

- Prevent major escalations, observations, or service failures in workplace administration.

Key Deliverables:

- Zero payroll errors and zero salary disbursement delays.

- Zero statutory non-compliance.

- Timely grievance closure within defined TATs.

- Zero major audit non-conformities.

- Accurate and on-time MIS and compliance reporting.

- Successful completion of restructuring and increment implementation within timelines.

- Seamless workplace administration with no major service disruptions.

- Digitization and process integration across HR operations.