HR Operations Lead

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• Lead HR operations for India across compliance, payroll, benefits, audits, and employee lifecycle processes, ensuring reliable and scalable execution.
• Build and run compliant, efficient processes for labor law requirements, statutory documentation, filings coordination, and operational readiness.
• Oversee payroll inputs, benefits administration, and related vendor partnerships to deliver accuracy, timeliness, and a strong employee experience.
• Strengthen audit readiness and controls through clear documentation, process governance, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
• Create and improve SOPs, process maps, trackers, calendars, and ownership models that bring consistency and scale to India HR operations.
• Partner closely with HRBPs, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and external vendors to solve issues and keep day-to-day operations running smoothly.
• Identify process gaps and lead improvements that reduce manual work, mitigate risk, and improve operational quality as the organization grows.
• Support implementation of policy, labor code, entity, and people process changes in India.
• Help shape the long-term India HR operations operating model and define how work should scale over time.
• You bring 5–7 years of experience in India HR operations, people operations, HR shared services environment.
• You have strong hands-on experience in labor compliance, payroll coordination, audits, and benefits administration.
• You have built or tightened HR processes in a scaling company environment and know how to create structure without adding unnecessary complexity.
• You have strong ownership, attention to detail, and judgment when handling sensitive employee and compliance matters.
• You are effective at vendor and stakeholder management across cross-functional partners.
• You can move comfortably between strategic process design and hands-on execution.
• You have experience working with HR systems and operational data controls.
• Startup or high-growth company experience in a global setup is preferred
• This role is hybrid (3 days a week in our Bangalore office)
• Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.