People Operations Associate – End-to-End HR Generalist

• Serve as the India People Operations partner, working with India and US teams to roll out talent initiatives, policies, and systems
• Act as the primary People Operations contact for India employees and manage day-to-day employee queries
• Coordinate with managers, Finance, IT, global People Operations, and external vendors
• Maintain employee data, HRIS records, employment changes, compensation updates, documentation, audits, leave management, and attendance systems
• Coordinate India payroll inputs, validations, changes, reimbursements, and final review for monthly disbursement
• Maintain trackers for statutory requirements, insurance, contracts, renewals, audits, and recurring deadlines
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for India-based tech, product, and business operations roles
• Develop screening criteria, interview scorecards, competency assessments, and candidate evaluation processes
• Manage sourcing, screening, shortlisting, scheduling, candidate communications, reference checks, offers, and onboarding handoffs
• Maintain recruitment pipelines and reporting through Greenhouse and other sourcing platforms
• Own the India employee lifecycle, including preboarding, onboarding, promotions, documentation, and offboarding
• Drive culture-building initiatives, team offsites, and virtual all-team meetings
• Coordinate onboarding readiness, HRIS setup, documentation, equipment/access provisioning, orientation, and new-hire check-ins
• Conduct stay and exit interviews, analyze attrition data, and manage offboarding, asset recovery, access removal, and final settlement
• Draft, review, implement, and communicate India People policies
• Ensure compliance with Indian labor laws including Shops & Establishments, PF, ESIC, POSH, and Gratuity
• Manage People-related vendors and coordinate with payroll, insurance, legal, IT, background verification, training, and other partners
• Act as the first point of contact for employee grievances while maintaining confidentiality and workplace safety

• 3–5 years of hands-on, end-to-end HR generalist experience in a fast-growing startup or tech environment
• MBA / Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field preferred
• Demonstrated track record across talent acquisition, HR operations, and employee engagement
• Working knowledge of Indian labor laws, PF, ESI, POSH, and basic payroll mechanics
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms such as Rippling and Darwinbox
• Proficiency with ATS tools such as Greenhouse and Lever
• High ownership, bias for action, and ability to handle ambiguity in a matrixed setup
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Empathy, confidentiality, and strong interpersonal relationship-building capabilities

• Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity
• Team offsites
• Virtual All teams meetings
• Employee referrals (mentioned as a recruitment channel)
• Equipment/access provisioning during onboarding