HR Business Partner – HRBP

• Own employee relations once matters become formal, including investigations, grievances, conflicts, and improvement plans
• Run exits, including paperwork, statutory liabilities, full and final settlements, and records
• Design and operate the performance review cycle, including promotions and cross-squad rating calibration
• Lead pay reviews within compensation bands and provide India market data
• Create and maintain the India employee handbook and employment contracts, including fixed-term intern contracts
• Shape onboarding and close compliance gaps involving Labour Codes, POSH, the Internal Committee, and state registrations
• Lead engagement surveys, action plans, and employee events
• Track employee attrition and the cost and reasons for departures
• Provide structured one-to-ones and performance coaching to direct reports
• Lead the People team, including a coordinator responsible for HRIS hygiene, onboarding/offboarding, bureau liaison, and audit records
• Plan and hire future People team roles as volume grows
• Evaluate and advocate for improved tools and automation
• Partner with pod leads, managers, the Talent Acquisition Lead, the VP of Global Enablement and Support, and the Head of People and Culture in Australia

• Demonstrated experience handling an India termination independently, including letters, liabilities, settlement, and legally defensible documentation
• Experience managing a contested investigation or grievance with a robust process
• Experience calibrating performance ratings across several squads and challenging manager ratings when necessary
• Experience writing and rolling out policies followed by managers and team members
• Experience running an engagement project or event and measuring its impact
• Experience making and defending decisions against senior stakeholders, including learning from incorrect decisions
• Direct people-management experience with coaching records
• Strong knowledge of India Labour Codes, POSH, and statutory benefits including PF, ESI, gratuity, and professional tax
• Ability to work across India and Australia time differences
• Nice to have: compensation rounds within fixed ranges and market-data defense
• Nice to have: GCC or multi-country HR experience
• Nice to have: Education or EdTech experience

• Fully remote work anywhere in India
• Occasional travel
• Compensation is competitive and benchmarked to the role and experience
• Open compensation discussions early in the process