Manager - HR Operations & Administration

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced HR professional to lead day-to-day HR Operations and Administration for our India office. The role focuses on ensuring smooth HR processes, employee experience, statutory compliance, payroll coordination, workplace administration, and vendor management while partnering closely with business leaders. The role is based in Chennai and requires regular travel to the Pune office to collaborate with stakeholders and support HR operations across locations.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the complete employee lifecycle from onboarding to exit.

- Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and induction activities with hiring managers.

- Ensure accurate payroll inputs, attendance, leave records, employee benefits, and statutory compliance.

- Coordinate the annual performance review cycle and learning & development initiatives.

- Drive employee engagement programs, HR communications, and employee relations.

- Maintain HRMS, employee records, HR dashboards, and monthly MIS reports.

- Oversee office administration, including facilities, housekeeping, pantry, seating, stationery, travel coordination, and workplace upkeep.

- Manage HR and administration vendors, review invoices, renewals, and service delivery.

- Support audits, policy implementation, and compliance requirements.

- Partner with Finance, IT, business leaders, and external vendors to ensure seamless HR operations.

Must Have:

- 8-12 years of HR Operations experience, preferably in the IT/Product/FinTech industry.

- Strong knowledge of payroll coordination, labour law compliance, employee lifecycle management, and HR operations.

- Experience managing administration and workplace facilities.

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

- Strong proficiency in HRMS, Microsoft Excel, and HR reporting.

Good to Have:

- Experience in multi-location HR operations.

- Exposure to HR automation and analytics.

- Experience managing vendors, budgets, and workplace operations.

- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with strong ownership and execution.

- Ability to communicate in Tamil and/or Hindi is an added advantage for coordinating with vendors and support staff across locations.