Mela - Senior Manager - People Operations/Human Resources

About us:

Mela is the Pinduoduo of India. A group shopping app where people can shop together with their friends on WhatsApp and Facebook and get huge discounts.

Remember when your first Flipkart order arrived? You went through hundreds of products in their website, chose one that you liked, mostly cheaper than you could have gotten it in any offline shop (if it was available in an offline shop that is), and it shows up at your door. Remember that delight? There are 800 million Indians who are yet to experience that.

So far, eCommerce in India has been only making inroads in the top income decile of the population. The price points for most products in eCommerce sites are largely out of bounds for the majority Indian population. There was no economically feasible way to sell low-priced goods (think 200Rs shirt) to the rest of the population over the internet. With WhatsApp and Facebook, group buying is just a click away. And because we can accumulate a large number of orders for the same product this way, the prices go down significantly. Making it finally possible to sell a 200Rs shirt online and still have positive unit economics. THIS is how we think eCommerce will be made accessible to the majority of Indians.

This is how Pinduoduo democratized eCommerce for the less affluent in China. They are the fastest growing eCommerce company in the world, IPOing in a record three year time, They are already the second-largest eCommerce player in China (launched only in 2015). We believe it'll be bigger in India because Indians are more price-sensitive and socially connected (Just imagine the number of people in an Indian wedding)

Do you love being a part of products that drastically changes the lives of the user? That enables them to do things they could never do before? Let's talk!

We are looking for an experienced People Ops / HR leader who has handled People Ops / HR and is looking for the opportunity to make a huge impact on a huge problem. We're a tiny team with a big mission, and we hope you'll grow with us as we make eCommerce accessible to the next billion internet users in India.

This is a full-time position based in Bangalore.

We want someone who can:

Own the recruitment process end to end

- Find and reach out to candidates through various channels depending on the role

- Coordinate with various stakeholders in scheduling the interviews

- Regularly manage pipeline activity and maintain data integrity, and proactively share data-centric updates with internal stakeholders

- Have a process mindset who can iterate on the existing processes

Own the General People Ops

- Managing employee onboarding & exits

- Ensuring the proper communication with employees

- Own the attendance & payroll

Our ideal candidate would be/ would have:

- Undergraduate Degree / MBA from a tier 1/ tier 2 University or business school

- Strong analytical rigor and problem-solving skills

- Effective communication & Interpersonal skills

- Proficient in MS Office to handle large volumes of data

- Proactive, takes initiative, self-motivated, team player

- 0-3 years of prior experience

- Prior experience in technology companies a plus

- Motivated self-starter able to work independently with minimal supervision as well as cooperatively with others within and across functions

Massive Impact

We are not solving some small niche problem. We are making a sizable portion of the entire humanity shop online for the first time and this this your chance to a part of it.