People Operations Associate – End-to-End HR Generalist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Act as the People Operations partner for India, collaborating with teams in both India and the US to implement talent initiatives, policies, and systems.

• Serve as the primary contact for People Operations inquiries from India employees, addressing daily employee concerns.

• Liaise with managers, Finance, IT, global People Operations, and external vendors.

• Oversee employee data management, HRIS records, employment alterations, compensation updates, documentation, audits, leave management, and attendance systems.

• Manage payroll inputs for India, including validations, changes, reimbursements, and final reviews for monthly payouts.

• Keep track of statutory requirements, insurance, contracts, renewals, audits, and recurring deadlines.

• Lead the complete recruitment process for tech, product, and business operations roles based in India.

• Create screening criteria, interview scorecards, competency assessments, and candidate evaluation methods.

• Handle sourcing, screening, shortlisting, scheduling, candidate communications, reference checks, offers, and onboarding transitions.

• Maintain recruitment pipelines and reporting using Greenhouse and other sourcing tools.

• Oversee the entire employee lifecycle in India, including preboarding, onboarding, promotions, documentation, and offboarding.

• Drive initiatives to build company culture, organize team offsites, and facilitate virtual all-team meetings.

• Ensure onboarding readiness, including HRIS setup, documentation, equipment/access provisioning, orientation, and new-hire check-ins.

• Conduct stay and exit interviews, analyze attrition data, and manage offboarding processes, including asset recovery, access removal, and final settlements.

• Draft, review, implement, and communicate People policies for India.

• Ensure compliance with Indian labor laws, including Shops & Establishments, PF, ESIC, POSH, and Gratuity.

• Manage vendor relationships related to People operations and coordinate with payroll, insurance, legal, IT, background verification, training, and other partners.

• Act as the initial point of contact for employee grievances, ensuring confidentiality and workplace safety.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3–5 years of comprehensive HR generalist experience in a rapidly growing startup or tech environment.

• Preferred MBA or Master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.

• Proven experience in talent acquisition, HR operations, and employee engagement.

• Familiarity with Indian labor laws, PF, ESI, POSH, and fundamental payroll mechanics.

• Proficient in HRIS platforms like Rippling and Darwinbox.

• Skilled in ATS tools such as Greenhouse and Lever.

• Strong sense of ownership, proactive approach, and capability to navigate ambiguity in a matrixed environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

• Demonstrated empathy, confidentiality, and strong skills in building interpersonal relationships.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.

• Team offsites.

• Virtual all-team meetings.

• Employee referrals recognized as a recruitment channel.

• Provisioning of equipment/access during the onboarding process.