Senior HR Manager

As an HR Manager, your role will involve leading end-to-end hiring for leadership and other positions. You will be responsible for building employer branding and recruitment processes suitable for a growing firm. Ensuring compliance with labor laws, factory acts, payroll, PF, ESIC, CLRA, Shops & Establishments, and other regulations will be a crucial part of your responsibilities. Additionally, you will coordinate with external consultants, payroll vendors, and compliance partners. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end hiring for leadership and other roles. - Build employer branding and recruitment processes suitable for a growing firm. - Ensure complete compliance with labor laws, factory acts, payroll, PF, ESIC, CLRA, Shops & Establishments, etc. - Coordinate with external consultants, payroll vendors, and compliance partners. - Design and implement a structured performance appraisal framework aligned with company goals. - Drive goal-setting, mid-cycle reviews, and annual appraisal processes. - Work closely with leadership to ensure fair, data-driven performance evaluations. - Support managers in performance feedback, improvement plans, and career development discussions. - Own end-to-end monthly payroll management for employees. - Ensure payroll processes are fully compliant with statutory and company policies. - Draft, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, SOPs, and manuals. - Ensure policies are practical, compliant, and aligned with company culture. - Drive employee engagement initiatives across office and plant teams. Qualifications Required: - Prior 10+ years of experience in HR generalist roles, preferably in high growth startup. - Strong experience in workforce management. - Solid understanding of Indian labour laws and statutory compliance. - Proven ability to independently manage the entire HR function. - Hands-on, execution-focused, and comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment. - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across levels. - Prior experience setting up HR systems from scratch is a big plus. In addition to the above responsibilities and qualifications, it is good to have prior experience in setting up HR systems from scratch. As an HR Manager, your role will involve leading end-to-end hiring for leadership and other positions. You will be responsible for building employer branding and recruitment processes suitable for a growing firm. Ensuring compliance with labor laws, factory acts, payroll, PF, ESIC, CLRA, Shops & Establishments, and other regulations will be a crucial part of your responsibilities. Additionally, you will coordinate with external consultants, payroll vendors, and compliance partners. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end hiring for leadership and other roles. - Build employer branding and recruitment processes suitable for a growing firm. - Ensure complete compliance with labor laws, factory acts, payroll, PF, ESIC, CLRA, Shops & Establishments, etc. - Coordinate with external consultants, payroll vendors, and compliance partners. - Design and implement a structured performance appraisal framework aligned with company goals. - Drive goal-setting, mid-cycle reviews, and annual appraisal processes. - Work closely with leadership to ensure fair, data-driven performance evaluations. - Support managers in performance feedback, improvement plans, and career development discussions. - Own end-to-end monthly payroll management for employees. - Ensure payroll processes are fully compliant with statutory and company policies. - Draft, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, SOPs, and manuals. - Ensure policies are practical, compliant, and aligned with company culture. - Drive employee engagement initiatives across office and plant teams. Qualifications Required: - Prior 10+ years of experience in HR generalist roles, preferably in high growth startup. - Strong experience in workforce management. - Solid understanding of Indian labour laws and statutory compliance. - Proven ability to independently manage the entire HR function. - Hands-on, execution-focused, and comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment. - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across levels. - Prior experience setting up HR systems from scratch is a big plus. In addition to the above responsibilities and qualifications, it is good to have prior experience in setting up HR systems from scratch.