About Vinyl Equity

We're building the next generation of capital-markets infrastructure, starting with a contemporary, digital-native transfer agent designed for today's public companies. Our platform replaces slow, manual processes with secure, automated workflows.

Backed by Index Ventures, Spark Capital, and Infinity Ventures, our team includes veterans from NYSE, Equiniti, Computershare, and AngelList.

About the Role

This Director-level individual contributor position owns the complete people function strategically. The role encompasses hiring decisions, onboarding protocols, compliance frameworks, compensation structures, and employer positioning. You will function as HR Director, full-cycle recruiter, compliance officer, office manager, and administrative backbone simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

HR Advisory

Draft and maintain employment contracts, offer letters, consulting agreements, and NDAs

Build and sustain Employee Handbook and HR policies aligned with applicable law

Design compensation structures and benefits programs with benchmarking

Ensure compliance with central and state employment laws

Manage complete onboarding from offer acceptance through Day 90

Handle employee grievances, performance conversations, and termination processes

HR Audit & Compliance

Conduct periodic compliance health checks across payroll accuracy and policy adherence

Ensure full compliance with applicable labour laws and timely statutory remittances

Maintain mandatory registers and records under relevant labour legislation

POSH Compliance

Draft, implement, and review the company POSH Policy

Onboard and manage the External Member of the Internal Committee

Conduct mandatory annual POSH training

Talent Acquisition





Own end-to-end recruiting: job descriptions, sourcing, offer management, and closing

Drive structured interview processes with scheduling and feedback collection

Lead compensation benchmarking and offer negotiation

Build talent pipeline and track hiring metrics

Own employer branding across all touchpoints

Office Management

Manage day-to-day operations: facilities, vendors, supplies

Plan team events, offsites, and culture-building initiatives

Handle travel and accommodation logistics

Role Requirements

6–10 years progressive HR experience with minimum 3 years operating independently across multiple HR domains

Hands-on, current knowledge of Indian labour law including PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Shops & Establishment, and POSH Act

Direct experience managing end-to-end statutory payroll compliance

Demonstrated track record of full-cycle recruiting across functions and seniority levels

Experience drafting employment contracts, HR policies, and Employee Handbooks from scratch

Prior startup or high-growth company experience

Strong written communication and high discretion on sensitive matters

Nice to Haves

MBA or PGDM in Human Resources

Additional POSH compliance or labour law certification

HRMS platforms, payroll software, and ATS tools experience

Experience establishing people function from founding stage

BGV vendor management experience

Advantages

Competitive base salary benchmarked against Indian startup market rates at Director level

Equity-based compensation

Comprehensive health coverage for employee and dependants

Flexible and generous leave policy

In-office working arrangement in Mangaluru

Direct access to Founders and leadership from day one

📌 People & Culture Lead (Mangalore)
🏢 Vinyl Equity
📍 Mangalore