Corporate Operations & HR Lead

Location

Pune, India (On-site, Full-time)

7 10 years

Experience

Reporting To

Head of Engineering & Operations

Role Summary

Turiance AI is looking for a Corporate Operations Lead to lead and execute the companys day-to-day corporate operations, with direct, hands-on ownership of the HR function including leading HR execution and managing the current HR executive. The role spans finance coordination, compliance and audit readiness, vendor and administration management, and cross-functional process improvement, converting leadership direction into clear action plans and ensuring timely closure of tasks. Reporting to the Head of Engineering & Operations, the Corporate Operations Lead will bring structure, ownership, and day-to-day execution discipline to the operations function, while building toward broader operational leadership over time.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Operations Management

Own the planning, coordination, and tracking of key operational priorities across the company on behalf of the Head of Engineering & Operations.

Maintain structured trackers for management actions, deadlines, approvals, pending items, renewals, and closures.

Prepare concise summaries, minutes of meetings, action logs, dashboards, and status updates for leadership review.

Coordinate with internal function heads to ensure timely completion of agreed tasks, escalating bottlenecks as needed.

Strengthen operational cadence, reporting discipline, documentation quality, and internal process visibility.

HR Leadership & People Operations

Lead the HR function end-to-end, directly executing employee documentation, appraisal cycles, training completion tracking, and policy acknowledgement drives.

Directly manage and oversee the current team/functionary, setting priorities, reviewing output, and ensuring consistent, timely execution of HR processes.

Own recruitment coordination, onboarding, exit documentation, attendance-related follow-ups, employee records,

and engagement activities.

Drive HRMS workflow accuracy, ensuring employee-related data, trackers, and reports are complete, current, and audit-ready.





Draft and circulate employee communications, policy updates, training notices, and compliance instructions.

Prepare HR-related reports and summaries for periodic management review.

Finance Coordination & Reporting

Coordinate with Finance on invoices, vendor payments, payment plans, expense tracking, budget utilization, and supporting documentation.

Prepare monthly and quarterly operational finance summaries, trackers, and management updates.

Track payables, approvals, wire/payment requirements, vendor commitments, and pending clarifications.

Support internal financial audit readiness by organizing records, explanations, approvals, invoices, and evidence.

Compliance, Audit & Governance

Maintain documentation and evidence required for infosec compliance programs (ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II,

HIPAA, and similar), client due diligence, internal audits, and management reviews.

Coordinate audit evidence collection, policy acknowledgements, compliance confirmations, and closure of audit observations.

Maintain audit trackers, risk registers, compliance action logs, evidence folders, and status dashboards.

Support preparation of management presentations, audit summaries, governance notes, and review documents.

Vendor, Contract & Administration Management

Maintain vendor records, contract trackers, renewal dates, scopes of work, invoices, service commitments, and key points of contact.

Coordinate with vendors for quotations, proposals, timesheets, invoices, service updates, and closure of open issues.

Support vendor onboarding, evaluation, periodic review, and compliance with internal vendor management expectations.

Oversee office administration, facilities coordination, asset records, access coordination, and infrastructure-related follow-ups.





Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Coordination

Identify recurring operational gaps and lead the creation of practical SOPs, checklists, templates, workflows, and reporting formats.

Standardize trackers, internal communication templates, evidence collection formats, and reporting dashboards.

Work closely with HR, Finance, IT, Cloud, Administration, external consultants, and vendors, acting as a dependable operational bridge between leadership and execution teams.

Maintain discretion and confidentiality while handling HR, finance, vendor, compliance, and management information.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Management, Engineering, or a related field;

MBA/PGDM or specialization in Operations, Finance, HR, or Compliance preferred.

7-10 years of progressive experience in corporate operations, business operations, HR/finance coordination,

compliance operations, governance support, vendor management, or cross-functional operations.

Demonstrated experience leading or directly managing HR processes, with the ability to supervise and direct the output of an HR team member.

Prior experience in a technology, SaaS, IT services, consulting, fintech, or compliance-driven company environment preferred.

Working exposure to ISO 27001, SOC 2, internal/financial audits, HRMS tools, ERP/accounting systems, or vendor and contract management.

Strong ownership, follow-up discipline, and execution orientation, with the ability to convert leadership direction into clear action plans.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to prepare skilled emails, reports, minutes, summaries,

dashboards, and presentations.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office / Google Workspace (Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, Word/Docs,

shared drives).

Ability to handle confidential financial, HR, vendor, compliance, and management information with maturity and discretion.

Strong organizing ability with attention to detail, deadline discipline, and comfort managing multiple concurrent workstreams.

📌 Corporate Operations & HR Lead (Pune)
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