**This role is for one of Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1200000 - Rs 1800000 (ie INR 12 - 18 LPA)** Min Experience: 5+ years

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced and people-focused People Operations - Lead to own and strengthen the organization's people processes across the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have 5-11 years of experience in People Operations, HR operations, and payroll, with strong expertise in building efficient processes, ensuring compliance, and delivering a seamless employee experience.

This role will work closely with leadership, employees, finance, and other cross-functional teams to manage day-to-day people operations while continuously improving HR processes, systems, and policies.

Requirements Key Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end People Operations processes, including onboarding, employee documentation, transfers, promotions, exits, and employee lifecycle management
- Manage and maintain accurate employee records, HR databases, personnel files, and organizational data
- Drive monthly payroll processing in coordination with internal teams and external payroll partners, ensuring accuracy and timely salary disbursement
- Review payroll inputs including attendance, leave, incentives, deductions, reimbursements, bonuses, and other compensation-related components
- Ensure compliance with applicable employment, payroll, statutory, and labor regulations
- Coordinate with Finance and other stakeholders for payroll reconciliation, employee payments, and resolution of payroll discrepancies
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, processes, workflows,



and operational frameworks
- Manage employee queries related to payroll, benefits, policies, leave, attendance, and other HR operations
- Support performance management, employee engagement, compensation reviews, and other people initiatives
- Maintain confidentiality and integrity of sensitive employee and compensation information
- Generate HR reports and dashboards covering headcount, attrition, payroll, attendance, employee movements, and other people metrics
- Identify operational gaps and introduce automation, documentation, and process improvements to improve efficiency and employee experience
- Partner with leadership on people-related projects and organizational initiatives

Must-Have Skills

- Strong hands-on experience in People Operations / HR Operations
- Proven expertise in payroll management and processing
- Strong understanding of employee lifecycle management and HR processes
- Knowledge of payroll compliance, statutory requirements, and employment regulations
- Experience handling HRIS, payroll platforms, and employee databases
- Robust analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities
- High level of confidentiality, ownership, and attention to detail
- Ability to independently manage multiple HR operations and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Experience & Qualifications

- 5-11 years of relevant experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or a similar role
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Prior experience independently managing payroll and employee operations is highly preferred

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