Part-Time HR Consultant & Operations Specialist

Location: Baner, Pune — on-site · Engagement: Part-time consultant, approx. 20–30 hrs/week · Reports to: Founders / Management · Ideal for: retired or semi-retired senior HR professionals from IT / ITeS

About Wynisco

Wynisco is a Pune-based EdTech company running a managed career and placement program for tech professionals in the US market. We are a small, fast-moving team — operations, technology, sales and delivery all under one roof in Baner, working across Indian and US time zones. We are at the stage where our people processes need to be built properly rather than improvised, and we would rather learn that from someone who has already done it than figure it out the hard way.

The role

We are looking for a seasoned HR leader — likely retired or semi-retired from a senior HR role in IT, ITeS or a tech startup — to run our HR operations and be our in-house authority on compliance and employment law.

This is not a coordinator role and it is not a full-time commitment. You will own the HR function end to end at a company of our size: policy, statutory compliance, payroll oversight, employee relations, onboarding and culture. You will spend part of your week doing the work and part of it advising management on decisions we are not qualified to make on our own.

We want your judgement more than your hours. The schedule is flexible and negotiable around what suits you.

Key responsibilities

Statutory compliance

- Review, update and align company policies with Maharashtra labour laws, Shops & Establishments rules and IT-sector guidelines
- Maintain the compliance calendar: registrations, returns, registers, renewals — nothing lapses
- Own documentation and readiness for any inspection or audit

Legal advisory





- Act as primary advisor to management on employment regulations and changes in law that affect us
- Own PoSH compliance end to end: policy, IC constitution, mandatory training, annual filing
- Review employment contracts, consultant agreements, offer letters, NDAs and exit documentation
- Advise on terminations, notice periods, garden leave and separations so they are handled correctly the first time

Payroll & expenses

- Oversee monthly payroll processing and statutory deductions — PF, ESIC, Qualified Tax, TDS
- Manage expense reimbursement process and controls
- Own full-and-final settlements, Form 16 coordination and investment-proof cycles with our accountant

Employee relations

- Handle grievances and conflict resolution professionally and confidentially
- Be a trusted, neutral point of contact for employees — independent of their reporting line
- Advise managers on performance conversations, warnings and improvement plans

Onboarding & training

- Run onboarding for new hires: documentation, orientation, policy walkthrough, first-90-days structure
- Counsel, train and guide new joiners into how we work
- Deliver mandatory training (PoSH, code of conduct) and coach first-time managers

Culture & HR operations

- Champion a positive, high-performing culture across on-site and hybrid teams
- Maintain accurate employee records, leave and attendance policy, and the HR document set




- Bring structure to what today is informal — job levels, appraisal cadence, exit interviews

Requirements

Essential

- Retired or semi-retired HR leader — Manager, Head of HR, Director or equivalent — with extensive experience in IT, ITeS or tech startups
- Expert-level working knowledge of Maharashtra labour laws, statutory compliance and IT-sector employment regulation
- Hands-on payroll oversight experience including PF, ESIC, PT and TDS
- Proven mastery of conflict resolution and empathetic employee counselling
- Exceptional verbal and written communication — you will be training and mentoring, not just filing
- Able to work on-site in Baner, Pune

Preferred

- Experience setting up the HR function at an early-stage or scaling company
- PoSH IC experience, ideally as external member or IC chair
- Familiarity with EdTech, or with teams working US hours
- Comfortable with modern HR/payroll tools and spreadsheets

How you work

- Independent — you set your own agenda and tell us what needs fixing before we notice
- Direct with management: willing to say “that is not compliant” and hold the line
- Discreet. Half this job is confidential by nature

What you can expect from us

- Genuine flexibility on hours and days — structured around your availability
- Direct access to founders and real authority over the HR function; no layers to push through
- Consulting engagement with compensation aligned to your seniority and time commitment, discussed openly
- A small team that will actually implement what you recommend

To apply Send your profile and a short note on your background to [email protected] . Happy to have an informal conversation first if you would like to understand the scope before applying.

📌 HR Consultant & Operations Specialist (Pune)
🏢 Wynisco
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