Role The Head of People & Talent owns the full employee lifecycle for EveriAi's India offices, from hiring through exit. As a young company, this is a hands-on, one-person HR role at first: you will build everything from the ground up and do the work yourself, from finding candidates to running payroll. Above all, you will run HR the AI-first way, using AI tools and automation in every part of the job so a lean team can do the work of a large one.

You will build HR processes that scale with a fast-growing AI company, keep us compliant with Indian labour law, and be the trusted partner for employees and leaders across both India and the US.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and run an AI-first HR function: AI-assisted sourcing, screening, scheduling, onboarding and HR admin automation
- Act as HR product owner for EveriAi's in-house AI platform, working with the AI engineering team on use cases and adoption
- Personally source and hire for engineering, AI/ML, product, sales and support roles,



including client project staffing (full time, contract and project-based)
- Manage job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn, Instahyre), campus hiring and agencies; track time-to-hire and cost-per-hire
- Own offer letters, background verification and onboarding
- Ensure compliance with Indian labour laws: Labour Codes, PF, ESI, Gratuity, Professional Tax, Shops & Establishments Act and POSH
- Constitute and run the POSH Internal Committee
- Coordinate monthly payroll, TDS, reimbursements and full-and-final settlements
- Benchmark salaries; support compensation and ESOP reviews; administer benefits
- Run performance review cycles and advise managers on coaching and PIPs
- Handle employee relations, engagement programmes and exits
- Draft HR policies and the employee handbook; report HR metrics monthly to India and US leadership

📌 Head of People & Talent - India (Pune)
🏢 EveriAi
📍 Pune