Role: Compliance Lead

Location: Hosur

Reporting to: Head – Talent Partnering & IR

TeamName: People Operations & Strategy (POPS)

About the Team and the Role

The People Operations & Strategy (POPS) team at Ather is responsible for building a long-term affiliation of talent using a mix of the best work content, cash, perks, and long-term incentives. This team focuses on delivering an incredible experience for every team member by driving process excellence, culture building, and high-impact people initiatives.

This role is for a Compliance Lead who will ensure that the organization remains fully compliant with all state and central labor laws, statutory regulations, and licensing requirements across our PAN India footprint. You will act as an internal consultant for statutory matters, develop a robust compliance management system, manage inspections, and represent the organization in liaising with regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities

- Statutory Compliance: Ensure total organization-wide compliance with all state and central labor laws and statutory regulations across PAN India locations.

- Internal Consultation: Act as an internal consultant and subject matter expert for all statutory and labor-related compliance matters, including the planning and implementation of new wage code provisions.

- Licensing Management: Manage the end-to-end process of applying for, renewing, and maintaining statutory licenses PAN India (including Shop Registrations, Factory Licenses, Trade Licenses, CLRA Licenses, shift exemptions, and women shift exemption certificates).

- Register Maintenance: Oversee the preparation, maintenance, and monitoring of all statutory registers in electronic and physical formats, ensuring timely filing of monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual compliance returns.

- Statutory Audits: Establish and conduct periodic statutory compliance audits across plants, retail points, and offices, publishing detailed compliance reports and driving corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

- Compliance Technology: Design, implement,



and maintain a robust, technology-driven compliance management system to streamline statutory tracking and reporting across Ather.

- Government Liaison: Represent Ather in government inspections, manage liaison work with labor departments and regulatory authorities PAN India, and build constructive relationships.

- Notice Management: Draft precise responses to regulatory notices to ensure timely closure of compliance gaps, provide guidance on wage structures per the Minimum Wages Act, and publish monthly compliance MIS reports.

Experience and Qualifications

- Required Qualifications: Full-time Post Graduate degree (MBA / MSW) and a Law Degree (LLB/LLM) from a recognized university.

- Experience: 8 to 15 years of relevant experience in managing labor law compliance, statutory requirements, and licensing across India, preferably in manufacturing, automotive, or retail environments.

- Key Attributes: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently with strong decision-making capabilities, and willingness to travel PAN India.

Must-have Competencies

- Statutory Labor Law Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of Indian labor legislations, state-specific rules (e.g., Factories Act, Shop & Establishment Act, CLRA Act, Minimum Wages Act, etc.), and upcoming Wage Codes.

- Regulatory Licensing & Liaisoning: Hands-on experience in obtaining and maintaining statutory registrations, licenses, and exemptions PAN India, and representing the organization in inspections and liaisons with labor authorities.

- Compliance Auditing & Risk Management: Proficiency in designing and executing compliance audit frameworks, conducting gap analyses,



formulating CAPAs, and identifying statutory risks.

- Compliance Management Systems: Skill in establishing and maintaining digital compliance tracking systems and databases to automate statutory record-keeping.

Good-to-have Competencies

- Labor Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Understanding of legal procedures related to labor disputes, responding to official notices, and managing labor-related litigation risk.

- Compensation & Benefits Compliance: Ability to model and advise on compliant salary structures, minimum wage adherence, and statutory contributions (PF, ESI, LWF).

- Multi-state Operations Management: Experience managing compliance frameworks for diverse facilities, including high-volume manufacturing plants and distributed retail/corporate offices.

- Data Analytics & Compliance MIS: Advanced data management skills (using Excel or compliance dashboards) to compile multi-state compliance MIS and report risk profiles to leadership.

Want to know more?

At Ather, we’ve built India’s first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and launching more products globally.

Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450 Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience.

To know more, check out our Careers site and our Substack.

Be You With Us

The Ather story doesn’t write itself – our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer, and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives – all united by a shared passion to shape the Ather journey.

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