Were Hiring | Lead – Payroll, Statutory Compliance & Benefits Administration

Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President (AVP)

Location: Bengaluru

We are looking for an experienced HR Operations professional to lead end-to-end payroll operations, statutory compliance and benefits administration for a leading global banking and financial services organisation.

This is a leadership opportunity for a seasoned professional with strong expertise in Indian payroll practices, statutory regulations, payroll governance, benefits administration and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, validations, reconciliations and salary disbursements.
- Oversee Indian statutory compliance, including PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, income-tax withholding and other applicable regulations.
- Manage employee benefits administration, including insurance, retirement benefits, enrolments, claims, renewals and vendor coordination.
- Establish and strengthen payroll governance, maker-checker controls, SOPs, audit readiness and risk management practices.
- Manage relationships with payroll vendors, statutory consultants, insurance brokers and benefit providers.




- Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Compliance and Technology teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Drive process standardisation, automation, Workday enhancements, integrations and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead, mentor and develop teams across payroll, compliance and advantages administration.

Candidate Profile:

- 12–15 years of relevant experience in Payroll, Statutory Compliance, Benefits Administration or HR Operations.
- Strong working knowledge of Indian payroll processes and employment-related statutory compliance.
- Hands-on experience managing end-to-end payroll operations and payroll governance.
- Experience in employee benefits administration, including insurance and retirement-related benefits.
- Proven experience in audit management, vendor governance, stakeholder management and process improvement.
- Exposure to Workday or other comparable HRMS/payroll platforms.
- Experience in a Global Capability Centre (GCC), banking captive or large, complex organisation will be preferred.
- Strong people leadership, analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

📌 Lead Payroll Specialist (Bengaluru)
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