Location-Pune

Work mode- On-site

Shift-Night shift, 6:00 PM to 3:30 AM IST

Experience- 3 years in HR, including startup experience

Build HR From the Ground Up. Take Care of Our People. Shape How We Grow.

About Us

At ZenTrades, we're reimagining how trade businesses operate.

Our mission is to transform an industry that has long been underserved by technology through an AI-first platform that simplifies operations, improves efficiency, and helps businesses grow. We're building a modern B2B SaaS CRM platform designed to help trade businesses work smarter and scale faster.

We're looking for an HR who has built HR from scratch before and wants to own every part of the people function, from hiring and onboarding to payroll, compliance, and exit.

This isn't a role where you'll process paperwork and follow someone else's playbook. It's an opportunity to build the systems, policies, and culture that support a fast-growing team, and to see the direct impact of your work on every employee.

If you enjoy building structure where there is none, owning outcomes end to end, and being the person employees trust, we'd love to talk.

What You'll Be Responsible For

As HR Manager, you'll own the complete people function at ZenTrades. You'll design, run, and continuously improve every HR process across the employee lifecycle.

You'll

Own the Employee Lifecycle Tracker: Build and maintain a single, accurate tracker covering every employee from offer to exit, including joining dates, probation, confirmations, appraisals, role changes, and separations.

Run Payroll End to End: Process monthly payroll accurately and on time, including attendance, leave, shift allowances, reimbursements, deductions, and full-and-final settlements.

Manage Statutory Compliance: Handle PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, gratuity, and other statutory requirements, and keep filings and registers up to date.

Build HR Policies From Scratch: Draft, implement, and communicate policies for leave, attendance, night shift, code of conduct, performance, and exits.

Manage Attendance and Leave: Track attendance, shift adherence, and leave balances, and resolve discrepancies before payroll.

Drive Performance Management: Set up and run probation reviews, appraisal cycles,



and goal-setting processes with managers.

Handle Employee Relations: Be the first point of contact for employee concerns, grievances, and disciplinary matters, and resolve them fairly and confidentially.

Drive Engagement and Culture: Plan engagement activities, gather employee feedback, and support a healthy night-shift work culture.

Manage Exits: Own resignations, exit interviews, clearances, relieving letters, and full-and-final settlements.

Maintain HR Records and Reporting: Keep employee files, documents, and HR data accurate, and share regular reports on headcount, attrition, hiring, and payroll with leadership.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who has run the full HR function on their own, ideally in a startup where they built processes from scratch.

You should have

3 years of experience in HR, with hands-on ownership of the full employee lifecycle.

Experience working in a startup and setting up HR processes, policies, and trackers from scratch.

Proven experience running payroll independently, including attendance, leave, deductions, and full-and-final settlements.

Working knowledge of Indian labour laws and statutory compliance (PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, gratuity).

Experience with recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, and exits.

Strong skills in Excel or Google Sheets for trackers, payroll inputs, and reporting.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

The ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maturity.

Strong organizational skills and attention to deadlines and details.

Willingness to work the night shift (6:00 PM to 3:30 AM IST) in office in Pune.

Bonus Points If You Have

Experience in a B2B SaaS or technology company.

Experience supporting teams that work US hours or night shifts.

Experience with HRMS or payroll tools (for example, Keka,



Zoho People, greytHR, or Darwinbox).

Experience building an employee handbook or policy manual from scratch.

Experience scaling HR for a rapidly growing team.

A track record of improving retention or employee engagement.

Who Will Thrive Here

You'll enjoy this role if you:

Like building systems and processes where none exist yet.

Take ownership of outcomes rather than waiting for instructions.

Are comfortable owning payroll, compliance, and employee relations at the same time.

Care about accuracy and treat every payroll and record as important.

Are someone employees trust to listen and act fairly.

Enjoy a fast-moving environment where processes keep improving.

Prefer ownership and real impact over unnecessary hierarchy.

What Success Looks Like In Your First 30 Days

Understand ZenTrades, its teams, and current HR processes.

Audit existing employee records, documents, and payroll data.

Set up or clean up the Employee Lifecycle Tracker.

Run your first payroll cycle accurately and on time.

Build relationships with leadership, managers, and employees.

Within 60 Days:-

Own payroll, attendance, and leave independently.

Close gaps in statutory compliance and documentation.

Standardize onboarding and exit processes.

Draft core HR policies and share them with leadership for approval.

Within 90 Days:-

Run the full HR function with clear processes for every lifecycle stage.

Roll out approved policies and the employee handbook.

Set up a performance review and probation confirmation process.

Share a regular HR dashboard covering headcount, hiring, attrition, and payroll.

Show measurable progress against agreed HR KPIs.

Why Join ZenTrades?

Because this isn't just another HR role.

You'll have the opportunity to:

Build the HR function from the ground up.

Shape policies and culture as the company scales.

Work closely with leadership on people decisions.

Own every part of HR and see the direct impact of your work.

Grow professionally in a fast-moving B2B SaaS environment.

If you're looking for ownership, real impact, and the chance to build HR at a growing technology company, we'd love to meet you.

📌 People and Talent Partner (Pune)
🏢 ZenTrades
📍 Pune