People Operations - Lead

This role is for one of Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 1200000 - Rs 1800000 (ie INR 12 - 18 LPA)

Min Experience: 5+ years
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced and people-focused People Operations - Lead to own and strengthen the organization's people processes across the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have 5-11 years of experience in People Operations, HR operations, and payroll, with strong expertise in building efficient processes, ensuring compliance, and delivering a seamless employee experience.

This role will work closely with leadership, employees, finance, and other cross-functional teams to manage day-to-day people operations while continuously improving HR processes, systems, and policies.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end People Operations processes, including onboarding, employee documentation, transfers, promotions, exits, and employee lifecycle management.
• Manage and maintain accurate employee records, HR databases, personnel files, and organizational data.
• Drive monthly payroll processing in coordination with internal teams and external payroll partners, ensuring accuracy and timely salary disbursement.
• Review payroll inputs including attendance, leave, incentives, deductions, reimbursements, bonuses, and other compensation-related components.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment, payroll, statutory, and labor regulations.
• Coordinate with Finance and other stakeholders for payroll reconciliation, employee payments, and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, processes, workflows, and operational frameworks.
• Manage employee queries related to payroll, benefits, policies, leave, attendance, and other HR operations.
• Support performance management, employee engagement, compensation reviews, and other people initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity of sensitive employee and compensation information.
• Generate HR reports and dashboards covering headcount, attrition, payroll, attendance, employee movements, and other people metrics.
• Identify operational gaps and introduce automation, documentation, and process improvements to improve efficiency and employee experience.
• Partner with leadership on people-related projects and organizational initiatives.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in People Operations / HR Operations.
• Proven expertise in payroll management and processing.
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle management and HR processes.
• Knowledge of payroll compliance, statutory requirements, and employment regulations.
• Experience handling HRIS, payroll platforms, and employee databases.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
• High level of confidentiality, ownership, and attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage multiple HR operations and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Experience & Qualifications

• 5-11 years of relevant experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Prior experience independently managing payroll and employee operations is highly preferred.