HR Manager – HR Operations

Company Overview

Anveshan is one of India's fastest-growing clean-label, farm-to-consumer food brands — built on traceability, authenticity, and honest sourcing. We're the #1 brand in healthy ghee & oils, available across Amazon, Flipkart, Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, JioMart, and our own D2C website, with a strong presence in premium retail across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Backed by Wipro Consumer Care Ventures, Titan Capital, and DSG Consumer Partners, and applauded on Shark Tank India S2, we're at a pivotal scale-up phase, building the global home for Indian-origin traditional food.

Job Summary

The HR Manager – HR Operations will oversee Anveshan's HR operations end-to-end, focusing on building efficient, scalable processes across the entire employee lifecycle while ensuring compliance. This hands-on, process-driven role involves ownership of onboarding, HR Management System (HRMS) and payroll coordination, statutory compliance, and enhancing the day-to-day employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Employee Lifecycle Management:

  • Manage the complete employee lifecycle from onboarding to exit.
  • Ensure seamless onboarding, induction, confirmations, transfers, promotions, and exit formalities.
  • Maintain employee records and documentation with complete accuracy.
  • Prepare HR letters including offer, appointment, confirmation, promotion, and experience letters.

• HR Operations & Administration:

  • Own attendance, leave management, and HRMS data accuracy.
  • Share monthly payroll inputs with the payroll team and ensure timely processing.
  • Keep employee databases, organizational structure, and HR dashboards up to date.
  • Handle employee inquiries on HR policies, attendance, leave, and payroll.
  • Lead HR process improvement and automation initiatives.

• Compliance & Governance:

  • Ensure compliance with labor laws, statutory requirements, and company policies.
  • Coordinate statutory processes such as PF, ESIC, Gratuity, and Bonus.
  • Keep HR documentation, audit records, and compliance trackers audit-ready.
  • Assist in internal and external HR audits.

• Employee Experience & Engagement:

  • Plan and execute engagement activities, wellness initiatives, and recognition programs.
  • Coordinate employee surveys, feedback initiatives, and action planning.
  • Own onboarding and probation review processes to enhance the early experience.
  • Support grievance handling and employee relations.

• Performance & HR Programs:

  • Coordinate performance appraisals and probation reviews.
  • Enable goal-setting, performance documentation, and review processes.
  • Assist in implementing learning and development initiatives.
  • Monitor HR KPIs and prepare monthly people analytics reports.

• Reporting & Analytics:

  • Prepare HR dashboards and Management Information System (MIS) reports.
  • Track attendance, attrition, retention, leave trends, and engagement.
  • Convert data insights into actionable improvements for HR processes and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5–8 years in HR Operations or HR Generalist roles.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA/PGDM in HR preferred.
• Industry Experience: Preferred experience in startups, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Manufacturing, or Consumer businesses.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with HR Management Systems (HRMS), payroll coordination, and HR operations.
• Knowledge: Strong knowledge of labor laws and statutory compliance.
• Soft Skills: Strong organizational, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Mindset: A process-builder's mindset with exceptional attention to detail, ownership attitude, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with data analytics tools or software for monitoring HR KPIs.
• Familiarity with employee engagement and performance management software.
• Previous experience in a high-growth startup environment.

Experience

• A minimum of 5–8 years of relevant HR experience, preferably within operations in a fast-paced environment.

Environment

• This role is full-time and based onsite in Gurugram, India.

Salary

• Salary details have not been specified.

Growth Opportunities

• Opportunities for career advancement within a high-growth startup culture focused on employee experience and process improvement.

Benefits

• Specific benefits have not been provided.