Assistant Manager / Manager- Human Resources

NSRCEL; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore seeks an Assistant Manager/HR Manager to lead talent acquisition, employee engagement, HR business partnering, L&D, analytics and operations. You will report to the Senior Manager- HR and shape people strategies for a fast-paced startup incubation ecosystem.

You will partner with business leaders, manage end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, and drive metrics, governance, and compliance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Resources from a Tier-1 institute.
• 4–6 years of experience across talent acquisition, HR operations, employee engagement, learning & development, and business partnering.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments, preferably startups, incubators, or innovation ecosystems.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers on workforce planning and hiring needs.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding.
• Build talent pipelines, track hiring metrics, and drive recruitment process improvements.
• Support employer branding initiatives to attract quality talent.
• Lead employee engagement, wellness, and culture-building initiatives.
• Drive internal communication and employer branding efforts.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and values-driven workplace.
• Partner with business leaders on people initiatives and workforce planning.
• Advise managers on employee relations, engagement, and HR best practices.
• Support organisational change and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Identify learning needs and implement organisation-wide L&D initiatives.
• Coordinate leadership development, capability-building, and employee training programmes.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Develop HR dashboards and reports on key people metrics.
• Analyse workforce data to generate insights and support decision-making.
• Maintain data accuracy across HR systems.
• Manage the employee lifecycle from onboarding to separation.
• Maintain HR policies, SOPs, and process documentation.
• Oversee HR operations, including HRIS, employee records, documentation, contracts, and policy administration.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies and support internal and HR audits.
• Drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Problem solving

Prioritization

Education

Master's degree in Human Resources

Tools

HRIS

HRMS

Payroll

Job description

The NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) is IIM Bangalore’s startup hub and incubation centre. The centre is structured as a section-8 not-for-profit entity.

NSRCEL’s mission is to support ventures in the start-up ecosystem that demonstrate potential to create significant economic and societal impact. This financial year alone NSRCEL has engaged with 1106 ventures through 13 unique program tracks across 82 towns in the country.

NSRCEL is supported by Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NSRCEL has partners with corporates like Alstom, Capgemini, Goldman Sachs, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Pernod Ricard India Foundation and SBI Foundation, among others to support idea stage and early-revenue stage entrepreneurs and startups in focussed themes of climate-tech, women entrepreneurship, and social impact.

Position: Assistant Manager/ HR Manager

Reporting manager: Senior Manager- HR

Who we are

The NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) is IIM Bangalore’s startup hub and incubation centre. The centre is structured as a section-8 not-for-profit entity.

NSRCEL’s mission is to support ventures in the start-up ecosystem that demonstrate potential to create significant economic and societal impact. This financial year alone NSRCEL has engaged with 1106 ventures through 13 unique program tracks across 82 towns in the country.

NSRCEL is supported by Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NSRCEL has partners with corporates like Alstom, Capgemini, Goldman Sachs, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Pernod Ricard India Foundation and SBI Foundation, among others to support idea stage and early-revenue stage entrepreneurs and startups in focussed themes of climate-tech, women entrepreneurship, and social impact.

What you will be doing?

1. Talent Acquisition

• Partner with hiring managers on workforce planning and hiring needs.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding.
• Build talent pipelines, track hiring metrics, and drive recruitment process improvements.
• Support employer branding initiatives to attract quality talent.

2. Employee Engagement & Culture

• Lead employee engagement, wellness, and culture-building initiatives.
• Drive internal communication and employer branding efforts.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and values-driven workplace

3. HR Business Partnering

• Partner with business leaders on people initiatives and workforce planning.
• Advise managers on employee relations, engagement, and HR best practices.
• Support organisational change and build strong stakeholder relationships

4. Learning & Development

• Identify learning needs and implement organisation-wide L&D initiatives.
• Coordinate leadership development, capability-building, and employee training programmes.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and foster a culture of continuous learning.

5. HR Analytics & Reporting

• Develop HR dashboards and reports on key people metrics.
• Analyse workforce data to generate insights and support decision-making.
• Maintain data accuracy across HR systems.

6. HR Operations & Administration

• Manage the employee lifecycle from onboarding to separation.
• Maintain HR policies, SOPs, and process documentation.
• Oversee HR operations, including HRIS, employee records, documentation, contracts, and policy administration.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies and support internal and HR audits.
• Drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

Requirements

What you will need to bring to the table

• Master's degree in Human Resources from a Tier-1 institute.
• 4–6 years of experience across talent acquisition, HR operations, employee engagement, learning & development, and business partnering.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments, preferably startups, incubators, or innovation ecosystems.
• Good understanding of HR best practices, labour laws, and statutory compliance; exposure to payroll, performance management, and HRMS is an added advantage.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Good to Have

• Exposure to payroll processes.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance and labour laws.
• Experience with performance management processes.
• Familiarity with HRMS and HR analytics tools.
• Experience in startups, incubators, or fast-paced organizations.