Global HR Operations Analyst

PwC; Karnataka; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC in Bengaluru is seeking a Global HR Operations - Associate to manage pre-hire activities and HR operations end-to-end.

You will coordinate background verification, immigration, compliance, and onboarding, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery across shifts. The role requires strong English communication and meticulous attention to detail, working in-office five days a week.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years experience in HR operations, onboarding, HR shared services, recruitment coordination or similar.
• Graduate degree in any discipline; HR specialization preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English; fully English-language process with candidate-facing communication.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with repetitive, deadline-driven work.

Responsibilities

• Handle pre-hire activities from the workflow queue within defined timelines.
• Initiate background verification, immigration and visa assessments, and relocation with third-party partners.
• Confirm background check clearance and update case status promptly.
• Complete right-to-work and I-9 verification steps as per country procedure.

Skills

Attention to detail

English communication

High-volume work

Education

Graduate degree

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Outlook)

Workday

Job description

Role: Global HR Operations - Associate

Experience: 2 to 4 years

Location: Bengaluru

Mode of work: In-Office (5 Days)

Shift: Rotational shift (Including night shift)

Key responsibilities

• Pick up cases from the workflow queue on offer acceptance and trigger the required pre-hire activities within defined timelines.
• Initiate background verification, immigration and visa assessments, citizenship verification, medical checks and relocation with the relevant third-party partners.
• Confirm background check clearance and update case status promptly once results are received.
• Complete right-to-work and I-9 verification steps as per country procedure.
• Update systems of record accurately, covering new hire data entry and review, re-hire validation, pending hire processing, record uploads and status changes.
• Support employment contract generation and distribution using approved templates.
• Prepare start date options, log candidate and hiring manager responses, and process confirmed start dates in system.

Communication and follow-up

• Send standard candidate, hiring manager and partner communications using approved templates, on time and error-free.
• Follow up proactively on outstanding candidate steps, documentation and partner responses, keeping the case record current at every touchpoint.
• Escalate blocked, ageing or exception cases promptly to the Senior Associate with full context.

Quality and compliance

• Follow documented desktop procedures exactly and never improvise on compliance steps.
• Maintain a high first-time-right rate and act on quality feedback.
• Handle candidate personal and sensitive data strictly in line with data protection and information security policy.
• Complete shift handover notes so that in-flight cases continue seamlessly into the next shift window.

Learning and contribution

• Complete process certification and refresher training, and build country-specific knowledge over time.
• Flag procedural gaps, template errors and recurring friction points to the pod lead.
• Participate in improvement discussions and support testing of new tools and automations.

Candidate profile

Essential

• 1 to 3 years of experience in HR operations, onboarding, HR shared services, recruitment coordination or a comparable transaction processing role. Strong fresh graduates with relevant internship experience may be considered.
• Graduate degree in any discipline. HR specialisation preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English. This is a fully English-language process with direct candidate-facing communication.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with repetitive, high-volume, deadline-driven work.
• Working proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to follow structured procedures precisely and to recognise when to raise a hand.
• Comfortable working from the Bangalore office five days a week and rotating across shifts including night shifts.

Preferred

• Any exposure to Workday will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with any HCM or HRIS platform, or a ticketing and case management system.
• Prior experience in a global or multi-country HR process.
• Awareness of background verification, right-to-work or immigration documentation processes.