HR Generalist

Ludic; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ludic is seeking an HR Generalist to own people operations for a small corporate team and warehouse staff in Ahmedabad. This hands-on role spans payroll inputs, onboarding, attendance, compliance, and employee relations, with a startup mindset and a blank-slate HR build.

You will handle recruitment, onboarding, performance tracking, and engagement initiatives while aligning with business priorities. This role requires a proactive communicator and willingness to work across office and warehouse

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in an HR Generalist role with exposure to white-collar and blue-collar workforces.
• Experience in setting KPIs/goals and running a performance cycle, even informally.
• Working knowledge of statutory compliance (PF, ESIC, labour laws, shops & establishment).

Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruitment and onboarding for corporate and warehouse staff.
• Set up lightweight goal-setting framework and coach managers on feedback.
• Own statutory compliance for warehouse/labour workforce; maintain required records.

Skills

HR generalist

KPIs/goals setting

statutory compliance

communication

HRMS tools

Tools

HRMS tools

Job description

Job Description

Ludic is a lifestyle. It is a collective that values making a statement and looking bold while doing so. Here’s to discovering untapped potential, the spirit of limitless exploration, and to always being on the move. Here’s to being #alwaysatplay

Ludic is looking for an HR Generalist who can be the single point of ownership for people operations across a small, young corporate team and a warehouse/skilled-labour workforce. This is not a policy-writing desk job; it's a hands-on role for someone who is equally comfortable sitting with a 24-year-old designer to talk through their quarterly goals and standing on the warehouse floor sorting out an attendance or PF query with our packing staff.

We're an early-stage, design-led consumer brand, which means the person in this seat has to build HR muscle from a fairly blank slate; systems, rhythms, and trust; while keeping day-to-day operations (payroll inputs, compliance, attendance, onboarding) running without hiccups.

Recruitment & Onboarding

End-to-end hiring for both corporate roles and warehouse/skilled-labour positions; sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer rollout

Building a repeatable, low-friction onboarding process for two very different employee experiences (young creative/ops team vs. warehouse staff)

Performance & Goal-Setting

Set up and run a lightweight goal-setting and KPI framework across teams; something a fast-moving startup can actually stick to, not a heavy corporate appraisal system

Run regular check-ins, track progress against goals, and coach managers on giving feedback

Help translate business priorities into individual/team goals each quarter

Compliance & Statutory

Own statutory compliance for the warehouse/labour workforce; PF, ESIC, minimum wages, shops & establishment, labour law adherence, and required registers/documentation

Keep employment contracts, policies, and HR documentation audit-ready

Liaise with consultants/auditors as needed for compliance filings

Team & Culture

Be a genuine point of connection for a young team; understand what motivates them, spot flight risks early, and build an environment people want to stay in

Manage a small HR/admin team and coordinate closely with warehouse supervisors

Run engagement initiatives suited to a small, high-energy team (not generic corporate engagement calendars)

HR Operations

Attendance, leave management, payroll inputs, exits and full-and-final settlements

Maintain HR MIS/trackers and report key metrics (attrition, headcount, hiring TAT) to leadership

Handle grievances and conflict resolution across both employee groups with fairness and discretion

Requirements

3–6 years in an HR Generalist role, ideally with exposure to both white-collar teams and blue-collar/warehouse or factory-floor workforces

Working knowledge of statutory compliance (PF, ESIC, labour laws, shops & establishment); not just theoretical, has actually filed/managed it

Demonstrated experience setting KPIs/goals and running a performance management cycle, even an informal one

Sharp, clear communicator; equally able to write a policy note and have a direct, human conversation with a 22-year-old team member or a warehouse supervisor

Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from scratch; this is an early-stage environment, not a mature HR function

Prior experience in a startup, D2C/retail brand, or manufacturing/warehouse-adjacent business is a strong plus

Based in or willing to relocate to Ahmedabad; comfortable splitting time between office and warehouse

Nice to have

Experience with HRMS tools for attendance/payroll (any standard platform)

Exposure to a young, fast-growing consumer brand or lifestyle/fashion company

Basic understanding of retail/warehouse operations rhythms (peak season hiring, shift patterns, etc.)