HR Lead

Weekday AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced HR Lead to own the people function in a fast-growing retail organisation. You will build scalable HR systems, drive employee engagement, support growth, and lead the HR team.

The ideal candidate will partner with founders and senior leadership while remaining closely connected to employees on-ground. This is a hands‑on leadership role with significant ownership in shaping the people function and employee experience.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of HR generalist experience in retail/operations‑heavy environments.
• Proven ability to build HR functions and processes from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge across engagement, L&D, policies, compliance, TA and HR operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the HR team with clear ownership and standards.
• Build induction/onboarding frameworks with 30‑60‑90 day plans and readiness.
• Drive employee engagement via pulse checks and structured programs.
• Develop, review, and implement HR policies and processes.
• Partner with leadership on organisation design, workforce planning, and role clarity.
• Strengthen employer brand and talent attraction initiatives.
• Oversee foundational learning and development initiatives and training.
• Own HR compliance and audit processes with regulatory adherence.
• Establish payroll governance, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with senior leaders on people decisions and organisational challenges.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes as the organisation scales.

Skills

HR Generalist

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Employee Engagement

L&D

Policy & Compliance

Job description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗽 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟯𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟮𝟬-𝟯𝟱 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 8+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experiencedHR Leadto take ownership of the complete people function within a fast-growing retail organisation. This role will be responsible for building scalable HR systems and processes, strengthening employee engagement, supporting organisational growth, and leading the HR team.

The ideal candidate will act as a strategic partner to founders and senior leadership while remaining closely connected to employees and on-ground teams. This is a hands‑on leadership role with significant ownership in shaping the people function and employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the HR team, establishing clear ownership, accountability, and operating standards.
• Build and manage structuredinduction and onboarding frameworks, including 30-60-90 day plans, manager readiness, and knowledge transfer.
• Drive employee engagement through regular pulse checks, structured connect programs, and meaningful relationships with employees and managers.
• Develop, review, and implement practical and compliantHR policies and processes.
• Partner with leadership onorganisation design, team structures, reporting lines, workforce planning, and role clarity.
• Build and strengthen theemployer brand, including career platforms, social presence, candidate experience, and talent attraction initiatives.
• Oversee foundationallearning and developmentinitiatives by identifying capability gaps and implementing relevant training programs.
• Own HR compliance and audit processes, ensuring adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Establish strongpayroll governance, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, controls, and effective coordination across the payroll function.
• Partner with senior leaders and managers on employee relations, people decisions, and organisational challenges.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, systems, and employee experience as the organisation scales.
• Balance strategic HR priorities with hands‑on execution across a diverse and growing workforce.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 10–12 years of HR generalist experience, with significant exposure to retail, FMCG, consumer internet, or similarly operations‑intensive environments.
• Proven experiencebuilding HR functions and processes from the ground up, ideally as an early or first HR hire.
• Strong understanding acrossemployee engagement, L&D, HR policies, compliance, talent acquisition, and generalist HR operations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge and guide senior leaders when required.
• Experience working closely withnon-white-collar and frontline employees, with the ability to build trust and engagement across organisational levels.
• Strong understanding of organisation design, employee experience, people processes, and workforce requirements in a high‑growth environment.
• Ability to operate effectively infast‑paced, ambiguous, and evolving environmentswhere systems and processes are still being established.
• Strong leadership and team‑development capabilities, with a focus on building an accountable and independent HR function.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• A practical, hands‑on approach combined with the ability to think strategically and build scalable people practices.