HR Manager

Smartedge Education India; Bathinda; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartedge Education India is seeking an HR Manager to oversee the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and joining to performance management and exit formalities. The role bridges management and staff, ensuring policies, systems, and a positive work environment align with business goals.

Responsibilities include onboarding, attendance and payroll coordination, compliance with labour laws, and driving training initiatives while maintaining strong employee relations and reporting to senior

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Proficiency with Excel and HR information systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruitment from job postings to offer letters.
• Manage joining, onboarding, and document verification.
• Monitor attendance, payroll, and statutory compliance.
• Develop and implement performance appraisal systems.
• Address employee grievances and maintain workplace culture.
• Coordinate training and development programs.
• Ensure HR policies and compliance with labour laws.
• Handle employee exits, final settlements, and records.
• Prepare regular HR reports for senior management.

Skills

Recruitment

Interviews

Payroll

Excel/HR software

Employee relations

Education

Bachelor’s in HR

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

HR Manager Detailed Job ProfileAn HR Manager is responsible for managing the complete employee lifecycle of an organization, from recruitment and joining to performance management, development, and exit. The HR Manager acts as a bridge between management and employees and ensures that the organization has the right people, policies, systems, and work environment to achieve its business objectives.

1. Recruitment and Selection

The HR Manager identifies manpower requirements in consultation with department heads and management. Responsibilities include preparing job descriptions, advertising vacancies, sourcing candidates, screening applications, conducting interviews, coordinating technical interviews, negotiating salaries, and completing the selection process. The HR Manager also ensures that new employees receive proper offer and appointment letters.

2. Employee Joining and Onboarding

The HR Manager manages the complete joining process, including document verification, employee registration, induction, introduction to company policies, and allocation of responsibilities. Proper employee files containing identification, educational, experience, bank, and statutory documents must be maintained.

3. Attendance, Leave and Payroll

The HR Manager monitors daily attendance, late coming, absenteeism, overtime, and leave records. Monthly attendance data is coordinated with the accounts/payroll team for accurate salary processing. The HR Manager also assists with salary structures, incentives, deductions, PF, ESI, TDS, and other applicable statutory requirements.

4. Performance Management

The HR Manager develops and implements performance appraisal systems based on KPIs and KRAs. Employee performance is reviewed periodically, and recommendations for increments, promotions, training, transfers, or performance improvement plans are prepared in consultation with management.

5. Employee Relations

Maintaining a positive workplace environment is an important responsibility. The HR Manager handles employee grievances, conflicts, disciplinary matters, communication issues, and workplace concerns fairly and confidentially. The HR Manager should promote teamwork, professionalism, employee engagement, and a healthy work culture.

6. Training and Development

The HR Manager identifies training requirements and coordinates induction, technical, product, sales, communication, leadership, and soft‑skill training programs. Training effectiveness should be monitored and records maintained.

7. HR Policies and Compliance

The HR Manager prepares and implements HR policies covering attendance, leave, recruitment, travel, conduct, performance, disciplinary procedures, confidentiality, and employee separation. The HR Manager coordinates applicable labour‑law and statutory compliance requirements and maintains proper documentation.

8. Employee Exit Management

The HR Manager manages resignations, notice periods, exit interviews, clearance procedures, company asset recovery, relieving letters, experience certificates, and full‑and‑final settlement coordination.

9. HR Reporting

Regular reports should be submitted to management covering manpower strength, recruitment, attendance, leave, payroll, resignations, employee performance, training, and employee retention.

Key Skills

The HR Manager should possess strong communication, leadership, negotiation, recruitment, problem‑solving, Excel/HR software, documentation, confidentiality, and employee‑management skills.

Reporting:

HR Manager reports directly to senior management/Director and coordinates with all departments to ensure efficient manpower management and a productive workplace.