HR Manager

Surgeway Biosciences; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Surgeway Biosciences in Bengaluru seeks an HR Manager to take ownership of the people function, including recruitment, onboarding, appraisals, compensation, retention, and policy systems. The role reports to the Managing Director and will operate in an in-office, lean, fast-moving environment.

You will build the processes needed to scale HR functions across HQ and international teams, with hands-on responsibilities and strategic input for people operations.

Qualifications

• 610 years of HR experience, including at least 3 years independently owning recruitment end to end.
• Real experience running appraisal cycles and structuring compensation, not recruitment alone.
• Active, demonstrable use of AI tools in day-to-day HR work.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for HQ and country teams, from JD to offer letter.
• Own onboarding end-to-end documentation, system access, induction, and first-week plan.
• Own annual performance review cycle and salary structuring within budgets.
• Track team health, build and maintain HR SOPs and policy documentation.
• Ensure payroll inputs are accurate and on time each month.

Skills

HR management

Recruitment end-to-end

AI tools in HR

Written communication

Independent work

Lean, fast-moving environment

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Naukri

Job description

SURGEWAY BIOSCIENCES PVT LTD

Job Description HR Manager

We're looking to hire an HR Manager for Surgeway Biosciences, and I'd really appreciate your help either a referral from your network or your read on candidates who might be a strong fit. Full JD below.

About Surgeway

Surgeway Biosciences is a 100% export-oriented pharmaceutical and nutraceutical company operating across 7+ countries in Southeast Asia and Africa, with our own offices and employees in Myanmar, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Kenya, alongside our Bengaluru HQ. We're a founder-led team of 5060 people across India and these in-country operations.

Location

Bengaluru 100% in-office

Experience

610 years

Reports To

Hitesh Kumar M, Managing Director

Industry

Pharma / regulated industry preferred

AI Proficiency

Required active daily use

About the Role

This role exists so the Managing Director can step back from day-to-day HR recruitment, onboarding, appraisals, compensation, retention and focus on the business. Right now, all of that runs through the MD personally. We're looking for someone who can take genuine ownership of the people function, build the systems that don't yet exist, and run them independently bringing the MD in for final calls, not the legwork.

There's no HR team under this role today as the company grows, we plan to add an HR & Payroll Executive to support it. For now, this is a hands-on role covering both HQ and our country teams.

What the Role Owns

Recruitment End to End

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle for all roles across HQ and country teams, JD to offer letter.
• Source candidates proactively LinkedIn, Naukri, referrals, direct outreach.
• Run reference checks before every offer.
• Flag early if a senior role is drifting toward remote/WFH, so that's a conscious call.
• Benchmark salary bands to market before a role is posted.
• Maintain a live candidate pipeline tracker.
• Use AI tools actively across JDs, screening, and interview prep.

Onboarding

• Own onboarding end to end documentation, system access, induction, first-week plan.
• Ensure employment documents are signed by Day 1.
• Ensure background verification education, employment history, and salary/bank verification is cleared before or on joining.
• Build and run structured 30-60-90 day onboarding plans with clear checkpoints.

Compensation & Appraisal

• Own the annual performance review cycle for every role, presented to the MD for sign-off.
• Own salary structuring for new hires within approved budgets.
• Design and run a lightweight rewards and recognition program suited to our size.

Retention, Policy & Systems

• Track team health and flag flight risk early.
• Build and maintain the employee handbook, HR SOPs, and policy documentation.
• Maintain a live HR tracker across HQ and all country teams.
• Ensure payroll inputs are accurate and on time each month.

Must-Have

• 610 years of HR experience, including at least 3 years independently owning recruitment end to end.
• Real experience running appraisal cycles and structuring compensation not recruitment alone.
• Active, demonstrable use of AI tools in day-to-day HR work.
• Strong instincts for assessing candidates quickly and spotting red flags.
• Excellent written communication.
• Comfortable working independently in a lean, fast-moving environment.

Good to Have

• Experience in pharma, nutraceuticals, or another regulated industry.
• Experience hiring for international or multi-country teams.
• Exposure to export-oriented or founder-led SMEs.
• Working knowledge of employment law, PF, ESIC, and Karnataka labour compliance.