Human Resources Executive

The Art Code; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative startup in Hyderabad is looking for an experienced HR professional who can own the recruiting, onboarding, and culture-building processes. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of HR experience in a startup, agency, or similar environment. This role requires strong emotional intelligence, discretion, and communication skills in Telugu and English. You'll work closely with the founding team, shaping HR policies and developing a vibrant workplace culture that nurtures talent.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in an HR role.
• Experience in startup, agency, EdTech, or IT services.
• Ability to balance empathy with accountability.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire people function in a growing environment.
• Handle end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, and payroll coordination.
• Shape HR policies and team culture directly with founders.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Communication skills in Telugu

Discretion

Initiative

Organizational skills

Job description

TAC - School of Modern Learning | Madhapur, Hyderabad

TAC is India's first Creative OTT learning platform helping non-BTech graduates from Tier 2/3 cities build real creative careers. We're DPIIT-recognized, NSDC-affiliated, and scaling our team fast - which means we need someone who knows how to find good people, keep good people, and build a culture that good people don't want to leave.

What You'll Do

You'll own the entire people function at a growing environment - this isn't a role where you just post jobs and filter resumes. You'll handle end-to-end recruitment - writing JDs, sourcing candidates, screening, scheduling interviews, and closing offers. You'll manage onboarding so every new joiner feels welcomed and set up for success from Day 1. You'll own attendance, leave tracking, payroll coordination, and ensure compliance with labour regulations including the New Wage Code and EPF processes. You'll be the go-to person when someone on the team has a concern, a conflict, or a question they don't know who else to ask. You'll work directly with the founders to shape HR policies, performance review cycles, and team culture as we scale from a small crew to a much larger one.

Who You Are

You have at least 1 year of experience in an HR role - startup, agency, EdTech, IT services, or any organization where you were actually doing HR work, not just watching someone else do it.

You're naturally a people person - not in the "I like socializing" way, but in the "I notice when someone on the team is off, and I do something about it" way. You understand that managing people means balancing empathy with accountability. You can have a tough conversation on Monday and still have that person trust you on Tuesday.

You're organized without being rigid. You can keep track of 15 things at once - offer letters, payroll deadlines, interview schedules, compliance filings - without dropping the ball. You understand that in a startup, HR isn't a department. It's a responsibility that touches everything.

What We Value More Than Your Resume

• Emotional intelligence - you read rooms, not just policies
• Discretion - people will trust you with sensitive information and you'll never give them a reason to regret it
• Initiative - you see a gap in how we do things and you come with a solution, not just the observation
• Communication skills in Telugu, English, or Tenglish - our team and candidates come from across AP and Telangana
• Genuine care for people's growth - you don't treat employees as headcount, you treat them as humans building something together.

Please Don't Apply If

You think HR means sitting at a desk sending template emails and marking attendance in a spreadsheet. This is a startup. You'll be in the middle of everything - Hiring decisions, culture calls, difficult exits, celebration planning, compliance paperwork - sometimes all in the same week. If that sounds exhausting, this isn't your role. If that sounds exciting, keep reading.

What You Get

• A role with real ownership - you're not "assisting" someone else's HR function, you're building it
• Fixed CTC + growth path into a senior HR or People & Culture leadership role as TAC scales
• Direct access to the founding team - your voice shapes how this company treats its people
• Experience building HR systems from scratch at a funded, DPIIT-recognized startup - this is resume gold for your career

• Experience: 1+ year in an HR role
• Apply: Send your resume to [e-mail] with the subject line "I build teams, not just fill seats".