Lead HR Advisor L4 - India

Roboyo Group; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Roboyo is seeking a senior HR Lead to manage India payroll and employee relations from our Hyderabad office. You will partner with employees, managers and leadership to ensure fair, compliant people practices and oversee payroll support with our vendor.

As we grow, you will take on expanding responsibilities and help shape the function’s evolution, with opportunities to lead new initiatives and drive improvements across policies and processes.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of HR generalist or HR manager experience.
• Hands-on payroll administration with an external provider.
• Deep HR expertise across compliance, operations and sensitive people matters.

Responsibilities

• Own payroll inputs with the external vendor, resolve discrepancies, and ensure monthly payroll accuracy.
• Be the go-to person for payroll slips and take-home reconciliation.
• Monitor India Labour Codes and translate changes into policy updates and clear communications.
• Advise and coach managers on employee relations, performance conversations, PIPs, grievances and disciplinary processes.
• Own regional performance reviews from communication to completion and follow-up.

Skills

Payroll administration

Employee relations

HR policy

Onboarding & offboarding

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Job description

RoboyoAIis a category shaper in Applied AI and Agentic Automation. We help leading enterprises move from automation projects and AI experiments into governed, production-grade systems that execute real work across workflows, processes,productsand services.

Our heritage is in scaled enterprise automation; our future isApplied AI andAgenticAutomation: autonomous agents, AI engineering squads, process orchestration, data and knowledge foundations, and human-in-the-loop governance embedded deeply into how our clientsoperate.

We are not here to sell AI theatre. We are here to turn AI intoworking systems, measurableoutcomesand repeatable transformation programs.

About the Role

We're looking for an HR Lead with relevant expertise in India payroll and employee relations to join our HR team in Hyderabad.

You will be the senior HR presence for our India team, partnering with employees, managers and leadership to keep people practices fair, compliant and genuinely useful. You will also be the subject matter expert on payroll support for our India workforce , working closely with our payroll vendor.

As we grow and automate more of our routine processes, there is genuine opportunity to take on increasing responsibility and help shape how the function evolves. If you want to build and grow, this is the right environment for you!

What You'll Be Responsible for

• Own the relationship with ADP: prepare accurate payroll inputs, investigate and resolve discrepancies, and ensure payroll is processed correctly and on time every month
• Be the go-to person for employees on pay slips and take-home reconciliation
• Monitor developments under India’s new Labour Codes, assess their impact on the business, and turn regulatory change into practical action, policy updates and clear communication to employees
• Advise and coach managers and employees on employee relations matters, including performance conversations, PIPs, grievances and disciplinary processes, ensuring consistency and fairness
• Own the regional performance review process, from communication through to completion and follow-up
• Be the go-to person employees trust with their questions and challenges and solve their queries across policies, processes and benefits
• Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, bringing insight and proposing practical improvements
• Bridge employees and leadership, making sure voices are heard while keeping business needs front of mind

Other Tasks You Will Support:

• End-to-end onboarding and offboarding, so every joiner and leaver has a smooth, professional experience
• People engagement initiatives and pulse surveys, including turning results into action
• Contribute to HR policy reviews and ensure they stay current and compliant
• Partner with the global HR team on cross-regional projects and initiatives

What You Bring

• 8-12+ years of HR generalist or HR manager experience
• Hands-on experience with payroll administration and working with an external payroll provider
• Deep HR expertise and able to move confidently between compliance, day-to-day operations and sensitive people matters.
• Ability to work towards company priorities and keep efforts aligned with business goals.
• A process improvement mindset, able to look for ways to make things work better, not just keep them running
• Proactive self-starter who is comfortable leading new projects and enjoys coaching and developing junior team members, helping them build their skills and confidence over time.
• Prior experience in startups, consulting or professional services environment is highly desirable
• Prior experience working in international teams and with senior stakeholders is highly desirable

What We Offer

• A truly international environment, collaborating on global automation projects.
• The opportunity to experiment and innovate with Agentic AI solutions as we pioneer and rebrand our offering in the consultancy space
• Work at the core of the automation and AI wave —we’rea pure-play automation company fully focused on innovation and future-ready solutions.
• A growth-focused environment whereyou’reempowered to develop , excel , and contribute meaningfully — no corporate silos, no red tape.
• This is not your standard corporate job — we value initiative over hierarchy, andyou’llhave room to make a real impact from day one.
• A vibrantteamculture , collaborativespiritand culture youcan’texperience anywhere else!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.