Lead - People and Culture

Atomgrid; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Attractive ESOPs

Job summary

Atomgrid is building a next-generation specialty chemicals company from India for the world. The Lead – People & Culture will be Atomgrid’s first people person, shaping the function, setting up policies, performance management, and ensuring labour-law compliance while driving talent acquisition across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain and business teams.

This 0→1 role offers high impact on growth and culture, with responsibilities spanning culture-building, employer branding, end-to-end hiring,

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of HR/people experience, ideally in a startup.
• Proven success in high-volume and leadership hiring.
• Strong foundation as an HR generalist.
• Exposure to manufacturing/chemicals/pharma sectors is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, set up processes from scratch, and scale them.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, high empathy, and a business-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and define Atomgrid’s culture from the ground up.
• Lead end-to-end hiring across business, R&D, operations and manufacturing roles with speed and quality.
• Design and implement structured hiring processes, assessment frameworks, and strong candidate experience.
• Partner with founders and BU heads to close senior/critical roles within aggressive timelines.
• Build Atomgrid’s employer brand in chemicals and manufacturing talent markets.

Skills

HR Generalist

Talent Acquisition

Employer Branding

People & Culture

Leadership Hiring

Compliance

Process Setup

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Keka

Job description

Atomgrid is building the next-generation specialty chemicals company — from India, for the world.

Today we operate in more than 10 countries, with a global team of 100+ people and sales presence across key global markets.

Founded by IIT and IIM alumni and backed by two rounds of institutional capital, we're driven by one large ambition: to redefine what "Made in India" means in specialty chemicals.

Recent Coverage :

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/news-inc42-funding-share-7417098107236134912-Jj_u/

Role Overview

The Lead – People & Culture will be Atomgrid’s first people person and will play a foundational role in shaping our people function. The individual will set up HR policies, performance management frameworks, employee engagement practices, and ensure compliance with labour laws and regulations. The role will also focus on talent acquisition ensuring that we hire the best talent across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and business teams. This is a rare 0 → 1 role with direct impact on Atomgrid’s growth and culture.

Key Responsibilities

1. People & Culture

• Build and define Atomgrid’s culture from the ground up.
• Act as the cultural ambassador across teams.

2. Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

• Lead end-to-end hiring across business, R&D, operations and manufacturing roles with speed and quality.
• Build a strong talent pipeline through direct sourcing, networks, and partnerships.
• Design and implement structured hiring processes, assessment frameworks, and strong candidate experience.
• Partner with founders and BU heads to close senior/critical roles within aggressive timelines.
• Build Atomgrid’s employer brand in chemicals and manufacturing talent markets.

2. HR Operations & Compliance

• Set up HR policies. Implement and run the HRMS system ( Keka )
• Ensure compliance with POSH, Factories Act, and labour laws and other such policies
• Establish performance management and review cycles.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of HR / people / culture experience, ideally in a startup / growth-stage company.
• Proven success in high-volume and leadership hiring.
• Strong foundation as an HR generalist.
• Exposure to manufacturing / chemicals / pharma sectors is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, set up processes from scratch, and scale them.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, high empathy, and a business-first mindset.
• Create real impact by building Atomgrid’s people function from the ground up and making hiring a core strategic driver of growth.
• A chance to join a well-funded company in its early stages, providing you a high growth and learning environment.
• Work with a team of highly passionate and hungry individuals who want to leave a lasting impact on the speciality chemicals industry.
• Competitive salary + attractive ESOPs, high ownership sharing in our growth and success.