Payroll and HR Operations Specialist

Emergentlabsinc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily meals

Family insurance

Unlimited PTO

Flexible hours

Job summary

Emergent is seeking a Payroll and HR Operations Specialist to own end-to-end payroll and HR processes in a fast-moving startup environment. You will ensure payroll accuracy, manage reimbursements, and handle statutory compliance while supporting onboarding, exits, and employee engagement.

Ideal candidates have 3–6 years of experience in payroll and HR ops, with hands-on India payroll processing and familiarity with Keka or similar HRMS.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of payroll and HR operations experience.
• Hands-on India payroll processing and statutory compliance experience.
• Experience with Keka or similar HRMS (Darwinbox, greytHR, ZingHR).
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills for payroll registers, reconciliations and reporting.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly payroll processing end-to-end: inputs, validations, approvals and disbursement coordination.
• Manage employee reimbursements with policy adherence and timely processing.
• Handle full and final settlements for exiting employees with accuracy and speed.
• Coordinate with Finance on payroll accounting, salary registers and audit requirements.
• Ensure timely statutory compliance: PF, ESI, PT, TDS, LWF, gratuity and related filings.
• Maintain HR data in Keka HRMS and build headcount, payroll cost dashboards.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR operations

Excel/Sheets

HRMS data integrity

Policy compliance

Data confidentiality

Tools

Keka HRMS

Darwinbox

greytHR

ZingHR

Job description

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since our public launch, we've crossed $100M in ARR and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries, who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Claypond, Sentinel Global, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.

We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.

We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

The Role:

We are looking for a Payroll and HR Operations Specialist who will own end-to-end payroll operations and keep our HR engine running smoothly. You will be the go-to person for payroll accuracy, reimbursements, statutory compliance, and HRMS data integrity, while also supporting employee lifecycle processes like onboarding, exits, and engagement as the team needs. This is a high-ownership role in a fast-moving environment where precision and empathy both matter.

What You'll Do:

• Own monthly payroll processing end-to-end: inputs, validations, approvals, disbursement coordination, and post-payroll reconciliation
• Manage employee reimbursements, including policy adherence, verification, and timely processing
• Handle full and final settlements for exiting employees with accuracy and speed
• Coordinate with Finance on payroll accounting, salary registers, and audit requirements
• Ensure timely and accurate statutory compliance: PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS, LWF, gratuity, and related filings
• Support payroll and labour law audits, and maintain clean documentation for all statutory records
• Stay current on regulatory changes and proactively flag anything that impacts payroll or policy
• Own employee data integrity on Keka HRMS: employee records, org structure, compensation data, leave and attendance
• Build and maintain HR reports and dashboards for headcount, payroll cost, leave, and attrition
• Drive process hygiene: clean workflows, documented SOPs, and audit-ready data at all times
• Support employee lifecycle processes like onboarding, exits, engagement, policy rollouts.

What We're Looking For:

• 3 to 6 years of experience in payroll and HR operations, ideally in a fast-growing startup or tech company
• Hands-on expertise with India payroll processing and statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, LWF)
• Working experience with Keka or a comparable HRMS (Darwinbox, greytHR, ZingHR), with strong data discipline
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, with comfort in payroll registers, reconciliations, and reporting
• High attention to detail, strong ownership, and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion

Good to Have:

• Exposure to US payroll
• Experience supporting HR operations across multiple entities or geographies
• Experience in a company that scaled from 100 to 500+ employees

Benefits and Perks:

• Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
• Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family
• Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed
• Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments

Let's build the future of software together.