People Operations Lead

OpenFX; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a rapidly growing company

Collaborative work culture

Personal and professional growth opportunities

Global impact

Job summary

A dynamic fintech startup in Bangalore is seeking a People Operations Lead to develop the people operations function. This leadership role involves managing onboarding, compliance, and performance frameworks. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in HR within fast-growing tech companies and a deep understanding of India employment law. Competitive salary and equity are offered, alongside opportunities for impact and growth in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in people operations or HR at high-growth tech companies.
• Deep expertise in India employment law and HR compliance.
• Proven ability to build people ops processes from scratch.
• Proven track record building onboarding, policies, and frameworks from scratch.
• Strong written and verbal communication, especially in async, globally distributed teams.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy and without a fixed playbook.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage people operations for the Bangalore hub.
• Design and implement onboarding and offboarding programs.
• Manage HRIS (Rippling) rollout ensuring data integrity.
• Build employment compliance frameworks for India including labor law and leave policies.
• Develop and operationalize performance management processes across the org.
• Collaborate with legal and finance on contractor conversions, entity setup, and benefits benchmarking.
• Serve as the go-to for employee relations in the Bangalore hub.

Skills

People operations management

India employment law

HR compliance

Verbal communication

Written communication

Autonomy

Communication skills

Autonomy

Tools

Rippling

Job description

OpenFX is on a mission to become the global backbone for cross-border FX transactions. We are building the infrastructure to power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team's execution has been exceptional, and we're scaling remarkably. We're backed by Accel, Atomico, M13, Northzone, NFX, Pantara and other top-tier investors.

The Role

We're hiring a People Operations Lead to own and build the people operations function with a strong anchor in our Bangalore hub. This is a hands‑on leadership role. You will be responsible for designing and running the core people operations infrastructure — onboarding, offboarding, employment compliance, benefits administration, HRIS management, employee relations, and performance frameworks — with a particular focus on getting India operations to a best‑in‑class standard while supporting our global footprint.

You would report to the COO and work closely with the Head of People Operations & Talent (once hired) as well as every functional leader in the company. In the near term, you will be the most senior people ops person on the ground in Bangalore, and the team and leadership will rely on you to be the operational backbone of how we manage our people.

This role requires someone who has built and scaled people operations before. You should have 10+ years of experience, with meaningful depth in India employment law, HR compliance, and people operations at a company that was scaling quickly. If you've only operated in steady‑state environments or in a single‑country context, this will be a stretch.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end people operations for the Bangalore hub and support global people ops processes across the US, EU, UK, and UAE.
• Design and implement structured onboarding and offboarding programs that work across geographies.
• Manage the HRIS (Rippling) rollout and ongoing administration for India, ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Build and maintain employment compliance frameworks for India, including labor law, benefits, leave policies, and statutory requirements.
• Develop and operationalize performance management processes, including review cycles, feedback mechanisms, and calibration support.
• Partner with legal and finance on employment‑related matters including contractor‑to‑employee conversions, entity setup, and benefits benchmarking.
• Serve as the go‑to person for employee relations issues in the Bangalore hub, handling sensitive situations with discretion and good judgment.
• Build the foundational people analytics — headcount tracking, attrition analysis, engagement surveys — to inform leadership decisions.

What We Are Looking For

Must‑haves:

• 10+ years of experience in people operations or HR, with significant time spent at high‑growth technology companies.
• Deep expertise in India employment law, HR compliance, and statutory requirements.
• Experience managing or implementing an HRIS (Rippling experience is a plus).
• Track record of building people ops processes from early stage — you've been the person who designed the onboarding, wrote the policies, and built the frameworks, not just maintained them.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. We are async‑heavy and globally distributed. You need to be effective in writing.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy. We will give you a charter and access to every leader in the company. We will not give you a playbook.

What helps you stand out:

• Experience supporting people operations across multiple countries (US, EU, UK, UAE in addition to India).
• Prior experience at a fintech or financial services company navigating regulatory complexity.
• Experience with PEO/EOR arrangements and contractor compliance across jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with Rippling as an HRIS platform.
• Experience building people analytics and reporting frameworks from scratch.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package benchmarked to your location.
• Equity in a rapidly growing company.
• Opportunity to work in a fast‑paced startup at the forefront of fintech innovation.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on global financial infrastructure.
• Collaborative work culture with emphasis on personal and professional growth.

Compensation

Competitive base salary benchmarked to Bangalore market rates, plus equity. We'll share specific ranges during the process.

How to Apply

Send your resume along with a short note on why this role interests you and what you've built before that's relevant. We value directness over polish.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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