People Operations Manager

Techdome; Indore District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Techdome is a fast-growing Product Venture seeking a People Operations Manager to lead the People Operations team and own the full employee lifecycle—from onboarding to exit—while driving HRMS management, payroll, compliance, performance cycles, and policy governance for a scaling tech organization.

Hitting the ground running, you will implement HR policies, manage attendance and payroll in coordination with finance, and use AI tools to streamline HR documentation and reporting while building a

Qualifications

• 3–8 years in HR operations or HR generalist roles.
• Experience owning end-to-end employee lifecycle.
• Hands-on HRMS experience; Keka preferred.
• Payroll processing support required.
• Performance appraisals and compensation management.
• Strong knowledge of Indian labour laws.
• Experience using AI tools in HR.
• MS Excel/Google Sheets for reporting.
• Excellent communication and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People Operations team and oversee daily execution.
• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle from onboarding to exit.
• Manage HRMS/HRIS records and documentation.
• Oversee attendance, leaves, and payroll coordination.
• Drive performance management and salary reviews.
• Ensure statutory compliance and handle grievances.
• Create and update HR policies and SOPs.
• Support employee engagement and internal communications.
• Generate People Ops reports and dashboards.
• Coordinate with recruitment, IT, and finance.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline HR documentation.

Skills

HR operations

End-to-end lifecycle

Payroll processing

Keka HRMS

Policy development

AI in HR

Excel/Sheets

Communication

Team leadership

Tools

Keka

Zoho People

Darwinbox

GreytHR

Job description

About The Role

Techdome is a fast-growing Product Venture. As

About The Role

Techdome is a fast-growing Product Venture. As People Operations Manager, you'll lead the People Operations team and own the full employee lifecycle - from onboarding to exit - while driving HRMS management, payroll, compliance, performance cycles, and policy governance for a scaling tech organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the People Operations team, guiding day-to-day execution, delegating effectively, and building team capability.
• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations: onboarding, confirmations, transfers, and exit/offboarding formalities.
• Maintain and administer the HRMS/HRIS (Keka preferred), employee records, and documentation with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Administer attendance, leave, and time-tracking; support end-to-end payroll processing in coordination with finance.
• Drive the performance management cycle - goal-setting, appraisals, calibration - and coordinate salary hikes/increments and compensation reviews.
• Ensure statutory and labour-law compliance (PF, ESI, gratuity, professional tax, related filings) and own grievance resolution with discretion, fairness, and timely closure.
• Create new HR policies and update existing ones, along with SOPs, HR letters, and the employee handbook.
• Support employee engagement activities, events, and internal communications.
• Serve as an escalation point for employee queries on policies, benefits, and processes.
• Generate People Ops reports and dashboards (headcount, attrition, onboarding TAT) for leadership.
• Coordinate with recruitment, finance, and IT for smooth pre- and post-joining processes.
• Leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude) to streamline HR documentation, reporting, and process efficiency.

Must-Have Skills

• 3-8 years of experience in HR operations, HR generalist, or HR shared-services roles (IT/tech industry preferred), including experience leading or supervising a team.
• Proven end-to-end HR operations ownership across the full employee lifecycle.
• Hands-on HRMS experience is mandatory - Keka strongly preferred; other platforms (Zoho People, Darwinbox, GreytHR, etc.) acceptable if Keka exposure isn't available.
• Experience creating new HR policies and updating existing ones is mandatory.
• Payroll processing support is mandatory.
• Performance appraisal cycle and compensation/hike management experience is mandatory.
• Strong working knowledge of Indian labour laws, statutory compliance, and grievance management.
• Practical experience using AI tools (such as Claude) in HR work is mandatory.
• Strong MS Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort with HR reporting.
• Excellent communication, discretion, and organizational skills.

Good to Have

• Exposure to a high-growth or startup environment.
• Familiarity with L&D coordination and employee engagement program design.

What We Look For

A people-first, hands-on leader who can manage a team while staying close to execution - balancing process, compliance, and empathy, driving performance and compensation cycles fairly, and using modern AI tools to work smarter in a fast-paced, growing organization.