Senior People Program Manager

Tekion Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekion Corporation seeks a People Program Manager in India to support day-to-day People Program operations and scale the employee experience. This IC role emphasizes execution, program ownership, and operational excellence, partnering with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Legal/Privacy, and Systems teams.

You will localize requirements, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure delivery in India, driving performance cycles, surveys, system upgrades, and governance for scalable programs.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in HR/People Programs or related roles.
• Hands-on experience delivering cross-functional projects or recurring cycles (e.g., performance reviews, engagement surveys, system rollouts).
• Working knowledge of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Microsoft Planner, Asana) and strong documentation practices.
• Solid Excel or Google Sheets skills for reporting, tracking, and basic analysis of HR data.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute People programs end-to-end including performance management cycles, engagement surveys, internal talent movement programs, People/HR system upgrades, and compliance-related initiatives.
• Manage project delivery by building and maintaining project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and status updates; proactively identify risks and drive mitigation.
• Operationalize programs by supporting governance, operating rhythms, documentation, and handoffs to ensure programs are sustainable beyond initial launch.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement by maintaining core program artifacts (project charter, RACI, project plan, comms plan, launch readiness checklist, building repeatable playbooks/SOPs, and running post-launch retros to capture learnings and improve future cycles).
• Create clear, scalable resources such as process guides, FAQs, templates, and manager communications to enable self-service and consistent execution.
• Partner with Legal/Privacy and India compliance experts to ensure programs align with local statutory, audit, and data privacy requirements.
• Maintain and analyze People data, including reporting, data audits, and basic dashboards to track program health and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support the People team’s operating cadence, including preparation for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews and readiness for peak People cycles.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Data reporting

Stakeholder management

Time zone coordination

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Planner

Asana

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Introduction

Tekionis entering its next phase of growth and is looking for a People Program Manager to supportday-to-dayPeople Program operations and help scale the infrastructure that powers our employee experience in India.

This is anindividual contributor rolefocused on strong execution, program ownership, and operational excellence. You will partner closely with People Operations, People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Legal/Privacy, and Systems teams to deliver consistent, compliant, andemployeecentricPeople programs.For globally owned People programs, this role will serve as the India execution lead, responsible for localizing requirements, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery and adoption in India.

Key Role & Responsibilities

Own and execute People programsend-to-endincluding performance management cycles, engagement surveys, internal talent movement programs, People/HR system upgrades, and compliancerelated initiatives.

Manage project delivery by building andmaintainingproject plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and status updates; proactivelyidentifyrisks and drive mitigation.

Operationalize programs by supporting governance, operating rhythms, documentation, and handoffs to ensure programs are sustainable beyondinitiallaunch.

Drive standardization and continuous improvement bymaintainingcore program artifacts (project charter, RACI, project plan, comms plan, launch readiness checklist, building repeatable playbooks/SOPs, and running post-launch retros to capture learnings and improve future cycles.

Create clear, scalable resources such as process guides, FAQs, templates, and manager communications to enableself-serviceand consistent execution.

Partner with Legal/Privacy and India compliance experts to ensure programs align with local statutory, audit, and data privacy requirements.

Maintain and analyze People data, including reporting, data audits, and basic dashboards to track program health andidentifyimprovement opportunities.

Support the People team’s operating cadence, including preparation for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews and readiness for peak People cycles.

What success looks like in this role

Core People programs and cycles run smoothly, on time, and with minimal escalations.

Stakeholders have clear visibility into timelines, ownership, and expectations for People& Cross-functionalprograms.

Processes and documentation are clear enough to enable consistent execution and increasedself-service

The People team can rely on this role for strong operationalfollow-throughand program readiness.

About you

A strong executor who brings structure to ambiguity and reliably follows through on commitments.

Aprocess-orientedthinker who looks for practicalimprovements onthat scale.

A collaborative partner who communicates clearly withcross functionalstakeholders and balancespeople'sneeds with business priorities.

Detailoriented and organized with the confidence to raise risks and push back when needed.

Basic Qualifications

4–6 years of experience inHR/People Programs,HR/People Operations, HR/PeopleProject Management, or related roles, ideally in a fastgrowing or midtolarge organization.

Hands-on experience deliveringcross-functional projects or recurring cycles (e.g., performance reviews, engagement surveys, system rollouts).

Working knowledge of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Microsoft Planner, Asana) and strong documentation practices.

Solid Excel or Google Sheets skills for reporting, tracking, and basic analysis of HR data.

Experience working with vendors or internal service providers to track deliverables and timelines.

Comfort collaborating with global stakeholders across time zones,including India–US teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to India compliance topics (e.g., statutory processes, audits) through partnership withsubjectmatterexperts

Experience with People systems such as Workday (or equivalent HRIS), Greenhouse or Ashby (ATS), or similar tools.

Formal project management training or certification (PMP, Prince2, or equivalent).

Opportunity to work with some of the smartest minds to solve complex challenges at scale.

Impactful role in shaping and securing a global, cloud-native & AI driven platform.

Innovative, collaborative, and fast-paced culture.

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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