Sr. Associate- People Practices

AgroStar; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar, a fast-growing AgTech startup in India, seeks a Senior Associate - People Practices to own onboarding, documentation, system setup and induction for new joiners, and to work with TA and HRBPs.

You will manage attendance for office and field staff, administer HRMS, support payroll inputs, ensure PF/ESIC compliance, and handle backend updates and MIS reports to drive accurate, timely people processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Masters degree in HR or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in HR operations.
• Exposure to AI Tools & MS Office (including Word & Excel).
• Hands on experience in attendance management, including for field staff.
• Experience managing HRMS tools and backend activity such as updates, uploads and data corrections.

Responsibilities

• Own onboarding journey from joining through documentation, system setup and induction.
• Coordinate timelines and resolve queries with ownership and proactivity.
• Manage attendance for office and field staff; reconcile cycles for payroll.
• Administer the HRMS; handle joiner/mover/leaver updates and policy config.
• Support backend data updates, uploads, access controls, and vendor coordination.
• Process payroll inputs and coordinate with Finance for disbursement.
• Ensure PF and ESIC compliance and maintain SOPs and policies.
• Run joining processes in coordination with TA and HRBPs.
• Coordinate with Finance, TA and teams; resolve queries within timelines.
• Prepare MIS, attendance and headcount reports, and payroll variance analysis.

Skills

HR operations

Attendance management

Team coordination

Data reporting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in HR

Tools

HRMS

MS Office

AI Tools

Job description

Do you want to be part of a fast-growing tech startup? building innovative and sustainabletechnology in the Agriculture sector, and working on the projects that define the larger outcomefor the generation

About AgroStar: AgroStar is IndiaS foremost AgTech start-up with a mission of#HeLpingFarmersWin. SharduL and Sitanshu started AgroStar with a vision to solve two of thebiggest problems in Indian agriculture - Lack of guidance for scientific/sustainable farming &Limited access to great quality farm inputs. Today, AgroStar provides full-stack solutions tomillions of farmers across 11 Indian states via an omnichannel approach. Along the journey. wehave built India's largest agronomy advisory centre. a highly engaged digital farmer networkwith over 95 million users. and a retail network of 10,000+ stores. These technology-enabledchannels work together to help farmers produce better and achieve higher price realisations byproviding appropriate advice, timely input delivery, and output market linkages.

In March 2022, we acquired INI Farms, and with this, we are now exporting our farmers' produceto over 35+ countries across the globe.

With massive synergies across the value chain to unlock, we are excited about our nextexponential growth phase while being more mission-focused than ever! #HelpingFarmersWin!

Backed by prominent investors and partners, we are rapidly growing our stack platform andaccess to credit

Role Overview:

As an Senior Associate - People Practices, you will be the first point of contact for new joiners,owning their onboarding journey from joining through documentation, system setup andinduction. You will work closely with internal teams, coordinating timelines and resolvingqueries with ownership and a proactive approach.Beyond onboarding, you will manage attendance for ofice and field Staf, administer the HRMS,support payroll inputs and ensure PF and ESIC compliance. with accuracy and timeliness at thecore of your work.

The Role:

• Track, validate and reconcile attendance. leaves and regularisation for office andfield staff, and close attendance cycles on time for payroll.
• Manage attendance for field employees (geo-tagging, app-based check-ins, visitreports. manual exceptions) and resolve discrepancies with managers.
• Act as the day to day HRMS owner: employee master data, joiner/mover/leaverupdates. leave and shift policy configuration. workflow approvals. and reportgeneration.
• Handle backend updates and bulk uploads, data corrections, user access androle management, and coordinate with the vendor on issues and enhancements.
• Process payroll inputs and variable pay run pre-/post-payroll validations, andcoordinate with Finance on disbursement and reconciliation.
• Manage PF, ESIC and other statutory requirements, including filings, challans andaudits, and maintain Sops, policies and documentation.
• Run the joining process, from documentation and system setup to induction. incoordination with TA.
• Coordinate with HRBPs, managers. employees. Finance. TA and other teams. andresolve queries within defined timelines.
• Prepare MIS. attendance and headcount reports, and payroll variance analysis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's/Masters degree, preferably in HR or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in HR operations.
• Exposure to Al Tools & MS Ofice (Including MS Word. Excel with advanced skills).
• Hands on experience in attendance management, including for field staff.
• Experience managing HRMS tools and backend activity such as updates. uploads and data corrections.