Human Resources Executive

Varaha is a climate-first company that develops and scales high-quality verifiable carbon projects across India and other smallholder farming economies. To date Varaha has reached over 100000 smallholders across more than 1.1 million acres improving livelihoods while advancing nature-based climate solutions.

Our work spans regenerative agriculture agroforestry biochar and enhanced rock weathering supported by in-house MRV systems that combine digital field data geospatial analytics remote sensing validation and calibrated scientific models to quantify carbon removal. Founded in 2022 the company is on track to deliver over one million high-quality carbon credits in 2026. Varahas projects have secured offtake agreements with global buyers including Microsoft Google Kellanova Louis Dreyfus Company Mirova Lufthansa and Swiss Re. Varaha was named to the 2024 TIME100 Climate List and the 2024 Forbes Asia 100 to Watch.

Position - Human Resources Executive

Location - Gurgaon

Role Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic detail-oriented HR Executive to serve as the operational backbone of our employee this role you will take end-to-end ownership of the Hire-to-Retire journeyfrom sourcing top talent and crafting smooth onboarding experiences to managing HRMS records payroll inputs and employee engagement. This role is ideal for a proactive fresher or early-career professional who is eager to touch every domain within HR learn modern HR technology and collaborate cross-functionally across departments to build a thriving workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities :-

• Primary Liaison: Serve as the single point of contact between internal teams and the third-party payroll agency.

• Payroll Inputs & Attendance: Collate verify and submit monthly attendance leave overtime and incentive data to the vendor using HRMS.

• Vendor Compliance: Monitor the third-party agency to ensure full statutory compliance (PF ESI LWF and Minimum Wages) for off-role staff.

• Source of Truth: Maintain employee database accuracy in our HRMS platform across all lifecycle changes (new hires transfers and exits).

• Document Management: Maintain secure audit-ready digital e-folders for off-role staff.

• Offboarding & F&F: Coordinate resignation clearances exit paperwork background verification (BGV) and assist with Full & Final (F&F) settlements and relieving letters.

• Talent Acquisition Support: Assist with job postings resume screening scheduling interviews and candidate follow-ups across departments.

• Day-1 Readiness: Oversee new hire onboarding workflows by tracking documentation background checks and coordinating with IT for asset provisioning.

• Cross-Functional Partnering: Work closely with department leads and HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to understand team-specific hiring and support requirements.

• Query Resolution: Serve as an approachable point of contact for day-to-day employee queries regarding policies leaves and payroll.

• Culture & Initiatives: Assist in planning employee engagement activities pulse surveys performance appraisal administrative tasks and recognition events.

Qualifications & Requirements:-

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field (Freshers with strong academic background or relevant HR internships are welcome).

• Experience: 0 to 2 years of generalist HR experience or hands-on HR internship exposure.

• Vendor & Operations Focus: Ability to manage high-volume employee data and coordinate seamlessly with external payroll vendors.

• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot Tables VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP) and MS Office Suite.

• HR Tech Familiarity: Basic exposure to HRMS platforms and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) is a strong plus.

• Statutory Awareness: Basic understanding of Indian labor compliance statutory deductions (PF ESI PT LWF) and contract staffing workflows.

• Cross-Functional Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners.

• Mindset: Proactive highly organized detail-oriented street smart individual with a strong willingness to learn and handle end-to-end HR domain operations.

Please note - The candidates will be on a third party payroll.

Required Skills:

Recruitment Onboarding Employee Relations Performance Management HRIS Compliance Benefits Administration Talent Management Talent Acquisition Compensation & Benefits Labor Law Compliance HRIS Management Strategic Planning Training & Development