HR Manager

We are hiring an HR Manager to set up and run the people function at Assurekit. This is a one-person HR team role with a primary focus on talent acquisition and end-to-end ownership of the employee lifecycle. You will partner with the founder vertical heads and external recruiters to build a sharp talent-dense team and put in place the operating rhythm a growing organization needs across hiring onboarding payroll performance and team culture.

What Success Looks Like (6-12 months)

• A reliable predictable hiring engine: defined funnel time-to-hire targets candidate experience benchmarks and a vetted pool of recruitment partners.
• A documented onboarding experience that gets new hires productive in their first 30 days.
• A working performance review cadence with clear ownership across vertical heads.
• Payroll leaves and HR compliance running cleanly with finance.
• A people operating system powered by AI owned by HR used by everyone.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Own the full recruitment funnel: sourcing screening interview coordination offers and closing for all open roles.
• Build and manage a pipeline of recruitment partners and agencies; negotiate terms manage performance and broaden the sourcing base.
• Partner with hiring managers on JDs evaluation rubrics and interview design.
• Run the offer process end-to-end including compensation benchmarking references and background verification.
• Track funnel metrics (sourcing channels stage conversion time-to-hire offer-to-join ratio) and report regularly to leadership.

Onboarding (in coordination with Ops)

• Revamp and run the new-hire onboarding experience: pre-boarding day-1 role-specific ramp plans and 30/60/90 check-ins.
• Coordinate with Ops on logistics (laptop access seating IDs) and ensure a polished arrival experience.

Payroll and HR Operations (in coordination with Finance)

• Own monthly payroll inputs (attendance leaves reimbursements variables) in coordination with Finance.
• Maintain employee records contracts and statutory documentation.
• Manage leaves attendance and policy enforcement.
• Stay current on labor law and compliance (PF ESIC gratuity POSH).

Performance Reviews (in coordination with Vertical Heads)

• Run the annual performance review cycle: timelines templates calibration and roll-up into compensation and progression decisions.
• Coach vertical heads on giving effective feedback and setting goals.
• Track and surface trends in performance retention and engagement.

Culture Engagement and Offsites

• Plan and run team outings offsites and recurring engagement programs (with help from the wider team).
• Build rituals that reinforce ownership transparency and high standards.
• Run engagement check-ins and act on what they surface.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of HR experience with meaningful time owning talent acquisition.
• Hands-on experience hiring for technical and senior roles in a startup or high-growth setting.
• Comfort running HR as a generalist across recruitment onboarding payroll coordination performance and engagement.
• Strong understanding of Indian labor law payroll compliance and statutory benefits.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Skills and Competencies

• Operator mindset with strong follow-through and bias for action.
• High judgment in evaluating candidates and reading talent.
• Comfortable working autonomously as the first and only HR resource.
• Strong stakeholder management with the founder hiring managers and external partners.
• Data-led approach to running the function.
• Agentic AI power user

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech Insurtech or B2B SaaS startups.
• Familiarity with Zoho and Notion
• Past experience setting up the HR function from scratch

Reporting and Role Type

• Reports to: COO
• Location: Mumbai or Bangalore
• Employment type: Full-time hybrid (3 days in office)