# People Operations - Lead

> Weekday AI · Mumbai, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-24

**Salary:** INR 1,200,000–1,800,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of Weekday’s clients  
Salary range: Rs 1200000 - Rs 1800000 (ie INR 12 - 18 LPA)**

  
Min Experience: 5+ years  
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India  
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced and people-focused **People Operations – Lead** to own and strengthen the organization’s people processes across the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have **5–11 years of experience** in People Operations, HR operations, and payroll, with strong expertise in building efficient processes, ensuring compliance, and delivering a seamless employee experience.

This role will work closely with leadership, employees, finance, and other cross-functional teams to manage day-to-day people operations while continuously improving HR processes, systems, and policies.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Own end-to-end **People Operations** processes, including onboarding, employee documentation, transfers, promotions, exits, and employee lifecycle management.
-   Manage and maintain accurate employee records, HR databases, personnel files, and organizational data.
-   Drive monthly **payroll** processing in coordination with internal teams and external payroll partners, ensuring accuracy and timely salary disbursement.
-   Review payroll inputs including attendance, leave, incentives, deductions, reimbursements, bonuses, and other compensation-related components.
-   Ensure compliance with applicable employment, payroll, statutory, and labor regulations.
-   Coordinate with Finance and other stakeholders for payroll reconciliation, employee payments, and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
-   Develop, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, processes, workflows, and operational frameworks.
-   Manage employee queries related to payroll, benefits, policies, leave, attendance, and other HR operations.
-   Support performance management, employee engagement, compensation reviews, and other people initiatives.
-   Maintain confidentiality and integrity of sensitive employee and compensation information.
-   Generate HR reports and dashboards covering headcount, attrition, payroll, attendance, employee movements, and other people metrics.
-   Identify operational gaps and introduce automation, documentation, and process improvements to improve efficiency and employee experience.
-   Partner with leadership on people-related projects and organizational initiatives.

### Must-Have Skills

-   Strong hands-on experience in **People Operations / HR Operations**.
-   Proven expertise in **payroll management and processing**.
-   Strong understanding of employee lifecycle management and HR processes.
-   Knowledge of payroll compliance, statutory requirements, and employment regulations.
-   Experience handling HRIS, payroll platforms, and employee databases.
-   Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
-   Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
-   High level of confidentiality, ownership, and attention to detail.
-   Ability to independently manage multiple HR operations and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

### Experience & Qualifications

-   **5–11 years of relevant experience** in People Operations, HR Operations, or a similar role.
-   Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
-   Prior experience independently managing payroll and employee operations is highly preferred.

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/D371125388/apply)

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