Associate/ Sr Associate - HR

Job Description: HR Generalist

Organization: IIMBx (Digital Learning Initiative of IIM Bangalore)

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Employment Type: Full-Time, On-Site (5 days a week Work from Office only)

Experience Required: 58 years

CTC offered: 12 lpa CTC

About IIMBx

IIMBx is the digital learning initiative of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Established in 2014, we deliver world-class online management education including MOOCs, executive programs, and customized learning solutions to professionals and learners globally through our platform and partnerships like edX. We operate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that values innovation, agility, and high ownership.

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive HR Generalist who thrives in a startup-like, high-velocity setting. The ideal candidate brings strong agency and ownership, has hands-on experience in recruitment and campus relations, and can independently manage end-to-end HR operations. This is not a support role you will be expected to own outcomes, drive results, and partner closely with business leaders to build a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Campus Relations

• End-to-end recruitment: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding across all levels.
• Build and nurture strong campus relationships with premier engineering and management institutes to create a robust talent pipeline.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle using Zoho Recruit maintain accurate data, dashboards, and reporting.

HR Operations & Systems Management

• Handle complete HR operations, including payroll inputs, attendance, leave management, and statutory compliance.
• Own day-to-day updates and data integrity in Zoho People and Zoho Recruit (employee records, onboarding workflows, separations, etc.).
• Drive process improvements and automation to ensure efficiency in a fast-growing environment.

Employee Relations & Engagement

• Act as a trusted partner for employees build strong relationships, address concerns proactively, and maintain high engagement levels.
• Design and execute employee experience initiatives that foster a positive, high-performance culture.

General HR Ownership

• Take complete ownership of assigned HR projects and deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Support organizational growth by identifying HR best practices suitable for a fast-paced digital education startup environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Educational background: Engineer (B.E./B.Tech) + MBA (HR specialization) this combination is highly preferred.
• Prior startup experience is ideal.
• Exposure to payroll processing and compliance.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the HR function in a prestigious, fast-growing digital education institution backed by IIM Bangalore.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• A dynamic, collaborative, and learning-oriented culture.
• Direct impact on building a world-class team that powers global education.

Application Note: This is a full-time on-site role (5 days/week) at our Bangalore office. Only candidates comfortable with this arrangement should apply.

If you are someone who loves taking ownership, enjoys the energy of a startup, and wants to build HR systems that scale with us we would love to hear from you!

Should have the following

• Strong knowledge and experience in Human Resources and HR Management
• Proficiency in developing and implementing HR Policies
• Experience with Employee Benefits and Benefits Administration processes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage people processes effectively and ensure organizational compliance
• Previous experience in a similar role is an advantage
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field