Sr. Manager, People Operations

Narvar is Growing!

Narvar is growing! We are hiring a Senior Manager, HR Business Partner for a dual-mandate role: global HR business partner to our Research & Development organization, and HR lead for our India workforce — the site that anchors a significant share of our global R&D headcount.

You'll pair strategic HRBP judgment with hands-on ownership of local HR operations in a fast-scaling tech environment — partnering with engineering and R&D leaders across multiple countries on talent strategy, org design, and performance, while owning end-to-end HR operations, compliance, culture, and employee experience for India. Based in Bengaluru, you'll support R&D sites across multiple countries.

• Serve as the primary HR partner to R&D and engineering leadership (VP Engineering, Directors, Senior Managers) across multiple geographies, translating business and product roadmaps into people and org plans.
• Lead org design and workforce planning for R&D — team topology, span of control, leveling, and location strategy across engineering hubs.
• Drive the talent lifecycle for technical teams: performance calibration, promotion cycles (including technical career ladders), succession planning, and leadership development for engineering managers.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring plans, technical interview quality, and offer strategy for scarce engineering skill sets.
• Use people data and analytics (attrition, engagement, span/layer, DEI representation) to bring insight-led recommendations to R&D leadership, not just administrative support.
• Coach engineering managers on people-leadership fundamentals — feedback, difficult conversations, team health, and manager transitions.
• Lead or co-lead compensation planning for R&D roles, including annual comp reviews, equity refresh cycles, and market benchmarking for competitive technical talent.
• Manage complex employee relations matters within R&D, partnering with Legal and employee relations to ensure consistent, fair, and locally compliant resolution.
• Act as a change agent for organizational transformation initiatives (reorgs, restructuring) affecting R&D teams globally.
• Represent the voice of R&D employees in shaping global HR programs (engagement surveys, career frameworks, recognition, total rewards) and localize them where needed.
• Own the full India HR charter: policy, statutory compliance, employee lifecycle operations, and culture-building for the India population.
• Ensure compliance with Indian labour law and statutory requirements (Shops & Establishments Act, POSH Act, Provident Fund, ESI, Gratuity, Professional Tax, and state-specific regulations), partnering with payroll, legal, and external consultants as needed.
• Act as the India site HR leader — single point of accountability for people matters with the India leadership team, facilities, and admin functions.
• Lead India-specific talent programs, including India-market compensation benchmarking to stay competitive against local tech and GCC employers.
• Own the India onboarding and offboarding experience, background verification, and HR compliance audits.
• Design and run India employee engagement, wellbeing, and culture initiatives, adapting global programs to local context (festivals, benefits norms, employee expectations).
• Serve as an escalation point for India employee relations and workplace investigations, including POSH Internal Committee responsibilities.
• Manage relationships with India statutory bodies, auditors, and outsourced payroll/compliance vendors.
• Provide India-market intelligence (attrition trends, competitor moves, talent availability) to global HR and R&D leadership to inform location and hiring strategy.