Senior HR Leader

Senior HR Manager

Pune, India (hybrid, office-anchored)  |  Own India HR end-to-end for a global, mission-driven company

The Securly safetyOS™ protects 20M+ students across 20,000+ schools and is credited with helping save 2,400+ student lives. If you want to be the senior People leader who makes a growing India team feel like one seamless part of a global company, this is the role.

At a glance

• Location: Pune, India – hybrid, 2–3 days per week in office
• Compensation: ₹27–32 LPA
• Reports to: VP of Operations, India and VP of People (US)
• Scope: Senior HR presence for 100 Software Engineering employees in Pune

The role

Securly is a K-12 school safety technology company headquartered in the US, with 80–90 employees in Pune who work from the office 2–3 days per week. You will be the senior People leader for India — the trusted first stop for every employee and manager in Pune, and the person who makes sure our India operation runs as one seamless part of a global company rather than a satellite.

This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role. You'll report to the VP of Operations, India and the VP of People (US), partner directly with India site leadership, and own India HR end-to-end.

You'll own:

• Business partnership: Act as the HR partner for all Pune managers and employees: employee relations, performance management, coaching, organizational questions, and sensitive matters handled with discretion and sound judgment.
• Global program execution: Localize and run global People programs in India — merit and compensation cycles, performance reviews, engagement surveys, career frameworks, and manager development — adapting for India market norms while keeping the company consistent worldwide.
• Compliance ownership: Own India statutory and labor compliance: Shops & Establishments, PF, ESI, gratuity, professional tax, leave administration, and statutory registers, in partnership with our payroll/compliance vendor. Maintain POSH compliance, including the Internal Committee, annual training, and complaint handling.
• Talent partnership: Coordinate India recruiting with our US-based Director of Talent Acquisition: local market intelligence, offer construction, candidate experience, and onboarding. You are not a full-desk recruiter, but you are the on-the-ground talent partner.
• Employee lifecycle: Own onboarding through offboarding — documentation, background verification, exits, and full and final settlements — with clean records in our HRIS and reliable headcount and attrition reporting.
• Leadership advisory: Advise US leadership on India: compensation and benefits norms, employment law changes, cultural context, and site health. Flag risks early and bring recommendations, not just questions.
• Site culture: Partner with the Admin & Workplace Experience Manager and site leaders to make Pune a place people want to work — engagement, recognition, events, and a strong in-office experience on hybrid days.

What success looks like

You'll get a structured onboarding with support from US and India leadership. The milestones below show what the work typically looks like as you build up.

First 30 days

• Meet Pune managers and employees one-on-one, and build working rhythms with the VP of People (US) and VP of Operations, India
• Get to know our HRIS, India policies, and payroll/compliance vendor, and review the state of statutory registers and POSH compliance
• Become the go-to first stop for employee a