Senior Manager / Associate Director, People Generalist

About us

WeWork India is one of India's leading flexible workspace operators - Great Place To Work certified (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025), aimed at creating flexible workspace solutions for companies of all sizes.

Since its inception in India in 2016, WeWork India has expanded across 68 operational centres in Chennai, New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad. WeWork India meets distinct workspace needs, for various businesses. WeWork India strives to provide customised and curated solutions for various office space needs through its products and solutions.

At WeWork India, we're driven by collaboration, creativity, and a shared vision to redefine the future of work. If you're looking to be part of a dynamic, fast-growing organisation that values talent and fosters growth, join us and build your future with WeWork India.

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About the role

We are looking for a strategic and hands-on HR Generalist to manage verticals within our People function - Performance Management, People Operations, HR Audits, and People Business Partnering. This role requires someone with a deep understanding of HR systems and processes, a bias for execution, and the ability to influence and drive outcomes across levels.

You will play a critical role in shaping the employee experience and building scalable and compliant HR practices that support our fast-paced and evolving business.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Performance Management

• Lead the design, communication, and implementation of WeWork India's performance management philosophy and processes (goal setting, quarterly check ins, mid-year and annual reviews, along with calibration).

• Work closely with functional leaders to drive a culture of continuous feedback and accountability.

• Use performance insights to inform talent decisions, including development, promotions, and performance improvement plans.

2. People Operations

• Oversee core HR processes across the employee lifecycle: onboarding, employee movements, HRIS and exit processes, and documentation.

• Ensure process efficiency and employee experience through digitization, automation, and SOP alignment.

• Partner with finance, legal and compliance teams to ensure all HR operations adhere to statutory requirements and company policy.

3. Audit & Compliance

• Lead periodic internal HR audits, including documentation audits, POSH compliance, contract management, and policy adherence.

• Ensure adherence to labour laws and employment regulations drive timely submission of statutory reports and compliance documentation.

• Work with external consultants and internal teams to close audit gaps and build long-term controls.

4. People Business Partnering

• Act as the strategic HR partner to a set of functions/business units, supporting workforce planning, engagement, org design, talent reviews, and manager effectiveness.

• Counsel leaders and managers on employee relations, development, and retention strategies.

• Drive culture-building initiatives in alignment with the company's values and business priorities.

Experience and Qualifications

• 10-12 years of HR experience with exposure across HR operations, performance management, business partnering, and compliance.
• Strong knowledge of Indian labor laws, HR systems and performance frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across functions.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Prior experience in managing audits and scaling HR practices in a high-growth or multi-site environment is preferred.
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

WeWork India is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our employees and members. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to embody our values and all aspects of employment including the decisions to hire and promote, are based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

Our total rewards philosophy is aimed at providing compensation that is competitive, performance linked and helps us attract and retain the talent we need to drive our business forward and serve our members. As part of WeWork India, our commitment to you is that you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters collaboration, flexibility and inclusion.