People Operations Generalist
Job Summary
Job Description
Tala is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented People Operations Generalist to join their India team. This role is crucial for managing the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, payroll, engagement, compliance, and offboarding. The Generalist will partner with the People Director to streamline processes, foster a positive culture, and build a thriving workplace. Responsibilities include payroll administration, managing onboarding and separation processes, overseeing vendor relationships, ensuring statutory compliance, handling benefits administration, managing Mediclaim and Accident insurance, supporting HRIS systems like Lattice and Bamboo, planning employee engagement activities, and analyzing HR metrics. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of HR experience, strong communication and execution skills, a solution-finding approach, and high attention to detail.
Must have:
- 5-8 years of HR Generalist/Operations experience
- Payroll administration
- Onboarding and separation management
- Statutory compliance
- Benefits administration
- HRIS system support
- Employee engagement activities
- Excellent communication skills
- High attention to detail
- Proactive working style
Good to have:
- Post-Graduation in Human Resources
- Experience with Lattice and Bamboo HRIS
- Knowledge of POSH framework in India
- Experience in financial services or fintech
Perks:
- Work with a mission-driven company
- Opportunity to impact financial inclusion
- Remote-first approach
- Be part of a diverse global team
6 skills required
Job Details
About Tala
Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority – the 4 billion people overlooked by existing financial systems. With nearly half a billion dollars raised from equity and debt, we are serving millions of customers across three continents. Tala has been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 five years in a row, CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Company, Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running, and Chief's The New Era of Leadership Award. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about our mission.
By creating a unique platform that enables lending and other financial services around the globe, people in emerging markets are able to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Currently, over nine million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products. Due to our global team, we have a remote-first approach, and also have offices in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.
Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you!
Are you passionate about creating meaningful employee experiences and building people-first workplaces? Tala is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented People Operations Generalist to join our India team.
In this role, you'll be the backbone of our employee lifecycle—owning everything from onboarding and payroll to engagement, compliance, and offboarding. You’ll partner closely with our People Director to streamline processes, nurture culture, and help build a workplace where people thrive.
If you’re someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, values both precision and empathy, and wants to contribute to a mission-driven company transforming financial access—this role might be for you.
What You'll Do
- Payroll Administration
- Manage onboarding procedures
- Manage separation processes
- Oversee vendor relationships
- Ensure statutory compliance
- Handle benefits administration
- Play a key role in the POSH framework for India
- Supervise benefits programs, including Mediclaim and Accident insurance coverage
- Support all internal HRIS systems such as Lattice and Bamboo, ensuring accurate and current employee data
- Plan and coordinate employee engagement activities like virtual events, wellness programs, team-building exercises, and recognition initiatives
- Manage compliance and statutory filings
- Assist with employee training and development programs to foster skill enhancement and career growth
- Support the recruitment process
- Analyze and report on key HR metrics, including employee satisfaction, turnover, and engagement surveys.
What You'll Need
- 5-8 years of experience in HR Generalist, Operations & Engagement activities
- Post-Graduation in Human Resources (Preferred)
- Self-motivated and high on initiative
- Proficient in MS office
- Excellent communication skills – spoken, written, reading and listening skills
- Execution mindset with a high level of achievement orientation
- High on ideation, curiosity, and willingness to learn
- Adaptable and willingness to learn and evolve
- Solution finding approach
- Exceptionally high attention to detail (non-negotiable)
- A humble and empathetic approach
- Proactive working style
Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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