Talent & Culture Generalist

The Talent & Culture Generalist supports endtoend employee lifecycle operations for Calix India driving accuracy efficiency and continuous simplification. The role leverages HR systems (Workday) and enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows reduce manual effort and enhance employee and manager addition the role partners with Talent Acquisition HR Operations Compensation & Benefits and Payroll to deliver timely highquality people processes.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Act as the daytoday operational point of contact for employees managers recruiters and cross-functional stakeholders on standard HR processes escalating non-standard issues as needed
• Support managers and leaders with information on HR processes approvals and timelines based on defined policies
• Coordinate onboarding for new hires by collaborating with internal teams to ensure a seamless joining experience
• Execute employee exit processes endtoend including documentation system updates and exit experience
• Manage background verification processes and coordinate with external vendors to close cases
• Process Workday transactions related to joining probation internal movements exits and employee documentation
• Partner with Workday teams to improve data quality streamline lifecycle processes and support workflow enhancements and standardization
• Identify repetitive activities in HR operations and propose simple automation or process improvements
• Leverage technology (e.g. Excel Copilot templates and enterprise systems) to improve HR communication reduce turnaround time and minimize errors
• Contribute to building self-service resources (FAQs guides templates) using AI-assisted methods
• Manage HR compliance transactions and documentation ensuring adherence to India labor laws internal policies and statutory requirements
• Coordinate payrollimpacting inputs including exits special payments and oncall support payments
• Maintain and update Indiaspecific employee documentation including the Employee Handbook and annexures in coordination with internal teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field
• Experience supporting HR operations or employee lifecycle processes in an India context
• Comfort using AI tools for productivity (documentation analysis communication support)
• Strong attention to detail and judgment with the ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion
• Ability to work effectively with HRIS platforms such as Workday

Location:

• Bangalore India(Flexible Hybrid work model - 20 days in the Bangalore Office per quarter)

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1