HR Operations Lead

Position Title

HR Operations Lead

Function / Group

Global Shared Services (GSS)

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

11 am to 8 pm

Role Reports to

Regional HR Operations Lead

Remote / Hybrid / in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves : 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

Global Shared Services (GSS) enables General Mills to compete and win every day with a relentless focus on service excellence. Our Shared Services model leverages domain excellence to drive scaled cost-efficient delivery. We do that by delivering our services with a balance between cost and capability; increasing productivity through optimized processes and tools; and upholding company standards, policies, and practices. GSS touches virtually every aspect of the General Mills enterprise, including EmployeeServices, Business Services, Global Workforce Solutions, and Global Data Governance Services.

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Purpose of the role

This role will lead the operational excellence across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance, process efficiency, and superior employee experience. This role will be accountable for end-to-end HR operations, process improvement initiatives, audit support, and partners with stakeholders to drive service excellence and transformation. The in scope countries will be India, S Korea, MEA, Germany, Greece, etc.

This Role will have 5 Reportees

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

40% of Time - Operational Excellence & Service Delivery

• Accountable for HR operations processes : onboarding, offboarding, payroll support, benefits administration, employee data management, and HR systems (e.g., Workday, ServiceNow).
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, SOX, and company policies.
• Ensure Timely and seamless Payroll process support
• Manage advanced case management, queries, and data governance with a focus on service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Address and resolve employee relations cases, supporting documentation and compliance.

20% of Time Process Improvement & Transformation

20% of Time Team & Stakeholder Management

10% of Time Audit, Compliance & Vendor Management

10% of Time Strategic Collaboration & Projects

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed—

Competencies / Behaviors required for job

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.