Senior Human Resources Manager

Location : Pune

Type : Full-Time (Work from Office)

Industry : Visual Effects

Functions : Payroll & Compliance, HR Operations, Employee Engagement, Performance & L&D

Qualifying Criteria : Minimum 10–12 years in HR (HR Operations, Payroll & Statutory Compliance, Employee Relations, Performance & L&D); media / tech / animation / VFX experience preferred; Pune-based or willing to relocate.

Senior Manager – HR | Digikore Studios Limited (NSE : DIGIKORE)

About Digikore Studios

Digikore Studios is a listed, global VFX & media-tech company. We’re scaling fast across India, North America and Europe—and we’re looking for a hands-on Senior Manager–HR to own the HR function (except Talent Acquisition), build great employee experiences, and keep us fully compliant as we grow.

What you’ll own

HR Ops & HRMS : Attendance / leave, HRIS hygiene, documentation, letters, exits & clearances; drive process SLAs and automation.

Payroll & Compliance : Monthly payroll accuracy; PF / ESI / PT / LWF / TDS filings; audits; DPDP Act & POSH adherence.

Employee Relations & Engagement : Grievance resolution, communication rhythms, wellness, culture / DEI, events, and surveys to lift eNPS.

Policy & Governance : Update / implement HR policies and SOPs aligned to project-based operations; audit readiness.

Performance & Development : Run appraisal cycles, goal-setting, 360° feedback, training calendars and manager capability building.

Workforce Planning & C&B : Partner with business on manpower plans, org structures, headcount budgeting; benchmark bands / benefits.

How you’ll partner with Talent Acquisition

You will support TA lead with JD governance, interview frameworks, offers / onboarding quality, and TA analytics during spikes—while keeping your core HR charter first.

What success looks like (12 months)

Payroll & compliance 100% on-time / zero defects ; audit clean.

DSO-aligned HR SLAs for joins / exits / letters resolved within TAT.

eNPS and retention improve; manager effectiveness up via L&D.

Performance cycles on schedule; policy adoption company-wide.

What you’ll bring

Minimum 10–12 years of progressive HR experience, including HR Ops, payroll & statutory compliance in India, ER / IR, performance management and engagement.

Experience in media / tech / animation / VFX or similar project-driven environments is a plus.

People-first, business-savvy : empathetic, credible with leaders, strong written / oral comms.

Global collaboration : Comfortable running online meetings with our teams and HR consultants in the USA, Canada, and Europe (flexible for time-zones; occasional early / late slots).

Builder mindset : process design, HR analytics, HRMS proficiency; comfort with change and pace.

Confidentiality & ethics beyond reproach; POSH & DPDP familiarity.

Exposure to multi-location workforces, vendor management, benefits design, HR dashboards

Excel / Google Sheets proficiency.