Assistant Manager / Manager- Human Resources

Position: Assistant Manager/ HR

Manager

Reporting manager: Senior

Manager- HR

Who

we are

The NS Raghavan Centre for

Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) is IIM Bangalore’s startup hub and incubation

centre. The centre is structured as a section-8 not-for-profit entity.

NSRCEL’s mission is to support

ventures in the start-up ecosystem that demonstrate potential to create

significant economic and societal impact. This financial year alone NSRCEL has

engaged with 1106 ventures through 13 unique program tracks across 82 towns in

the country.

NSRCEL is supported by

Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Electronics and

Information Technology. NSRCEL has partners with corporates like Alstom,

Capgemini, Goldman Sachs, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Pernod Ricard

India Foundation and SBI Foundation, among others to support idea stage and

early-revenue stage entrepreneurs and startups in focussed themes of

climate-tech, women entrepreneurship, and social impact.

What you will be doing?

1.Talent

Acquisition

• Partner with hiring managers on workforce

  planning and hiring needs.

• Manage end-to-end recruitment, including

  sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding.

• Build talent pipelines, track hiring

  metrics, and drive recruitment process improvements.

• Support employer branding initiatives to

  attract quality talent.

2.Employee

Engagement & Culture

• Lead employee engagement, wellness, and culture-building

  initiatives.

• Drive internal communication and employer branding efforts.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and values-driven workplace

3.HR Business

Partnering

• Partner with business leaders on people

  initiatives and workforce planning.

• Advise managers on employee relations,

  engagement, and HR best practices.

• Support organisational change and build

  strong stakeholder relationships

4.Learning

& Development

• Identify learning needs and implement

  organisation-wide L&D initiatives.

• Coordinate leadership development,

  capability-building, and employee training programmes.

• Evaluate training effectiveness and

  foster a culture of continuous learning.

5.HR

Analytics & Reporting

• Develop HR dashboards and reports on key

  people metrics.

• Analyse workforce data to generate

  insights and support decision-making.

• Maintain data accuracy across HR systems.

6.HR

Operations & Administration

• Manage the employee lifecycle from

  onboarding to separation.

• Maintain HR policies, SOPs, and process

  documentation.

• Oversee HR operations, including HRIS,

  employee records, documentation, contracts, and policy administration.

• Ensure compliance with organisational

  policies and support internal and HR audits.

• Drive process improvements to enhance

  operational efficiency.

Requirements

What you will need to bring to

the table

You will ideally have:

• Master'sdegreeinHumanResourcesfroma Tier-1 institute.
• 4-6 years of experience across talent

  acquisition, HR operations, employee engagement, learning & development,

  and business partnering.

• Experience working in fast-paced

  environments, preferably startups, incubators, or innovation ecosystems.

• Good understanding of HR best practices,

  labour laws, and statutory compliance; exposure to payroll, performance

  management, and HRMS is an added advantage.

• Strong communication, stakeholder

  management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage

  multiple priorities independently.

Good to Have

• Exposure to payroll processes.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance and labour laws.
• Experience with performance management processes.
• Familiarity with HRMS and HR analytics tools.
• Experience in startups, incubators, or fast-paced organizations.