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 1012 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. Were scaling fast across India, North America and Europeand were looking for a hands-on Senior ManagerHR to own the HR function (except Talent Acquisition), build great employee experiences, and keep us fully compliant as we grow.

What youll 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 youll partner with Talent Acquisition

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

What success looks like (12 months)

• Payroll & compliance

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  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 youll bring

• Minimum 1012 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.