Human Resources Compliance Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Manager – Labour Compliance

Department /Function: Human Resources

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Saltlake, Kolkata

Mode of Work: Work from the office

Travel: 5-7 working days in the quarter

Position Summary: We are looking for a hands-on and detail-oriented Manager – Labour Compliance to drive end-to-end labour law / code compliance across locations and vendor operations in an IT services environment. This role will be responsible for ensuring statutory adherence, strengthening compliance governance, managing audits, and partnering with internal and external stakeholders to proactively identify and close compliance gaps pertaining to Labour Codes. The ideal candidate should have strong working knowledge of Indian labour laws, experience in multi-location operations, and the ability to independently manage compliance execution.

Required Qualification & Experience:

1.Masters degree in Law or Business Administration (with specialization in Human Resources).

2. 10–12 years of hands-on experience in labour compliance, preferably in IT Services / ITES / BPM organizations.

3. Strong knowledge of applicable labour laws including CLRA, Shops & Establishment, Minimum Wages, Payment of Wages, Bonus, Gratuity, PF, ESIC, and Contract Labour compliance.

Hands-on experience in labour audits, statutory documentation, inspections, and closure of non-compliance observations.

Desired Qualification & Experience:

1. Degree / certification in Labour Laws, Industrial Relations, or Compliance Management
2. Prior experience handling labour compliance in a fast-paced technology / IT services environment
3. Exposure to compliance dashboards, automation tools, and HRMS / HCM platforms
4. Experience in engaging with legal teams, consultants, and labour authorities
5. Ability to support policy implementation and compliance awareness across teams

Job Competencies/Skills:

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Indian labour laws and statutory requirements
• Labour Codes Implementation
• Experience in vendor / contractor compliance management and document verification
• Ability to drive audits, identify compliance gaps, and ensure timely closure
• Strong stakeholder management skills across HR, Legal, Finance, Admin, and Delivery teams
• Ability to work independently, with high ownership and attention to detail
• Good analytical, documentation, and reporting skills
• Working knowledge of HRMS / HCM systems, Excel, and compliance trackers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure end-to-end compliance with applicable labour laws across locations, including regular review of statutory requirements, filings, registers, notices, and documentation.
• Lead implementation of new labour codes (Wages, Social Security, Industrial Relations, OSH); ensure readiness, policy alignment, vendor compliance and system/process changes
• Drive compliance governance for third-party vendors and contractors by reviewing PF, ESIC, wage, bonus, and other applicable records, and ensuring closure of gaps.
• Lead and support internal audits, external audits, and labour inspections; prepare responses, supporting documents, and action plans for closure.
• Track and monitor statutory timelines and compliance status through structured trackers and periodic dashboards.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement, Admin, and Business / Delivery teams to ensure compliance risks are identified early and addressed in a timely manner.
• Engage with external consultants, legal advisors, and relevant authorities wherever required for interpretation and implementation support.
• Ensure labour law compliance for employees deployed at client locations, including vendor compliance, statutory adherence, and coordination with client stakeholders.
• Review existing processes and recommend stronger controls, standardization, and automation to improve compliance management across locations.
• Support policy implementation, awareness building, and internal guidance on labour compliance related matters.
• Maintain readiness for audits and ensure all compliance records are updated, accessible, and defensible.

About Company: iMerit is a global enterprise in data enrichment and annotation, combines the technologies, processes and people that, together, deliver the enterprise level solutions to its esteemed clients consistently. Being a Great Place to Work certified organization, today more than 5,500 iMeriters in the United States, Europe, Bhutan and India work with many of the most innovative companies in the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ecosystems, to unlock the value hidden deep within large volumes of unstructured datasets.

Our customers are able to focus on the algorithms that drive their company forward, while our teams of trained specialists handle the data work. With an output accuracy above 98%, iMerit is recognized as the leader in delivering quality, cost-effective projects on time and on budget. The company has attracted $20 million in Series B funding led by British International Investment Group, the UKs leading publicly-owned investor combined with other key investors that are Omidyar Network, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Khosla Impact.

iMerit offers job seekers a fast-paced, exciting, full-time business opportunity that one can easily become passionate about. We work hard, laugh a lot, and care deeply about our co-workers, communities, and the future of humankind. Our passion shows in our culture – with employee retention rates over 90%. We have won countless awards for inclusion, diversity and skill-building and are proud of every one of them.

In 2022, iMerit was awarded the prestigious Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row. The certification is recognized by employees and employers around the globe as the Gold Standard for workplace excellence. This recognition reiterates the companys commitment to create an inclusive work culture where employees can grow as technology professionals and achieve their goals. In iMerit gender equality is not business metaphor but being put in practice in its true sense. Our Women in Tech, making up over 50% of the company, are thriving and contributing to the development of cutting-edge AI technologies in different industries.

If you are an aspiring learner, looking to make a career in a fast growing technology company, join iMerits rapidly-expanding team and become part of an award-winning organization that is shaping the future of data enrichment, annotation and labeling in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning.

For more information, visit: www.imerit.net