Manager - HR

Job Purpose

 The HR Manager will be responsible for managing end-to-end Core HR Operations, ensuring statutory compliance, audit readiness, and process excellence across the organization. This role requires a hands-on HR professional with strong expertise in compliance management, HR documentation, data handling, and employee lifecycle management.

 

About HR  Our business is nothing without our people. As part of our global Human Resources team, you will be supporting over 8,000 people, across 100 legal entities in 43 different countries. We have a vibrant and nurturing culture where everyone can learn, grow, and thrive. We also love ideas and exploring new ways of doing things, united by our love of language.  

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

 

• Ensure 100% statutory compliance including PF, ESIC, PT, Gratuity, Shops & Establishment, and other labor laws
•  in all matters relating to the employee life cycle in country scope, to provide legal, policy, and decision-making consultation to local managers and headquarter.Lead and manage internal and external audits, ensuring timely closure of audit observations
• Maintain and monitor HR MIS, reports, and dashboards using advanced Excel spreadsheets
• Handle employee relations, grievances, disciplinary processes, and policy implementation
• Draft, review, and update HR policies, SOPs, and process documentation
• Act as a key liaison with legal consultants, auditors, and government authorities
• Support leadership with data-driven insights related to HR metrics and compliance status
• Ensure smooth execution of HR governance, controls, and best practices Shaping the local environment to cultivate a culture aligned with RWS values and promoting the employer brand.

 

Skills & Experience

 

• 7+ years of experience in Core HR Operations
• Strong expertise in Core HR Operations
• In-depth knowledge of Indian labor laws and statutory compliances
• Proven experience in handling HR audits and compliance reviews
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, MIS reporting)
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and ownership
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Prior experience in compliance-driven or audit-heavy environments is mandatory
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.

Life at RWS

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS. 

 

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

 

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

 

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Holdings PLC does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees.  Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.

RWS Group, known commercially as RWS, is a British company that provides intellectual property translation, filing and search services, technical and commercial translation and localization, and develops and supports translation productivity and management software.