Human Resources Associate
Rise Research
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- Freshers and up to 2 years
- Must know
- OperationsOnboardingRecruiting
- Work
- On-site in Bengaluru
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Recruiting61%Operations59%Onboarding59%of 99 similar fresher jobs posted in India this week
- Listed
- 11 Nov 2026 · still open
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About the Role
As Human Resources Associate, you will be an early leadership hire at RISE, responsible for building and managing the company's people function. You will own hiring, onboarding, performance management, HR operations, and employee experience across a fast-growing, global team. This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys building scalable people systems while working closely with the founding team.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end hiring across teams including mentors, academic staff, operations, and leadership.
- Build structured hiring pipelines, interview processes, and onboarding systems.
- Manage performance reviews, feedback cycles, promotions, and employee exits.
- Manage HR operations including contracts, payroll coordination, leave policies, compliance, and employee documentation.
- Support HR processes for both India-based and international hires.
- Build and maintain a strong, high-performance company culture.
- Handle employee grievances, conflict resolution, and sensitive people matters with professionalism and discretion.
- Develop scalable HR systems and processes as RISE grows.
Requirements & Tech Stack
This section is inferred from the responsibilities and qualifications.
- Human Resources
- Talent Acquisition
- People Operations
- HR Operations
- Hiring Pipelines
- Interview Processes
- Onboarding Systems
- Performance Management
- Payroll Coordination
- Leave Policies
- Compliance
- Employee Documentation
- HR Systems
Qualifications
- 0–2 years of experience in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, or People Operations, ideally in a startup or fast-growing environment.
- Strong organizational and process-management skills, with the ability to manage hiring pipelines, employee records, and HR systems accurately.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High emotional intelligence and sound judgment when handling confidential or sensitive employee matters.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership in a fast-paced environment.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort building systems and processes from scratch.
- Willingness to work in-person from Bangalore.