Payroll and HR Operations Specialist

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since our public launch, we've crossed $130M in Annualised Revenue and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries , who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, Together, Y Combinator, Google, Claypond and Sentinel Global.

We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.

We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

• The Role:
• We are hiring a People Operations and Payroll Specialist to own people data integrity, payroll, compliance, and the operational engine of our People function. This is a high-ownership role for someone who is detail-obsessed, prevention-minded, and eager to automate the tedious parts of the job.

What You'll Do:

People Data Integrity

Audit and clean up employee master data in Keka: compensation, bank and statutory details, reporting lines, and joining/exit records

Set up data governance: who can change what, validation checks, and a regular audit schedule so the data stays clean

Build dashboards and reports on headcount, attrition, payroll cost, and compensation that leadership can rely on without re-checking

Payroll

Run monthly payroll in Keka from start to finish: inputs, variance checks, approvals, disbursement, and post-payroll reconciliation

Process joiners, exits and full-and-final settlements, compensation changes, variable pay, reimbursements, and ESOP-related payroll impacts accurately and on time

Keep a payroll calendar and checklist so every deadline is visible weeks ahead

Work with Finance on accounting entries and audits

Compliance and Policy

Keep us compliant with Indian labour law, including the Labour Codes transition, the Karnataka Shops and Establishments Act, gratuity, bonus, and maternity benefit

Draft and maintain compliance-related policies: leave, attendance, reimbursement, F&F, and statutory benefits

Track regulatory changes and turn them into process or policy updates before they become problems

Operations and Automation

Document SOPs for every recurring process so the function doesn't depend on one person's memory

Use AI tools, spreadsheet automation, and Keka integrations to remove manual work, especially reconciliations and data checks

Serve as the go-to person for employee questions about pay, tax, and benefits, and resolve them quickly and clearly

What We're Looking For:

4 to 7 years in payroll and/or people operations, with end-to-end ownership of India payroll

Hands-on with Keka or a similar HRMS (Darwinbox, greytHR, Zoho People)

Solid working knowledge of Indian statutory compliance and labour law

Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivots, reconciliations), SQL or scripting is a plus

Startup experience, ideally at 200 to 1,000 employees during a phase of building processes

How You Work:

Independent: you take a goal, figure out the approach, and deliver. You escalate at real decision points, not for reassurance

Detail-obsessed: you check your own work before anyone else does, and a ₹1 mismatch bothers you until you've found the cause

Data-driven: you make decisions from evidence, and you can explain a number and where it came from

Prevention over firefighting: you build checks, calendars, and buffers so crises don't happen. When something does break, you fix the root cause, not just the symptom

AI-native: you already use AI tools in your daily work and are curious about automating the tedious parts of this job

Discreet: you handle compensation and personal data with complete confidentiality

Benefits and Perks:

Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided

Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family

Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed

Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments

Let's build the future of software together.