Assistant Manager – Human Resources

Role overview

Assistant Manager – Human Resources at IRIS Business Services

The ideal candidate has hands-on working experience with Keka HRMS and brings strong process discipline, data accuracy, and stakeholder management skills to drive a fair, transparent, and well-governed performance and rewards ecosystem.

We are looking for a Performance & Rewards Specialist to work as an individual contributor owning the end-to-end performance management cycle (approx. 70% of the role) and supporting compensation & rewards processes (approx. 30% of the role).

This is a hands-on execution role rather than a people-management role — the candidate will drive processes directly, working closely with HRBPs, managers, and Finance, without managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Performance Management (≈70%) Own and administer the complete performance management lifecycle — goal-setting/OKR cascading, mid-year and annual reviews, self-appraisals, manager appraisals, calibration, and closure — end to end on Keka.
• Configure and manage performance review cycles, templates, rating scales, and workflows in Keka.
• Drive timely completion of goal-setting, check-ins, and appraisal cycles through tracking, reminders, and escalations to managers and employees.
• Support calibration sessions across business units — consolidating ratings, flagging outliers, and preparing calibration decks/data for leadership discussions.
• Partner with business unit HRBPs and managers to ensure quality of goal-setting (SMART goals/OKRs) and meaningful feedback documentation.
• Manage Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) — tracking, documentation, and coordination with managers and HR business partners.
• Generate performance analytics and dashboards (bell curve distribution, rating trends, department-wise performance, low performer tracking) for leadership and EXCO reviews.
• Handle employee and manager queries related to the performance process; act as the go-to POC for the performance module in Keka.
• Contiuously improve the performance process — templates, communication, training material, and manager enablement (FAQs, how-to guides, calibration toolkits).
• Ensure performance data feeds accurately into downstream processes (increments, promotions, bonus payouts).
• Compensation & Rewards (≈30%) Support the annual compensation review cycle — merit increases, promotions, and bonus/variable pay calculations, working closely with Finance and business leaders.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining salary benchmarking data , compensation structures, and pay bands.
• Coordinate the compensation planning tool/module in Keka — budget allocation, manager recommendations, approvals, and final letter generation.
• Support administration of rewards and recognition programs , including tracking nominations, budgets, and payouts.
• Assist in variable pay/bonus calculations based on performance ratings and business/individual metrics.
• Maintain compensation data integrity in Keka and ensure compliance with internal pay equity guidelines.
• Support ad hoc compensation analyses (pay equity checks, attrition-linked compensation trends, offer benchmarking) as required.
• Assist with statutory/compliance aspects related to compensation documentation.
• Required Skills & Experience 4–7 years of total HR experience, with a significant focus on performance management (majority of experience) and exposure to compensation & benefits .
• Hands-on, working knowledge of Keka HRMS — specifically the Performance and Compensation/Payroll-linked modules — is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of performance management frameworks (goal-setting, OKRs, competency-based appraisals, bell curve/forced ranking, calibration).
• Working knowledge of compensation fundamentals — salary structuring, benchmarking, variable pay design, and increment/bonus cycles.
• Strong Excel/data analysis skills ; comfort building dashboards and reports from HRIS data.
• Excellent stakeholder management — ability to work independently with managers, HRBPs, Finance, and leadership.
• High attention to detail and discretion in handling confidential compensation and performance data.
• Strong process orientation, ownership, and ability to manage multiple cycles/deadlines simultaneously, without relying on a team to execute.
• Exposure to designing or refining performance policies, competency frameworks, or reward programs.
• Experience preparing leadership/EXCO-level dashboards and analytics.
• Awards won by IRIS: Won recognition as Indias best Fintech at the Financial Express Best Banks Awards. an award that was presented to our CEO by Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, Govt of India.
• IRIS has been selected as the Best Tax Technology Service Provider 2022 in category National Taxation Awards at the prestigious TIOL Awards.
• IRIS CARBON has won The Most Agile/Responsive SaaS Solution of the Year award at the 2022 SaaS Awards by Awarding and Consultancy International.
• At IRIS CARBON, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Good to Have Prior experience in a listed/mid-size organization with multi-business-unit structure.
• Qualification Postgraduate in HR, Business Administration, or related field (MBA-HR preferred).

Employment details

• Location: Turbhe, Navi Mumbai
• Employment Type: Full-time Role Type: Individual Contributor (IC) — no direct reports
• Location: Navi Mumbai [India]

About the employer

• About IRIS: IRIS RegTech Solutions Limited (formerly IRIS Business Services Limited) is India’s only listed RegTech SaaS provider, pioneering technology-driven regulatory and supervisory compliance solutions worldwide.

Additional role details

• Headquartered in Mumbai with subsidiaries across the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, and Italy, IRIS serves over 30 regulators and 6,500 enterprises in 55 countries.
• The company is an active member of XBRL jurisdictions, including XBRL International, XBRL India, XBRL Europe, XBRL South Africa, and XBRL US.
• Recognized globally for its award-winning SupTech, RegTech, and DataTech platforms - including IRIS iFile, IRIS iDEAL®, IRIS CARBON®, and IRIS MSME - IRIS helps banking and financial sector regulators digitize supervision and enterprises and achieve seamless financial and ESG reporting.
• IRIS’ products are XII certified, ISO 27001:13 and SSAE 18 (SOC 1 Type 2) certified, ensuring industry leading security and reliability.
• Combined with deep expertise in XBRL, AI, and ML, IRIS delivers robust, high-quality regulatory data infrastructure that enhances transparency, strengthens governance, and supports sustainable growth across the financial ecosystem.
• To read more about IRIS visit our website: www.irisregtech.com Department: Human Resources Reports to: Talent Management Specialist