About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and deploy internal HR applications and tools with user interfaces, business logic, workflow, and data
- Lead core business/HR process cycles (compensation, workforce planning, talent reviews) end-to-end.
- Own the full product and development lifecycle, from discovery and requirements through architecture, implementation, and ongoing enhancement
- Develop backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations that connect HR applications to enterprise data platforms and source systems using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and other approved enterprise technologies
- Partner with senior business leadership, HR, and technology teams to translate workforce and operating needs into product requirements, technical designs, and prioritized roadmaps
- Apply software engineering practices including version control, code review, automated testing, deployment controls, and observability
- Evaluate and deploy emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI, AI agents, workflow automation) to enhance HR's analytical and operational capabilities
- Build cross-functional relationships, influencing stakeholders across units and geographies.
Day-to-Day Focus
- Develop and maintain production-grade HR applications and reusable services, with clear ownership for reliability, performance, security, and user experience
- Create intuitive end user interfaces and workflow experiences for HR processes
- Integrate applications with governed HR and workforce data, implementing validation, access controls, auditability, and appropriate handling of sensitive information
- Work directly with users to prototype solutions, gather feedback, prioritize enhancements, and drive adoption
- Improve application architecture and development practices, and stay current on cloud, software engineering, data platform, and AI capabilities relevant to HR
- Stay current on cloud platforms, data engineering practices, and AI/ML capabilities relevant to HR
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or another quantitative discipline; advanced degree preferred
- 6+ years of relevant professional experience, including hands-on delivery of software applications, internal tools, or workflow products used by business stakeholders
- Experience with cloud platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS) is an advantage
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into clear insights and recommendations
- Strong Python and SQL development skills, with experience applying Python in production applications, services, or data workflows
- Experience with web application architecture, APIs, source control, testing frameworks, and modern software development practices
- Strong understanding of data governance, controls, and model validation
- Strong communicator who can translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders and turn ambiguous business problems into working products
- Comfort operating across HR domains and partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
- Comfort operating across HR domains and partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment; visualization experience is useful when embedded within broader application solutions
Qualifications
- Bachelor's in Engineering, Technology, Business, or a quantitative field; Master's preferred.
- 5+ years in Consulting, Transformation, Automation, AI Enablement, or Operational Excellence.
- Track record of leading cross-functional programs and driving measurable outcomes at scale.
- Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or AI certifications desirable.
Reporting Structure
Reports to: Global Head of HR Service Delivery ; Location: Bengaluru