People Manager

At Docket, we are building a high-performance company where talent quality, culture, and execution speed matter deeply. As we scale, we are looking for a People Manager who will act as a true partner to the founders—owning the people function end-to-end and shaping how the company grows.

This is a builder role, not a maintenance role. You will set the bar for culture, performance, and employee experience while building people processes from the ground up.

What You’ll Do

Build Culture & Employee Engagement

Own employee engagement across the company with a strong focus on trust, transparency, and performance

Be deeply embedded in the organization and accessible to employees at all levels

Act as a trusted, neutral, and respected point of contact for people-related matters

Proactively identify cultural or engagement risks and address them early

Own People Operations (End-to-End)

Manage the full employee lifecycle: onboarding, documentation, payroll coordination, leave management, and exits

Ensure compliance with Indian labor laws and statutory requirements (PF, ESI, gratuity, POSH, etc.)

Maintain clear, well-documented HR systems and records

Manage vendors related to payroll, insurance, and HR tools

Build People Processes From Scratch

Design And Implement Core People Processes Including

Performance reviews and feedback cycles

Core HR policies and employee handbook

Manager enablement and employee growth frameworks

Continuously refine processes to support scale while maintaining clarity and fairness

Enable Hiring & Scaling (Especially Engineering)

Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to plan and scale teams

Support high-quality, high-velocity hiring as the company doubles in size

Ensure strong onboarding and early employee experience to help new hires ramp quickly

Enable High Performance

Support managers in setting clear expectations and performance standards

Help drive honest, respectful feedback and performance conversations

Reinforce a culture that values accountability, ownership, and excellence

What We’re Looking For

4–8 years of experience in HR / People Operations, ideally in high-growth or startup environments

Experience acting as a sole HR / People owner or building HR functions from scratch

Strong working knowledge of Indian employment laws and compliance

High emotional intelligence, strong judgment, and the ability to handle sensitive situations with maturity

Comfortable working directly with founders and senior leaders

What Sets You Apart

Employees trust you, respect you, and listen to you

You combine empathy with decisiveness

You are practical, grounded, and people-first without being soft on standards

You value individuals as individuals—without labels, bias, or shortcuts

You operate with low ego and high ownership

What This Role Is Not

A policy-only or documentation-heavy HR role

A role for someone who needs mature systems to operate

A role for someone uncomfortable with conflict or accountability

A role for high-ego HR professionals

Why Join Docket

Opportunity to build and own the people function at a critical growth stage

Direct, trusted partnership with the founders

Ability to shape culture and performance standards for the long term

A high-bar environment with real ownership and impact