Human Resources Executive

We're Hiring: HR Executive at Contract Bazaar

HR Executive – Recruitment & Payroll

Company: Contract Bazaar

Location: Greater Noida West (Noida Extension) | On-site

Employment type: Full-time

Experience: 4–6 years

About Contract Bazaar

Contract Bazaar is a legal technology company making legal services simpler and more accessible for startups and businesses across India. We're a fast-growing team of lawyers and professionals, and we're looking for an HR professional to build and run our people function.

About the role

You will be our main HR person, owning hiring and payroll from start to finish. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building processes in a growing company and working closely with the founders.

What you'll do

Recruitment

• Run the full hiring cycle: understanding needs, writing job descriptions, sourcing, screening, scheduling interviews, making offers and closing candidates.
• Hire for a mix of roles, including lawyers, operations, sales and support staff.
• Source through job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed), referrals, law colleges and consultants.
• Maintain a pipeline of candidates and track hiring data such as time-to-hire and cost-per-hire.
• Manage onboarding: documents, offer and appointment letters, induction and background checks.

Payroll and compliance

• Process monthly payroll accurately and on time, including attendance, leave, salary changes, reimbursements and deductions.
• Manage statutory compliance: PF, ESIC, Professional Tax, TDS on salaries and Form 16.
• Keep employee records, salary structures and HR files accurate and confidential.
• Manage exits: full and final settlements, relieving letters and experience letters.

HR operations and culture

• Set up and improve HR policies, leave rules and an employee handbook.
• Run employee engagement activities and simple performance review processes.
• Act as the first point of contact for employee questions and concerns.

What we're looking for

• 4–6 years of HR experience, with strong hands-on work in both recruitment and payroll.
• Good knowledge of Indian payroll and labour compliance (PF, ESIC, PT, TDS).
• Experience with payroll or HRMS software such as Zoho People, Keka, greytHR or similar, and good working knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and Hindi.
• A graduate or postgraduate degree; an MBA/PGDM in HR is preferred.
• Experience in a startup, legal, or professional services firm is a plus.
• Someone organised, discreet with confidential information, and comfortable working independently.