Jeniffar Pillay

HR Operations & HRIS professional with 7+ years managing end-to-end employee lifecycle, payroll/PF administration, and HR systems across organizations ranging from 30 to 250+ employees. As Deputy HR Manager at Omega Hires, own hands-on configuration and administration of Zoho Payroll and Zoho People — from onboarding and attendance to payroll accuracy and reporting. Known for building HR processes and dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility into attrition, productivity, and workforce trends, and for translating HR policy into practical, compliant SOPs.

Seeking to bring this systems-first HR operations expertise into a People Operations, HRIS, or HR Tech implementation role.

Deputy HR Manager at Omega Hires (2022-06 – Present)

Own end-to-end HR operations and employee lifecycle across organizations ranging from 30 employees, spanning onboarding, confirmations, documentation, attendance/leave management, and exits.

• Administer monthly payroll and PF processing for 30 employees with consistent, error-free accuracy across every pay cycle, managing salary calculations, payroll inputs, and statutory compliance.
• Serve as primary admin for Zoho Payroll and Zoho People, configuring workflows for payroll, employee records, attendance, and leave — driving HR process digitization that substantially cut manual processing time and reduced errors.
• Evaluated and implemented group health insurance benefits by sourcing and negotiating with insurance vendors, managing enrollment for 30 employees and ongoing benefit queries.
• Lead employee engagement programs (feedback cycles, team-building, culture initiatives) that measurably strengthened employee satisfaction and retention.
• Build and maintain HR dashboards tracking attrition, attendance trends, and team productivity, surfacing insights that informed leadership decisions on retention and staffing.
• Author and roll out HR policies, SOPs, and leave processes adopted org-wide, improving process consistency and audit-readiness.
• Manage relationships with HR vendors and coordinate cross-functionally with finance, legal, and leadership as first point of contact for managers/employees on HR matters.
• Support talent acquisition and workforce planning, closing roles end-to-end including hiring coordination, onboarding, and manpower forecasting.

HR Associate at OptyMyze (2018-08 – 2021-11)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for 5-6 roles annually — job postings, resume screening, interview coordination, and onboarding — for 250+ employees.
• Coordinated performance appraisal cycles for 250 employees and handled employee relations queries, resolving cases within SLA.
• Organized 250+ employee engagement activities and corporate events annually, strengthening workplace culture and cross-team collaboration.

PGDM in Human Resource Management – MIT College, Pune (2021)

Bachelor of Commerce – Ness Wadia College of Commerce, Pune (2013)