People Operations & Talent Manager

Location: HSR Layout, Bengaluru

Experience: 2.5–4 years

Employment: Full-time

Work pattern: Monday–Friday from office; Saturdays remote

Compensation: Competitive market salary + relocation bonus

Ethereal Labs is building ambitious consumer products at the intersection of technology, entertainment, storytelling, and gaming.

We are looking for a People Operations & Talent Manager to help us build the team, people systems, and culture behind the company.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to build the people function from the ground up—not simply maintain existing HR processes.

• Lead end-to-end hiring across technology, product, design, creative, and business roles.
• Identify, engage, interview, and close strong candidates.

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• Build structured hiring, interview, evaluation, and onboarding processes.
• Manage employee documentation, attendance, leave, payroll coordination, policies, and compliance.
• Create a thoughtful onboarding and employee experience.
• Partner closely with the founders and team leads on workforce planning and people decisions.
• Build internal systems that improve communication, accountability, and team effectiveness.
• Plan team activities, off-sites, engagement initiatives, and cultural programs.
• Help build and nurture a wider community of creators, writers, filmmakers, and contributors.
• Become the dependable point of contact for people-related questions and concerns.

• 2.5–4 years of experience in talent acquisition, people operations, HR, or a similar role.
• Strong experience managing recruitment from sourcing through offer closure.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• High ownership with the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, discretion, and empathy.
• Comfortable building systems and processes from scratch.
• Able to balance speed with high standards.
• Prior experience in a startup or early-stage company is preferred.

We would especially value someone who is:

• Creative and culturally curious.
• Genuinely interested in films, entertainment, storytelling, gaming, or creator-led communities.
• Naturally good at bringing people together.
• Interested in building meaningful professional communities.
• Excited about working closely with founders and shaping an early-stage company.

These interests are not mandatory, but they would help you understand the people and creative ecosystem we are building.

The person in this role will influence who joins Ethereal Labs, how new team members experience the company, and what kind of culture we build as we grow.

• You will have meaningful ownership from day one and the opportunity to build a people function that is thoughtful, dependable, and aligned with high performance.