Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Company: InfoMate (Pvt) Ltd | A John Keells Group Company

Location: Kurunegala (On-site)

Requirements

• 6-8 years of progressive HR experience with exposure to Recruitment, HR Operations, Employee Relations, Employee Engagement, Administration, and HR Business Partnering.
• Prior experience in a BPM, BPO, Shared Services, Financial Services, or corporate environment would be a strong advantage.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CIPM will be an added advantage.
• Experience independently managing HR activities for a branch, regional office, delivery center, or business unit is highly desirable.
• Exposure to high-volume recruitment, campus hiring, and employer branding initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment and onboarding activities to build high-performing teams.
• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies to support business growth and workforce requirements.
• Build strong relationships with universities, educational institutions, professional bodies, and community stakeholders to strengthen regional talent pipelines.
• Organize career fairs, campus recruitment programs, employer branding initiatives, recruitment campaigns, and community engagement activities.
• Manage day-to-day HR operations, including employee lifecycle activities, attendance, leave administration, HR documentation, and policy implementation.
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing, recognition, and culture-building initiatives to create an exceptional employee experience.
• Act as the primary HR partner for the Kurunegala site, supporting employees and business leaders on all people-related matters.
• Manage employee relations, including performance management, disciplinary matters, grievance handling, and employee counselling.
• Partner with operational leaders on workforce planning and manpower requirements to support business growth.
• Coordinate local HR administration while working closely with the Head Office HR team to ensure consistency, compliance, and governance standards.
• Ensure compliance with Sri Lankan labour laws, company policies, and HR best practices.
• Support administration-related activities to ensure the smooth functioning of the Kurunegala delivery center.

Salary/Benefits

• An opportunity to work in a dynamic, friendly, exciting, and fun-filled environment.
• An entry into the John Keells Group, Sri Lanka’s largest listed conglomerate.
• Continuous Training in accounting, soft skills, best practices.