Title: Assistant Manager, HR (HR Operations, Comp & Ben and Employee Relations)
Company Name: AR Malik Seeds Private Limited
Vacancy: --
Age: 30 to 35 years
Job Location: Dhaka (Aftabnagar)
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
You can run payroll accurately without needing close supervision.
You are approachable with employees but firm and consistent when policy or discipline requires it.
You treat confidential employee information with maturity and sound judgment.
You do not merely process transactions - you identify recurring problems and improve the process behind them.
You can work comfortably with Head Office, field teams, managers and Finance and close issues through disciplined follow-up.
Role Purpose
To ensure accurate, timely, compliant and employee-focused delivery of HR operations, end-to-end payroll, employee lifecycle administration and employee relations across Malik Seeds. The role will establish reliable HR operating disciplines while supporting a workplace culture built on dignity, fairness, professionalism and trust.
Who We Are
A R Malik Seeds Pvt. Ltd. is one of Bangladesh's pioneering private seed companies, founded in 1969 by Mr. A. R. Malik. For over five decades, we have supplied high-quality hybrid vegetables and potato seeds to farmers across every district of the country, working to make agriculture more productive, climate-resilient, and profitable for the people who depend on it.
Through our own Research & Development farm in Birganj, Dinajpur, and long-standing partnerships with globally renowned breeders such as Sakata Seed Corporation (Japan), BASF-Nunhems (Germany), and Agrico (Netherlands), we bring internationally proven seed technology to local farmers. As our operations, research, and farmer-outreach programs continue to grow, so does our need for a reliable, well-run HR and people function.
How You'll Make an Impact
HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle
Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle administration from joining through separation.
Maintain accurate employee master data, personnel files and employment records across Head Office, R&D Farm and Area Offices.
Prepare and administer appointment, confirmation, transfer, promotion, increment, warning, disciplinary, separation and experience letters.
Administer attendance, leave, employee movement, probation and confirmation processes through HR software, biometric records and approved field records.
Maintain HR operational calendars, trackers, checklists and service standards, and follow up with departments to close pending actions.
End-to-End Payroll and Compensation & Benefits Administration
Own company-wide Compensation, Benefits & Rewards administration, ensuring accurate and consistent implementation of approved salary, benefits, increment, bonus, recognition and reward practices.
Maintain payroll master data and process salary changes, increments, promotions, adjustments, deductions, arrears, overtime, employee loans and other approved payroll transactions.
Validate attendance, leave and employee movement data before payroll closure and reconcile differences across HR software, biometric and approved manual records.
Coordinate payroll review, authorization, disbursement and reconciliation with Finance while maintaining appropriate controls and confidentiality.
Process festival bonuses, salary certificates and final settlements accurately and on time.
Maintain compensation and benefits data and support periodic salary benchmarking, CTC analysis, benefits review and recommendations to management.
Employee Relations
Act as an accessible and dependable first point of contact for employee HR queries, concerns and workplace issues.
Handle grievances, disciplinary matters and employee relations cases fairly, confidentially and in line with policy and applicable requirements.
Prepare and maintain complete documentation for grievances, warnings, investigations, disciplinary actions and case closure.
Support fact-finding/investigations, employee counselling and conflict resolution, escalating sensitive or high-risk matters to the CHRO.
Track recurring employee relations themes and recommend preventive actions.
Promote consistent standards of dignity, respect, professionalism and constructive workplace behavior across levels and locations.
Policy, Compliance & HR Governance
Support the development, review and implementation of HR policies, SOPs, forms and employee guidelines.
Ensure consistent application of approved HR policies and maintain required employment and compliance documentation.
Maintain HR records in an audit-ready manner and support internal/external HR compliance reviews.
Monitor policy exceptions and operational risks and escalate significant gaps with recommended corrective actions.
Support preparation and administration of the HR Policy Handbook and related employee communication.
Onboarding, Probation & Employee Experience
Manage pre-joining documentation and coordinate a structured onboarding and induction process.
Administer buddy/new-joiner support and 30/60/90-day check-ins in coordination with managers.
Track probation reviews and ensure confirmation decisions and documentation are completed on time.
Identify early employee-experience concerns and coordinate timely follow-up with managers and the HR team.
HR Reporting & Process Improvement
Prepare regular operational reports on payroll, attendance, leave, headcount movement, probation, separation and employee-relations cases.
Ensure accuracy and confidentiality of HR data and provide reliable inputs to the People Dashboard.
Identify repetitive/manual HR activities that can be simplified, standardized or digitized.
Support HRIS/process-improvement initiatives and adoption of approved HR workflows.
What You Bring
5-8 years of relevant hands-on HR experience, with strong exposure to HR Operations, end-to-end payroll and Employee Relations.
Demonstrated ability to independently process and reconcile payroll for a multi-location workforce.
Sound practical understanding of Bangladesh labour/employment requirements and HR compliance.
Strong experience in attendance, leave, employee lifecycle documentation, final settlement and personnel records.
Strong MS Excel skills for payroll reconciliation, tracking and reporting; practical HR software/HRIS experience.
Strong documentation, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
High level of integrity, confidentiality, judgment, ownership and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently, follow through across departments and establish structured processes in a growing organization.
· Training and development opportunities.
· Career growth and long-term service recognition.