People Business Partner

We're excited to open applications for a People Business Partner to join our HR team in Bangalore. If you're passionate about crafting significant impact and confident in the value you can bring, we'd love to hear from you.

At Travelopia, we bring together some of the world's most specialist travel brands—each united by a commitment to delivering extraordinary experiences. As the HR Business Partner for our India Talent Hub, you will play a crucial role in supporting our global operations through expert HR partnership, strong compliance leadership, and a focus on delivering an outstanding colleague experience.

This role offers a unique blend of hands-on HR responsibilities and business collaboration, making it an exciting opportunity for someone looking to grow, influence, and lead with purpose.

Travelopia is headquartered in the UK and is one of the world's leading specialist travel groups providing customers with outstanding travel experiences. This includes adventure travel, safaris, private jet and polar expeditions, Yachts.

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• Excellent opportunities for learning, working with global teams
• Career progression potential

• Primary HR contact for employees and leaders in the India Talent Hub.
• Handle sophisticated employee relations matters with discretion.
• Coach managers on performance management and India employment law.
• Build strong partnerships with leaders across divisions and geographies.
• Support compliance with labour laws and requirements.
• Coordinate payroll with external providers and internal Finance.
• Support PF, ESI, PT, Gratuity and, statutory processes.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure audit readiness.
• Partner with HR teams across the UK, US, and Europe for practices.
• Work with global COEs (TA, Reward, Capability, Shared Services) on local implementation.
• Represent India Talent Hub HR in regional/global projects.
• Drive local engagement and wellbeing initiatives.
• Support planning and execution of events, communication, and culture activities.
• Analyse engagement insights and develop action plans for retention.
• Maintain HR data accuracy in Sage People (ATLAS) and other systems.
• Support reporting and analytics for decision-making.
• Lead onboarding, transfers, and exits for smooth employee experience.
• Support audits and HR process improvements.

• Able to take the role to the next level with a proactive and forward-thinking approach.
• Confident in pushing back respectfully, maintaining positive relationships while influencing outcomes.
• Capable of running and navigating senior collaborators with maturity and integrity.
• Comfortable having conversations, challenging decisions constructively, and providing strong justifications.
• Skilled in processing handovers to the People Services team and supporting transitions.
• Able to take inputs for payroll and support payroll processing in Mirra teams.
• Excellent communication skills with strong clarity and confidence.
• Experience handling global collaborators, especially across multiple time zones.
• HRIS exposure is important – Sage People is highly preferred (good to have).
• Proven understanding of key HR areas, employee relations, and compliance.
• Strong focus on data integrity, Atlas inputs, and maintaining accurate records and basic Excel proficiency .
• Strong evidence of practical HR experience, especially in employee relations and compliance.
• Practical and enthusiastic about uncovering efficient ways to blend critical thinking with hands-on operational tasks.

If you're ready to contribute your skills to an exciting and thriving company, apply now

We believe people perform best when they can be their true selves and teams with varied strengths drive better results. We're committed to encouraging a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone can succeed.

Travelopia ensures an inclusive work environment for all. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please advise us here:

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.