Human Resources Operations Specialist in Chennai

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Human Resources Operations Specialist Location : Chennai, India Department : People Operations Reports to : Sr. Manager HR Operations and Payroll Level: P2 About the Role: We have two exciting opportunities available on our HR Operations team! The HR Operations Specialist plays a key role in supporting core HR processes and programs at Appian, with a primary focus on onboarding, employee data management, and operational support throughout the employee lifecycle. This role helps ensure a seamless employee experience while maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across HR systems and processes. HR Operations Specialist – North America Support This position will be based in Chennai, India and will primarily support HR Operations across North America, with opportunities to provide support to other regions as needed. This role requires flexibility to support global operations across multiple time zones. The primary working schedule will be 12:00 PM–4:00 PM and 6:00 PM–10:00 PM IST. HR Operations Specialist – EMEA Support This position will also be based in Chennai, India and will primarily support HR Operations across EMEA, while providing support to other regions as needed. This role requires flexibility to collaborate with teams across multiple countries and time zones. Key Responsibilities: Support the onboarding process for new hires ensuring a seamless and positive employee experience. Complete Form I-9 processing, verify supporting documentation, and monitor compliance with federal I-9

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Payroll Specialist to join our global payroll team. In this role, you will oversee payroll operations across APAC ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a seamless employee payroll experience. You will work closely with HR, Finance, and external vendors to deliver timely and compliant payroll while continuously improving processes. What You’ll Do Oversee the entire monthly payroll cycles across India, Australia, Japan, and Singapore. Ensure accurate payrolls for new hires, exits, promotions, transfers and all types of variable pays. Conduct audits and reconciliations to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies. Collaborate with HR and different stakeholders on onboarding documentation, monthly variable pay, and all monthly payroll inputs. Monitor compliance with local payroll legislation and tax requirements. Maintain up to date employee records in HRIS/payroll systems and support all employee payroll related inquiries. Partner with third-party vendors and provide global payroll backup support. Identify process improvements and strengthen payroll system controls. Deliver professional customer service to employees and internal stakeholders. About you Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Human Resources or related field is preferred. 5+ years of payroll experience is a strong advantage. Strong execution skills, analytical mindset, and attention to details with the ability to work independently. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Tools & Skills You’ll Bring Intermediate to advanced Excel skill

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Compensation Analyst III (Senior) – Equity Administration & Global Rewards Architect Appian's global equity and total rewards strategy while modernizing plan design for high-scale enterprise growth. Location: Chennai, India | Work Model: Hybrid About the Team The People Team at Appian fuels global growth by attracting, rewarding, and retaining world-class talent. In an industry powered by AI-Powered Process Automation , our team builds data-driven compensation strategies that sustain competitive market advantage. We partner directly with executive leadership to champion pay equity, optimize total rewards platforms, and drive scalable governance across global offices. The Opportunity As Appian accelerates its international expansion, modernizing our equity architecture and total rewards framework is critical. As Compensation Analyst III, you will act as a core global partner based out of our Chennai tech hub. You won't just analyze data; you will shape global pay equity initiatives, architect scalable equity management structures, and directly manage equity plan administration using E*TRADE/Morgan Stanley . This role offers a unique opportunity to build scalable compensation frameworks in a fast-paced environment backed by enterprise-grade stability. What You’ll Do Modernize Equity Plan Architecture: Lead global equity plan governance and modernize grant structures, option/RSU execution lifecycles, and cap-table administration using E*TRADE/Morgan Stanley . Drive Executive Insights & Strategic Analytics: Oversee global HR and compensation intellige

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About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the Role: As a Forward Deployed Engineer at DevRev, you will work closely with our pre- and post-sales Customer Experience team by developing solutions over the core platform via applications written in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, etc. One of the key functions of this role is, building the Knowledge Graph that includes integration of DevRev with other SaaS and non-SaaS systems through webhooks and APIs and/ or real-time communication architectures. You will be expected to employ your creativity and expertise to ideate and shape how AI, analytics and workflows are used in customers' processes. What You'll Do: Customer-facing: 80% working directly with customers. Coding & Integration: 70-80% hands-on technical implementation Build & Deploy Solutions: Design, develop, and launch AI agents, integrations, and automations that connect DevRev with customers' existing tech stacks and workflows. Integrate Systems: Connect DevRev with SaaS and non-SaaS platforms through APIs, webhooks, and real-time communication architectures for seamless data flow. Optimize AI Performance: Apply prompt engineering, fine-tune semantic search engines, and leverage generative AI techniques to enhance agent accuracy

About DevRev At DevRev, we're building the future of work with Computer – your AI teammate. Unlike traditional tools, Computer unifies all your data sources, tools, and workflows into a single AI-ready platform, giving employees real-time insights, proactive suggestions, and powerful agentic actions. It extends your existing software with AI-native apps and agents that work alongside your teams and customers – updating workflows, coordinating across teams, and eliminating repetitive work. We call this Team Intelligence: human-AI collaboration that breaks down silos, brings people back together, and frees you to solve bigger problems. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Mayfield with $150M+ raised, DevRev is trusted by global companies across industries. About the role: We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help build and evolve the data platform that powers critical business decisions and customer-facing experiences. You will own significant parts of our data architecture that is main powerhouse of DevRev Computer’s memory for accurate and efficient Answers. As a part of data team, you will design and operate scalable data systems, and work closely with Software Engineering, AI Agent teams, Data Science, and Product teams to turn complex data requirements into reliable, high-quality data products. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving challenging problems involving large-scale data, distributed systems, database architecture, and performance optimization . You will have significant technical ownership and the opportunity to influence the direction of our agentic data platform while helping raise the engineering bar across the team. What you'll do: Own data architecture for large-scale, high-impact projects, making thoughtful tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability, and operational cost. Design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and data systems that reliably ingest, transform, store, and se