People Operations Associate
Job Context:
At Cefalo, our People & Culture team plays a key role in creating a structured, compliant, and people-focused work environment. We are looking for a People Operations Associate to support HR operations with a strong focus on documentation, compliance, and process discipline.
Cefalo Bangladesh is part of a Norway-based IT services company delivering high-quality software solutions to European clients. We value structure, transparency, and a strong employee experience, and this role is critical in ensuring that all employee-related documentation and processes are properly maintained and compliant.
The selected candidate will work closely with the management team to ensure that employee lifecycle documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and aligned with Bangladesh labor law and internal policies.
Job Requirements:
- 1 to 2 years of professional experience in HR operations, HR administration, or a similar role.
- Basic understanding of Bangladesh labor law and HR compliance requirements.
- Hands-on experience in maintaining employee records and documentation across the employee lifecycle (joining, confirmation, changes, exit).
- Experience preparing and organizing HR-related documents for audits and compliance checks.
- Ability to manage both physical and digital employee files in a structured and organized manner.
- Experience working with HR systems or HRIS platforms
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to ensure the accuracy and completeness of documentation.
- Ability to update and maintain HR policies and process documents.
- Good communication skills in English and Bangla.
- Ability to handle confidential information with integrity and professionalism.
Additional Job Requirements:
- Highly organized with strong documentation and record-keeping skills.
- Self-managed, responsible, and proactive.
- Comfortable working with structured processes and checklists.
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership of assigned tasks.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to internal systems and processes.
- Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders when required.
Educational Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field from a reputable university.
Benefits:
- Attractive remuneration package for deserving candidates
- Sound work-life balance—Regular working hours: 8 hours/day, 5 days a week
- 3 weeks of paid leave per year
- Flexible leave/vacation policy, including paternity and maternity leaves
- All the public holidays as declared by the Bangladesh Government
- Opportunity to work in an international work environment with European stakeholders
- Bottomless foods and drinks for breakfast, lunch, and snacks at the office
- Life Insurance and also Health Insurance, including spouse and children
- Opportunity to work in a structured and people-focused organization
- Annual performance evaluation and increment
Job Location:
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Perks & Benefits
Here at Cefalo, we are like a big family. We are proud of our team and make sure to take great care of each member by offering a wide range of professional perks and benefits.
Competitive Salary
We offer highly competitive remuneration packages, based on your work experience, skills, and qualifications. We also regularly review salaries to ensure they remain competitive. And of course, salaries are always paid on time!
Great Colleagues & Mentors
We're working with some of the best software engineers, tech leads, and architects in Bangladesh and from Europe. We help each other to grow as professionals. Our leaders are measured on their ability to coach our juniors to become future leaders.
Tools & Technologies
We use the latest web, mobile & cloud stacks along with micro-service architecture, CI/CD pipeline exercising industry-standard principles & best practices to build scalable, high-performance & robust software solutions for some of the big players in Europe.
Culture based on Trust
We are highly influenced by Norwegian culture, characterized by a flat structure, empowered colleagues, and no micro-management. Decision-making is almost always by consensus. There is a high level of trust that everyone contributes to the common goals.
International Training and Traveling
As a software development consultant, you'll have the possibility of traveling to Europe for business trips and project assignments. There will be also opportunities to attend international conferences and workshops.
Schooling & Knowledge Sharing
We invest as much as possible into keeping our software engineers updated with industry-standard principles and best practices through internal and external training, courses, workshops, and knowledge sharing.
Career Growth & Development
Our individual career development plan, knowledge sharing & training, and of course, collaboration with our highly skilled engineers will help you develop deeper skill sets and, in return, flourish & keep us moving forward.
Annual Performance Evaluation
As we grow, we want you to grow with us. We have an annual performance appraisal process which ensures recognition of our employees for good performance and also provides appropriate suggestions for improvement as necessary.
Sound Work-Life Balance
We give strong emphasis on healthy work-life balance. We have flexible working hours. We enjoy paid vacation/leave days including paternity & maternity leaves. We give our best when we are at the office, but we hardly work after office hours or on weekends.
Bottomless Foods & Drinks
Monday through Friday, we provide buffet lunch in-house, cooked by our own office chefs, to ensure healthy & hygienic meals. There is also an arrangement of breakfast in the morning and unlimited seasonal fruits, snacks, drinks & ice-creams throughout the day.
Life & Health Insurance Coverage
We value our people more than anything else. All of our employees have Life Insurance coverage, sponsored by the company. We also have both in-patient and out-patient health insurance facilities that also includes dependent spouse and children.
Bonuses and Allowances
We offer two festival bonuses per year to make the holidays more enjoyable. There are monthly allowances for mobile bills, home internet connectivity, and office transportation. We also have a dedicated allowance/fund for individual skill development and team building & engagement activities.
Awesome Work Environment
We love having fun as much as we love programming. We have an indoor games room where we play ping pong, foosball, and carrom. We also love playing football and cricket together. We like hanging out with colleagues and friends even after office hours.
Paid Leaves and Vacations
We follow all the public holidays as declared by the Bangladesh Government. We offer 3 weeks of paid vacation/leave days and up to 2 weeks of sick leave days per year. There is also a provision of 2 weeks of paternity leave and 6 months of maternity leave.
Company Outings and Events
We often go out for dinners and watch movies in theaters to celebrate project milestones and releases. We like celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and even impromptu life moments. We love joining our 3-day long company trips together with our family.
