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People Operations
4 years ago
Mech Mocha runs India's first vernacular social gaming platform for the next billion Indians. Let’s take you through our journey.
2015: Bangalore touchdown. We started small but with a big dream - to build mobile apps that entertain India.
Early Wins In no time, we evolved into a dynamic 30+ member team and our first game got over 10 Million downloads. Got Blume to invest in our adventure.
Bigwigs came onboard. We raised over $10 million in funding, thanks to industry stalwarts like Accel, Blume and Shunwei and grew to 50+ awesome people!
Making India Play. Our users, who we lovingly call ‘Pritam’ or 'Preeti', are spending over 70 million minutes of time per month on our platforms.
With Jio's aggressive entry, mobile data became affordable to additional hundreds of millions. These hundreds of millions of Indians are under-served w.r.t. digital products and services competing for their attention. Over the next 5 years, 500 million more Indians are expected to adopt digital platforms.
Their online behaviour is different from the behaviour of the audience in tier-1 India. For them, typing is an *unnatural* way of interacting with the smartphone. They're not as comfortable with English-first apps; they strongly prefer to consume online content in vernacular languages.
These users' way of looking at mobile games is quite interesting. It might be a shopkeeper in Lucknow, or a beauty salon employee in Jodhpur. They spend 12-14 hours a day at work, and have a lot of time alone- especially in the afternoon.
Hello Play allows them an escape mechanism from societal constraints, and they get a *human* connection with real people from across India with similar interests. We provide the most entertaining way of discovering new people and creating deep relationships. The product fulfils the innate need of human connection and the natural attraction towards entertainment through gaming.
We've observed during our 12 hour+ train journeys that co-travellers, who are strangers to each other, play a game of cards or Ludo to pass time. We've met a lot of interesting people this way ourselves, which makes us strongly believe in games as some of the best ice-breakers.
India’s first live social gaming platform where users meet new people through live social games
- 30+ minutes of in-app time spent by each user daily
- Over 100 million+ minutes of conversations on the platform since launch
About the Operations team at Mech Mocha
The Ops team greases the wheels of business. We ensure that the hard and soft infrastructure required for growth is put in place, and maintained well. If a task doesn’t squarely fit into a department, it’s something we do.
- We have the CEO’s trust to make decisions on the fly. Our instincts and capabilities are in synchrony. The leadership knows viscerally that we’ll step into the chaos, tackle our share and watch the company's back. The leadership uses us as a sounding board when making particularly challenging choices. During difficult decisions, the leadership trusts that two heads will be better than one.
- We are proactive. We identify blind spots. The faster we can identify problems, the faster we can fix them.
- Execution is everything for us. We are relentless doers. We're not one-hit wonders. We have clear answers rooted in proven strategies and tactics, always. We create systems that elevate the entire company. We have options, intelligence and an opinion ready.
- We are versatile and adaptable. Our default mindset is to be jacks-of-all-trades (in our case, mostly jills-of-all-trades). Our broad exposure enables knowledge of which levers to make each functional area work.
- We’re reliable. We are the team’s go-to second in command. The team feels confident relying on us when the CEO is not in the office. Business never skips a beat.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for payroll processing and providing functional support for incentive programs
- Employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, compliance
- Enable compliance with national, state, and local legal requirements
- Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential as necessary
What we are looking for
- Strong problem solving, reporting and analytical skills
- Skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems
- Clear understanding of HR practices and legal requirements
- Working knowledge of the critical components of a successful HR department including employment law, training, maintaining employee files, and managing operational budgets
- Clear, strong verbal communication and consulting skills
- Well-developed writing and presentation skills
- Ability to listen, analyze and inform appropriately while maintaining the required sensibilities in handling confidential information
- Ability to work in a team environment
Brownie points for
- Experience of working in a startup environment
- Bachelors in HR, business administration, psychology, communications or a related field
Our building blocks
- Unstoppable drive: Visible energy. Initiative. Follow through.
- High ownership: Capability. Responsibility. Accountability.
- Effective communication: Unhindered by ambiguity. Driving clarity. Alignment. Thoughtful communication.
- Infectious positive energy: Fostering creativity. Encouraging and listening to others' ideas. Guidance, not criticism.
- Agile execution: Shipping early. Quick critical feedback. Fast iteration.
- User empathy: Knowledge of the targeted users. Deep respect for everything about them.
Why join us
- Flat organization- No bureaucracy, zero politics
- Small teams, big goals- Individual ownership, high visibility
- Learn and grow- Face-to-face sessions with industry leaders, accomplished founders, renowned designers
- Competitive compensation- Attractive package, generous equity, relocation bonus
- Interest-free loans- Looking to rent a house? We’d be happy to help out with the deposit!
- Work hard, party harder- Fun get-togethers, annual off-sites
- Eat. Repeat- There’s always food in the house
- Women in leadership- We believe in maintaining gender balance in our space and have women occupying over 50% of leadership roles.
- Outcome driven culture- We measure work by the impact it creates on the users, and not by the number of hours.
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