Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
🔹 Head of HR | Talent Acquisition Leader | Building High-Performance Teams from 0-to-1 🔹 I am an MBA graduate with 10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition across Fintech, B2B SaaS, E-commerce, and IoT industries. I specialize in creating HR and Talent Acquisition functions from the ground up (0-to-1 setups) for early-stage startups and scaling them to support growth. My passion lies in shaping and executing strategic people initiatives that drive organizational success. Key Responsibilities and Expertise: 0-to-1 HR Setups: Built and scaled HR and Talent Acquisition functions from scratch for multiple startups, establishing processes for tech and non-tech hiring, onboarding, and employee engagement. Designed comprehensive recruitment frameworks, HR policies, and organizational structures to support business growth. Talent Acquisition & Management: Lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for technical and non-technical roles. Source talent through Market Intelligence, LinkedIn, AngelList, Crunchbase, IIM Jobs, Instahyre, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and other platforms. Build strong employer branding initiatives to attract top-tier talent. Performance Management & Culture Building: Implement KRA/KPI frameworks and drive a culture of continuous feedback and improvement. Cultivate an inclusive, high-performance, and collaborative work environment. Compensation, Benefits, & Recognition: Design competitive CTC structures, ESOP plans, and employee recognition programs to retain top talent. Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Manage vendor partnerships, team leadership, and collaborate closely with business heads to fulfill hiring needs. Core Competencies: ✅ 0-to-1 HR Setups | ✅ Fintech Hiring | ✅ Early-Stage Startup Hiring ✅ Tech & Non-Tech Hiring | ✅ Leadership Hiring | ✅ Executive Search & Assessment ✅ Employer Branding | ✅ Organizational Design | ✅ Workforce Planning ✅ Talent Management | ✅ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) | ✅ Employee Engagement ✅ Change Management | ✅ HR Operations & Compliance | ✅ Performance Management ✅ Market Intelligence & Competitor Benchmarking | ✅ Vendor Management ✅ Team Building | ✅ Onboarding Programs | ✅ Employee Relations ✅ Learning & Development | ✅ Data-Driven HR Analytics | ✅ Strategic HR Planning I thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and excel at building HR infrastructures from scratch that align with business goals and enhance the overall employee experience. Let’s connect and explore how we can build exceptional teams together! 🌟
Head of HR / AVP - HR: Roles & Responsibilities in Fintech Startup Strategic HR Leadership: Develop and execute HR strategies aligned with company growth vision. Advise Founders and leadership on talent and organizational development. Implement HR tech and analytics for efficiency and innovation. Talent Acquisition & Management: Lead end-to-end recruitment for tech and non-tech roles. Strengthen onboarding processes for seamless integration of new hires. Develop retention strategies and build talent pipelines for key roles. People Management & Leadership Development: Partner with Founders and heads to enhance leadership capabilities. Implement training, mentoring, and coaching programs. Guide managers on team development, conflict resolution, and performance. Performance Management: Design KRA/KPI frameworks and continuous feedback mechanisms. Manage performance evaluations and align goals with company objectives. Support professional growth with development plans. Culture & Employee Engagement: Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture. Develop engagement programs and conduct feedback surveys. Promote DEI initiatives and boost team morale. Compensation, Benefits & Recognition: Create competitive CTC structures, ESOP plans, and benefits. Launch recognition programs to reward achievements and reinforce values. Benchmark compensation and benefits with market trends. HR Operations & Compliance: Oversee payroll, attendance, and leave management. Ensure compliance with labor laws and company policies. Implement HR systems and maintain clear HR documentation. Organizational Design & Change Management: Design scalable organizational structures. Lead change management during scaling or pivots. Optimize HR processes for efficiency and role clarity. Employee Relations: Serve as an employee advocate and address grievances promptly. Maintain open communication channels between employees and leadership. Ensure fair application of workplace policies.
Roles and Responsibilities:- Engage with the business leadership team in addressing key recruitment challenges, developing the strategic approach for and leading initiatives in sourcing, branding, assessment and other areas to support all recruiting teams. Lead a team of talent acquisition resources to optimize candidate experience while meeting hiring plans and targets Responsible for meeting monthly hiring targets, overseeing hiring funnels across roles and functions, and actively managing hiring funnels Provide weekly and monthly updates on hiring plan vs actuals while identifying areas of improvement Leverage hiring management tools to analyse data and performance of the team Build and implement new sourcing strategies Ensure adherence to TAT and process for closure of all roles Counsel the candidates on corporate benefits, salary, and corporate environment & appropriately gauge his/her fitment with our company culture & ensure hiring of great fits only Provide recruitment counsel and guidance to hiring managers & stakeholders with requisite hiring and employment data. Develop specialized or competitive intelligence and research pool with regards to talent acquisition, market salary trends, campus hiring trends, etc At Velocity, We are across hiring for all levels | feel free to DM me @ 9686825630 for more Info please visit our Careers page https://velocity.freshteam.com/jobs
Handled Mid and executive hiring / leadership hiring for focused on AI, Data Science , SaaS, IOT, Emerging, Block Chain , Digital Transformation and catering to industries across E Commerce, Retail, Internet ,B2B and engineering verticals :- Market Mapping, Market Intelligence,Organization mapping/ Compensation Bench marking. :- Participate in designing the Search Strategy & implementation plan and to create search engagement strategies necessary to identify outstanding candidates, execute candidate identification and profiling processes through a variety of primary and secondary sources. :- Ability to quickly adapt new tracks, suggest & recommend plans if required during the course of a search. :- To track industry developments including information on client, target companies, comprehensive market maps and potential candidate profiles. Support the leadership, executive process which includes sourcing, screening, initial assessments based on defined competencies and identification appropriate candidates.
Current role Brief: -Major involvement in technical hiring for Product hiring (Ecommerce, Startup, Retail, Internet, Engineering technology, Aero / Aviation ) including Responsible for recruiting for executive level hiring -Adept at sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Extensions, Boolean searches, Github, StackOverflow, Kaggle, Behance, DesignIndia, Coroflot,Core77, IIM Jobs,Hirist, Quikr and Indeed. -Specialties: Recruiting, Sourcing, Candidate Experience, Social Networking, Interviews, Research, Influence, Company Brand, Marketing, Development Roles, Metrics-Driven, Talent Acquisition, Relocation, Counseling , Passive hiring, Head Hunting, Mapping ( Company, Industry , project , Tier1 Colleges, University, Certifications , Fitment ) -Specialties: Talent Sourcing, Boolean Strings, X-Ray Search, Passive Sourcing, Volume Hiring, Niche Skill Hiring, Professional Networking, Excel Reports, Employee Referral. -Worked closely with COO, CEO, Stakeholders, Business Heads, CTO, and Hiring Managers to define sourcing strategies to successfully staff key players for Organization growth and innovation strategies.
Direct SPOC for Managing IT ( 70%) and Non IT Business Unit (30%) for PAN India Accountable for handling Multiple account management, delivery ,Account Mining , account development Responsible for achieving the target ( Individual , team)assigned by Director Gather the Requirements from SPOC's and drive them for more business specifications Develop the client to become a account to get the solid business for every quarter Use the specialized sourcing skills to catch the right active candidates to close the burning positions Always take the new challenges to close positions on with in TAT at any cost Maximum use of Non-traditional sourcing techniques: Google search, X Ray search, True caller & Facebook,integrations, Email Testers, Talent Mapping. Daily monitor and discuss the active positions with MD and take the precautions and suggestions to close the position Weekly or two weeks once visit the client to get the more business and get introduced more SPOC from different business verticals Take more challenges and precautions to max reduce the declines such as Mock calls, dummy calls , duplicate mapping, multi referral Etc. Committed to work under pressure and closed many challenging positions open for long time Subject matter expert in Nukri , Monster, LinkedIn sourcing with diff searches Make weekly and Monthly MIS and maintain the same
1. Good experience in handling the talents hiring needs for Manufacturing Business Unit and IT. 2. Responsible for End to End Recruitment's. 3. Implement appropriate sourcing strategies for each role. Sourcing of talents - this includes developing job descriptions, preparing advertisements, checking application forms, short listing, interviewing, validating and processing to the client.(Job Portals, Referrals, advertisements, Social Networking Sites like LinkedIn, Face book) 4. Develop and Manage strong consultative relationships with Clients and candidates. 5. Solicit and document Clients and candidate feedback throughout the interview process. 6. Disposition all candidates personally contacted in recruiting cycle (phone screen or higher manager interview). 7. Provide reporting and regular status updates to the Business Manager as required