Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Jan 2021 – Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• A.Talent Acquisition
• Spearheaded a 40% net headcount increase in the technology division (Eng, Prod, QA, Infosec, UX, and DevOps) from the previous FY, by scaling up and investing in foundational approaches of campus hiring,lateral hiring, referrals to attract and retain top talent.
• Pioneered the successful scaling of new business through acquihire strategies that allowed us to acquire promising startups and integrate their talent into our workforce.
• B.Culture Building
• Championed values-driven culture building initiatives such as values town hall meetings that fostered a sense of community and purpose within the tech-prod org.
• Instituted regular employee catch-up meetings, including weekly catch-ups with new hires and 1:1 catch-ups with HODs, to promote engagement and continuous learning.
• Developed innovative programs such as hackathons, Nykaa care initiatives, and grievance handling protocols to boost engagement and satisfaction across the organization.
• C. Performance Management & Scale for future
• Conducted critical assessments to identify key employees and cohorts within the team, and initiated proactive measures to mitigate potential talent risks and attrition
• Effective Feb '21- I am working in the Rewards Team and on Special projects with the CHRO
• Market Benchmarking
• Participated in benchmarking exercise; extracted insights from benchmarking reports, analyzed salary trends, interpreted results and provided recommendations on salary targets/ranges
• AOP
• Budgeted and Forecasted Total Rewards impact for the next financial year by analyzing affordability of the business vertical, head count growth planned for next year
• Extensive collaboration with business and HRBP to gain insights on important levers of talent investment

Jun 2017 – Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Leading the People Partnering efforts for the tech and product team at Nykaa
• My responsibilities include
• 1)Talent Acquisition
• Scaled the dev centre in GRGN.
• Top key roles closed include: VP Engineering, Director Product, Director Design, CISO
• Campus hiring for tech and product roles in top ranked campuses - ( ISB, IIIT Allahabad, IIT Delhi)
• 2) Partner effectively with the CTO and the CPO on headcount planning, organizational design to
• support the tech team structure
• 3) Understand employee opinions and anticipate their needs and concerns
• 4) Drive HR COE initiatives with the team
• 5) Own & Drive Performance Management for the team
• People Strategy
• Responsibilities include ideating, implementing and driving HR projects as well as on-going process
• improvement projects
• Drive adherence to HR process, metrics and plan