Vipul Mehrotra

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Scaled Swiggy's workforce 10x across India.
Led talent acquisition for Flipkart's high-stakes hiring.
Pioneered HR systems with AI and automation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition and People Experience leader in the Ecommerce sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionPeople ExperienceOperations ManagementMarketing StrategyClient Relationship ManagementSales

Other Skills

HR AnalyticsOnboardingHR SystemsHR Shared ServicesPayrollTalent BrandingStrategic PlanningCross-functional CoordinationHR TechResource PlanningTeam ManagementProject ManagementP&L ManagementTeam Capability BuildingBrand Management

About

I build the people engines that power category-defining companies, and I do it with a deep bias for data, automation, and AI. Over 20 years, I've led Talent Acquisition and People Experience for some of India's most ambitious organisations. At Swiggy, I helped scale the workforce 10x, expanded hiring from 8 to over 500 cities, and owned the full employee lifecycle from Hire to Exit. Over time, my role grew into a broader People Experience mandate, where I led Onboarding, HR Shared Services, HR Systems, HR Analytics, and Payroll for a large, distributed workforce. I've always believed that the best candidate experience and the best employee experience are built on the same foundation: empathy, data, and operational excellence. I do my best work at the intersection of business strategy, people leadership, and scale. Whether that's mapping talent for a new geography, building HR systems for over 10,000 workforce, or sitting across from a CXO to figure out what kind of people will actually move the needle, this is the work I find most meaningful. I believe the future of HR is human-centred and AI-enabled. It's a future I've been quietly building for years, and I'm just getting started.

Experience

23 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

4 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Swiggy

Talent Acquisition & People experience Leader

Sep 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

TALENT ACQUISITION
Built the talent acquisition strategy that powered Swiggy's hypergrowth,scaling headcount 10x and expanding hiring coverage from 8 to over 500 cities across India.
Evaluated and deployed a modern ATS that brought structure to the end-to-end recruitment workflow.
Improving pipeline visibility, reducing manual effort, and making hiring decisions more consistent and informed at scale.
Owns the CXO and Leadership hiring mandate, proactively mapping functional heads, product leaders, and business verticals before the need becomes urgent.
Leads the Talent Branding charter, shaping the narratives that turned Swiggy into one of the most recognised employers in the industry.
Owns the TA metrics framework covering quality of hire, source mix, hiring velocity, and diversity, and presents these insights directly to senior leadership.
Built and manages a high-performing TA team of managers, leads, and specialists.
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE - HIRE TO EXIT
Extended scope beyond TA to lead the full People Experience charter, owning the employee lifecycle from the first day to the last.
Designed and scaled an onboarding programme that automated task assignment, documentation, and manager nudges, helping new hires get productive faster and reducing early attrition.
Deployed a self-serve HR chatbot that handles employee queries on policies, payroll, and leave, freeing the HR Ops team to focus on cases that actually need a human.
Leads HR Analytics, owning people data dashboards that surface real-time insights on attrition risk, hiring funnel health, and headcount trends for both business and HR leaders.
Leads cross-functional People Experience team that brings TA, HR Ops, Payroll, and HR Tech under one roof, aligned to the same business outcomes.

Talent AcquisitionPeople ExperienceHR AnalyticsOnboardingHR SystemsHR Shared Services+2

Flipkart

2 roles

Sr.Manager- TA

Promoted

Feb 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

Led end-to-end TA for Flipkart's Supply Chain (Ekart) - covering lateral hiring across Operations, Technology, Product, Design & IT, and volume hiring for fulfilment centres.
Delivered Big Billion Day surge hiring for 2014 & 2015 - met aggressive headcount targets across all levels and verticals within tight timelines, one of Flipkart's highest-stakes annual mandates.
Designed TA strategy and source-mix frameworks aligned to the annual operating plan - partnering with Supply Chain business leaders on resource planning and allocation.
Drove TA process standardisation through innovative tools and techniques - improving team efficiency and reducing dependency on reactive hiring.
Led and developed a team of TA professionals - accountable for team productivity, capability building, and hiring outcomes.

Talent AcquisitionResource PlanningTeam Management

Manager -Talent Acquisition Volume hiring

Mar 2014 – Feb 2015 · 11 mos

Instrumental in ensuring targeted headcount is achieved for the supply chain Operations in the Volume hiring charter

Oriental cuisines pvt ltd

2 roles

National Head -The French Loaf

Sep 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos

Held direct P&L responsibility for The French Loaf brand -overseeing multi-city operations, new outlet rollouts, cost control, and team capability building.
Managed front-end and back-end operations across locations - controlled labour costs and food costs to drive profitability
Led expansion strategy: site identification, NSO rollouts, and budget forecasting

P&L ManagementOperations ManagementTeam Capability Building

Head-Marketing & Sales

Aug 2010 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Led group-wide marketing strategy across multiple F&B brands -owned budgets, ATL/BTL execution, and an in-house creative team.
Built and managed in-house design team alongside external agency and PR partnerships
Drove brand awareness and footfall through targeted marketing mix and ROI-focused campaigns

Marketing StrategyBrand ManagementCreative Team Management

Ma foi

2 roles

Head-Recruitments

Promoted

Oct 2007 – Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Led PAN India perm and RPO hiring for Ma Foi's staffing vertical -managing key accounts across Manufacturing, Telecom & BFSI at CXO and Head-HR levels, with full P&L responsibility.
Built and led recruitment teams across 8 metros and state capitals
Held P&L and revenue targets - delivered consistent month-on-month growth on closures
Managed RPO mandates and enterprise client relationships with SLA accountability

Recruitment Process OutsourcingAccount ManagementTeam LeadershipTalent Acquisition

Sr.Consultant Team Leader-Client Relationship and Delivery

Jun 2003 – Oct 2007 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Managed key accounts and end-to-end service delivery across Mumbai - responsible for SLA negotiations, collections, and P&L targets (PBT/EBIT/Gross NR).
Launched and ran Ma Foi's Retail Jobcentres across 8 Mumbai locations - broke even in 3 months
Led a team of managers and recruiters; drove client satisfaction and business closure targets

Client Relationship ManagementService Delivery