Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end hiring for leadership and other roles.

- Build employer branding and recruitment processes suitable for a growing firm.

- Ensure complete compliance with labor laws, factory acts, payroll, PF, ESIC, CLRA, Shops & Establishments, etc.

- Coordinate with external consultants, payroll vendors, and compliance partners

- Handle audits, inspections, and government filings related to HR Employee Lifecycle Management

- Design and implement a structured performance appraisal framework aligned with company goals

- Drive goal-setting, mid-cycle reviews, and annual appraisal processes

- Work closely with leadership to ensure fair, data-driven performance evaluations

- Support managers in performance feedback, improvement plans, and career development discussions

- Own end-to-end monthly payroll management for employees

- Ensure payroll processes are fully compliant with statutory and company policies

- Draft, implement,



and continuously improve HR policies, SOPs, and manuals

- Ensure policies are practical, compliant, and aligned with company culture

- Drive employee engagement initiatives across office and plant teams

Good to have:

- Prior 10+ years of experience in leading HR for high growth brands (100 cr+ revenue); preferably for retail/ omnichannel D2C startups.

- Strong experience in workforce management with retail stores between 50 to 500 across India.

- Solid understanding of Indian labour laws and statutory compliance

- Proven ability to independently manage the entire HR function

- Hands-on, execution-focused, and comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment

- Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to work across levels

- Prior experience setting up HR systems from scratch is a big plus

📌 HR HeadC Brand (Retail Stores) (Mumbai)
🏢 PeopleGene
📍 Mumbai