Job Description – HR & Business Operations Officer

Equity-Based Founding Team Role Kefilo

Company: Kefilo – NutritionTech & Wellness Innovation Company
Work Mode: Hybrid / Remote
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha (preferred)
Engagement: Part-time
Time Commitment: Approximately 20 hours per week
Compensation: Equity only. No fixed salary or monetary compensation until the company secures funding.

About Kefilo

Kefilo is a NutritionTech and wellness innovation company focused on building an integrated ecosystem for personalised nutrition, preventive wellness and 90-day lifestyle transformation programmes.

We are working towards developing a Nutrition Intelligence Engine, Food Intelligence Platform and Dark Factory Model for Food, combining nutrition science, technology, intelligent manufacturing and personalised wellness solutions.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial HR & Business Operations Officer who can take ownership of people management, organisational development and business operations while helping build scalable internal systems.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Human Resources & Talent Acquisition

- Develop and execute recruitment strategies for full-time, part-time and equity-based positions.

- Manage candidate sourcing, screening, interviews, onboarding and documentation.

- Build structured recruitment processes, employee databases and talent pipelines.

- Develop performance evaluation, employee engagement and retention frameworks.

2. HR Systems & Organisational Development

- Establish HR policies, employee handbooks, SOPs and organisational structures.

- Define roles, responsibilities, KRAs and KPIs across different departments.

- Develop attendance, leave, work tracking and performance monitoring systems.

- Build a productive,



accountable and performance-driven organisational culture.

3. Business Operations & Process Management

- Coordinate daily business operations across nutrition, food production, sales, marketing and technology teams.

- Develop operational SOPs, workflow documentation and reporting systems.

- Track departmental deliverables, timelines and execution progress.

- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement process improvements.

4. Business Administration & Strategic Coordination

- Coordinate internal meetings, reviews, business documentation and management reporting.

- Assist in business planning, resource allocation and operational budgeting.

- Coordinate with external consultants, vendors, partners and stakeholders.

- Support management in building scalable business processes and organisational infrastructure.

5. Performance & Business Intelligence

- Develop HR and operational dashboards to track organisational performance.

- Monitor recruitment targets, employee productivity and departmental KPIs.

- Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports.

- Use data-driven insights to improve workforce efficiency and operational execution.

What We Are Looking For

- MBA in HR, Business Administration, PGDM or relevant educational background.

- Experience in HR management, business operations, organisational development or startup operations.

- Solid understanding of recruitment,



performance management and business process development.

- Excellent communication, coordination and leadership abilities.

- Comfortable working with Excel, Google Sheets, HRMS and productivity tools.

- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently and take ownership.

- Prior startup experience will be an advantage.

Engagement & Equity Structure

- Equity-based founding team opportunity.

- Part-time engagement of approximately 20 hours per week.

- Hybrid/remote working arrangement.

- No fixed salary or monetary compensation until the company secures funding.

- Equity participation will be determined based on experience, contribution, responsibilities and long-term commitment.

- Five-year equity vesting framework.

- Opportunity to build and lead the HR and business operations function as Kefilo scales.

Selection Process

- Initial discussion (3–4 strategic discussions).

- One-month team-oriented engagement under NDA.

- Evaluation of working compatibility, contribution and ownership.

- Formal founding team agreement defining equity, responsibilities and expectations.

Application Questions

Interested candidates are requested to share:

- Briefly describe your educational background and experience in HR and business operations.

- Have you independently handled recruitment, employee management and operational systems? Share examples.

- What HR and operational systems would you prioritise while building a startup from the ground up?

- Why are you interested in an equity-only founding team opportunity, and what long-term ownership can you bring to Kefilo?

Join Kefilo to build the people, processes and operational infrastructure behind the next generation of NutritionTech and personalised wellness.

📌 HR & Business operations officer (Part-time, Equity only) (India)
🏢 Kefilo
📍 India