Lead - Human Resource - Startup

HR Strategy & Leadership:

• Partner with the founding team on org design, workforce planning, and culture.

Talent Acquisition:

• Own end-to-end hiring for mid-to-senior roles - scoping, sourcing, structured assessment, and closure.

Performance & Development:

• Design performance cycles, career frameworks, and L&D initiatives.

HR Operations & Systems:

• Build and own onboarding, HRIS, policies, compliance, and people analytics.

Employee Engagement:

• Drive culture, pulse surveys, and initiatives that make Kheyti a high-retention workplace.

Startup Agility:

• Roll up your sleeves - build from scratch, navigate ambiguity, and move with speed.

Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a sharp, mission-driven HR generalist who can zoom in on execution and zoom out to C-suite conversations - often on the same day. You bring the structured thinking of a top B-school education and the grit of someone who has built people processes from scratch in a startup.

Must-Haves:

• MBA or equivalent from B-school (MDI, IMT, Narsee Monjee, KJ Somaiya or equivalent).
• 2-5 years of HR experience in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Generalist background - experience beyond just recruitment (performance, engagement, ops).
• Strong exposure to talent acquisition, including structured hiring for mid-to-senior roles.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with founders/senior leadership on people strategy.
• Strong operational agility: builds processes, manages ambiguity, executes with speed.
• Data-driven mindset - comfort with HR metrics, dashboards, and people analytics.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience in agri-tech, rural development, or a social enterprise.
• Exposure to distributed or field-heavy organizations.
• Familiarity with AI-driven HR tools or modern HRIS platforms (e.g., Zoho People).
• Prior experience hiring across multiple functions and geographies.

Not a Fit:

• Those looking for a siloed or purely transactional HR role.
• Those uncomfortable building processes without a playbook.
• Those who prefer large-corporate structure over startup pace.
• Those unwilling to work across both strategy and hands-on execution.