HR Manager – People & Culture

About the job

We are hiring a serious HR Manager with 5+ years of hands-on experience to build and scale the HR function for a fast-growing D2C, design-led, retail and consumer business. Please note: This is not a maintenance role. This is a builder role. You will work directly with the founders to create hiring systems, performance frameworks, people processes, and a strong culture that can scale. What You Will Own • End-to-end HR operations and people strategy • Hiring and team building for key and leadership roles across design, retail, marketing, operations, and corporate teams • Creating and improving HR systems— policies, performance reviews, appraisals, feedback, exits, and compliance • Workforce planning and organisational structuring in a scaling company • Partnering with founders on people decisions, culture, and long-term talent strategy • Ensuring discipline, clarity, accountability, and professional HR hygiene across the organisation Who We Are Looking For • 5+ years of HR experience in D2C, retail, startup, design-led or consumer businesses in India • Proven experience scaling teams and building HR processes from scratch or early stages • Strong understanding of creative teams, retail operations, and fast-paced consumer environments • Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on • Mature, grounded, firm, and empathetic — someone who treats HR as a core business function • Someone ready to step up from Manager to a senior leadership role, with long-term ownership mindset

Requirements

• HR operations
• people strategy
• team building
• HR systems
• workforce planning
• culture development

Preferred Technologies

• HR operations
• people strategy
• team building
• HR systems
• workforce planning
• culture development