Jasmine Lakhani
Mumbai
Summary
Startup-native HR leader with over a decade of experience scaling teams, shaping culture, and building people-first systems from scratch. Looking to bring these capabilities to a company that moves fast and thinks sharp.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of HR
NUTRITIONALAB PVT LTD
07.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: A D2C Nutraceuticals Startup
- Building and leading the People function from scratch, hiring and mentoring a lean 4-member team to support a rapidly scaling organization. (65 to 250+ headcount, and growing)
- Partnering closely with the CEO/ Founder and leadership to hire the company’s top management, including the CFO, Head of Supply Chain, Head of Ecommerce, Creative Head and key functional heads across departments.
- Driving in-house talent acquisition across all levels, resulting in cost savings of 1.60 Cr+ in agency fees in my tenure.
- Leading the implementation of KRAs and KPIs org-wide, ensuring transparent, measurable, and equitable performance management aligned with business outcomes.
- Creating and institutionalizing people listening mechanisms such as ENPS surveys, townhalls, CFRs and R&Rs -translating insights into actionable culture and retention strategies.
- Developing the company’s first org-wide Performance & Growth Framework, linking KRAs, KPIs, behaviour competencies, and growth pathways to performance appraisals, promotions, and rewards.
- Designing compensation glide paths in collaboration with finance for sustainable manpower planning linked to franchise expansion.
- Guiding the CEO and Founders on performance vs cost matrices, supporting strategic decision-making for annual budgets and headcount planning.
- Building and institutionalizing a structured Employee Engagement Charter, combining monthly townhalls, R&R programs, townhall sessions, and pulse feedback loops to promote trust, transparency, and energy org-wide.
- Leading HR digitization by managing the HRMS and ESOP portals, aligning workflows with compliance and employee experience. Ensure smooth workflow while managing HRMS/ payroll software transitions.
- Overseeing end-to-end HR compliance, including statutory adherence (PF, ESI, PT, gratuity, etc.), labor law governance, vendor compliance, and regulatory audits in coordination with finance and external consultants.
- Leading end-to-end performance cycles, including year-end reviews, promotions, and salary revision frameworks, ensuring consistency, fairness, and business alignment.
- Shaping the company’s cultural identity during scale, enabling trust-based leadership, scalable people practices, and org-wide alignment through policies, rituals, and rhythms tailored for startup growth.
- A D2C Nutraceuticals Startup
HR MANAGER – PEOPLE & CULTURE
SLEEP MANAGEMENT PVT.LTD
12.2021 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: A D2C Sleep Solutions Startup
- Presiding Officer of POSH Internal Committee
- Employee of the Month – March 2022
- Led 2 direct reportees and responsible for setting up people & culture practices.
- Revamped the org structure and helped senior management in hiring the heads of various key departments such as Marketing, Training & Quality, Customer Experience & Performance Marketing.
- Hired more than 40 employees saving recruitment agency costs of ~ 10 lakhs – while maintaining 30/60 day pre-determined recruitment TAT.
- Implemented quarterly eNPS and Manager effectiveness surveys tied to HR KPIs, analyzed insights, and recommended action plans that drove a consistent quarterly score improvement in eNPS.
- Set up the end-to-end employee lifecycle management within the organization starting from upgrading the hiring process to building the onboarding best practices toolkit to increasing engagement by organizing various team building activities and finally formulating the employee exit best practices.
- Organized learning & development activities such as meet the expert sessions, cross functional and new managers trainings.
- Incorporated employee suggestions from weekly one on one sessions while leading the policy revision exercise.
- Established the CFR practice – which led to 23% reduction in attrition.
- Redesigned the CTC structure and employee benefits including hiring and negotiating with a new insurance vendor.
- Managed the rewards & recognition program.
- Led end-to-end HR statutory compliance in collaboration with finance team, compliance consultants, and auditors, ensuring full regulatory adherence.
- Established the KPI Indicators for employees and KRAs for all the functions to enable objective year end discussions.
- A D2C Sleep Solutions Startup
Senior Associate
PURPLE STYLE LABS Pvt. Ltd
04.2019 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: A Multi-brand luxury fashion house (Now a Unicorn)
- Led a team of 3 executives to manage the global HR function spread across 3 countries.
- Spearheaded the sourcing & recruitment of 200+ successfully hired candidates to support the company’s rapid expansion from 80 to 400 people.
- Drafted HR corporate policy in liaison with legal team for employment contracts, Code of Conduct, POSH and leave policy to name a few.
- Implemented HR initiatives for increasing employee engagement and retention.
- Managing the E2E recruitment and exit processes.
- Managing employee disciplinary issues and provide advice to business leaders on ways to manage each case.
- Organized the covid vaccination drive for all employees to enable the return to work policy of the firm.
- A Multi-brand luxury fashion house (Now a Unicorn)
Executive Assistant
SQUARE GROUP
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Worked with the producer of a Bollywood movie production house for office management and people ops as well as handling logistics of the project involving multi-city shoots and a crew of 100+.
Executive Assistant
NEELA TELEFILMS Pvt Ltd
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Executive Assistant to Mr Asit Modi, producer of the popular television show Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah.
- Responsible for a multi-dimensional role including office administration, people ops, handling crew & equipment logistics and organizing promotional events.
Executive Assistant
ALIA CONSULTING SOLUTIONS Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Primarily involved in the tender management process for tourism infrastructure development projects for Maharashtra.
- Handled auxiliary processes of recruitment & logistics.
Education
Masters - Travel management
Himachal Pradesh university
01.2014
B.Com -
Ness Wadia College of Commerce
01.2010
Skills
- Succession planning
- HR digital transformation
- Strategic workforce planning
- Employee counseling & engagement
- Conflict resolution
- Performance management
- Strategic partnership
- Cultural development
- HR compliance
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Yoga
- Cooking
- Flock Leader of a Girls Scouts Group, Pune
- Member of Volunteer Trainers’ Cohort for St. Helena’s School, Pune
Timeline
Head of HR
NUTRITIONALAB PVT LTD
07.2023 - Current
HR MANAGER – PEOPLE & CULTURE
SLEEP MANAGEMENT PVT.LTD
12.2021 - 07.2023
Senior Associate
PURPLE STYLE LABS Pvt. Ltd
04.2019 - 12.2021
Executive Assistant
SQUARE GROUP
03.2017 - 03.2018
Executive Assistant
NEELA TELEFILMS Pvt Ltd
03.2016 - 03.2017
Executive Assistant
ALIA CONSULTING SOLUTIONS Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 03.2016
Masters - Travel management
Himachal Pradesh university
B.Com -
Ness Wadia College of Commerce
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