Kamla Joshi

HR Manager & General Manager – Promoedge Media Pvt Ltd (Socio Influencer)
Reporting directly to the Director | Founding HR professional | Senior Leadership Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Founding HR Lead: Spearheaded the entire Human Resources function from the ground up as the first HR professional in the organization.
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition: Led end-to-end recruitment processes, including job postings, sourcing, screening, conducting interviews, and final hiring decisions across multiple departments.
• Policy Development & Implementation: Designed, developed, and implemented all HR policies, procedures, and employee handbooks in alignment with company goals and compliance standards.
• Payroll & Compensation Management: Managed monthly salary processing, compensation structuring, and payroll coordination to ensure accuracy and timely disbursement.
• Employee Relations & Engagement: Acted as the primary point of contact for employee concerns and engagement initiatives, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Strategic HR Leadership: Collaborated with senior management to align HR strategies with business goals and ensure smooth operations across teams.
• Performance Management: Set up performance appraisal systems and provided guidance to team leads on performance reviews and employee development.
• Administrative & Operational Oversight: Took charge of broader administrative responsibilities in the role of GM, ensuring smooth day-to-day business operations.
• As the first HR professional at Socio Influencer, I’ve had the unique opportunity to build the entire HR function from the ground up. Reporting directly to the Director, I hold a dual role overseeing both Human Resources and General Management responsibilities at a senior leadership level.
• From crafting all HR policies and frameworks to managing end-to-end recruitment, payroll, employee relations, and performance systems—I’ve been at the core of shaping the company’s people culture and operations. My focus is on building strong teams, creating structured yet flexible processes, and aligning HR strategies with business growth.
• With a hands-on approach and a strategic mindset, I’m passionate about building workplaces where people thrive and businesses scale effectively.

• Leading the creative team by balancing diverse ideas and opinions while keeping them focused and on track
• Seeking opportunities for business growth; driving business development and creating new content streams for creative work to grow existing accounts
• Managing budgets, overseeing project profitability and staffing to ensure client campaign is delivered on time and on budget
• Hiring and mentoring Crew for a consistent performance
• Daily shoot report and coordination with editing team
• Handling the clients accounts TCNS, BATA, LIBERTY, AJIO, VISHAL MEGA MART etc
• Maintaining Weekly and Monthly productively report of team
• Introduce the guidelines of shoots to team
• MIS reports of inventory
• Models, Freelancer booking for particular project
• Maintaining monthly salaries and attendance
• Coordination with accounts team for invoices
• Handling all the operation things
• Coordination with model agencies for booking
• Developed strong relationships with clients through regular communication and excellent customer service.
• Increased client retention by providing personalized support and prompt resolution of issues.

• Lead HR projects like compensation plans revisions
• Implement functional HRMS and internal databases across all departments and locations
• Oversee our payroll and performance evaluation systems
• Design company policies and procedures
• Review and update our employment contracts and agreements
• Prepare budgets by department
• Track key HR metrics like cost per hire and retention rates
• Manage internal communication projects (like job satisfaction survey)
• Measure the effectiveness of our benefits programs and recommend improvements
• Coordinate employee training and development initiatives
• Ensure our recordkeeping and data processing procedures comply with GDPR requirements
• Maintain employee’s Employee Engagement
• End to End Recruitment
• Help in Payroll
• Maintain Attendance & Leave management
• Follow up with the selected candidates till date of joining
• Maintaining Recruitment Database and MIS
• Handling topmost job portals (Naukri.com, LinkedIn, indeed etc.) for Job postings, searching the CVs, scrutinizing
• Sourcing & recruiting candidates as per business requirement
• Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 300 -employee company.

• Maintain employee’s data base
• Employee Engagement
• End to End Recruitment
• Help in Payroll
• Maintain Attendance & Leave management
• Follow up with the selected candidates till date of joining
• Maintaining Recruitment Database and MIS
• Handling topmost job portals ( Naukri , LinkedIn, indeed etc.) for Job postings, searching the CVs
• Sourcing & recruiting candidates as per business requirement

• Pan India recruitment
• Handling End to End Recruitment process
• As hotel industry, Restaurant Chain
• Overseeing administrative activities
• Developing and maintaining an HR system that meets management information needs
• Looking after the entire cycle of recruitment that includes headhunting / searching / sourcing potential candidates
• Sourcing candidates from various Job Portals, referrals, internal database and networking
• Planning and conducting new Employee Induction Programme
• Coordinating with the management for training, hiring, terminations, employee performance appraisals, safety of employees etc
• Handling various system building Developmental projects
• Solely taking care of PPC (Production Planning and Control)
• Recruitment for company ventures of outlets and internal hiring of company
• Evaluated the effectiveness of various HR programs through data-driven metrics analysis that informed future decision making.
• Managed complex employee relations issues with empathy, discretion, and adherence to legal requirements.
• Increased workplace diversity by executing inclusive hiring practices and promoting cultural awareness initiatives.
• Managed other HR staff and oversaw completion of tasks and initiatives.
• Streamlined benefits administration for increased efficiency, cost savings, and improved employee understanding of offerings.
• Developed fair compensation structures based on market research, internal equity analysis, and budgetary constraints.
• Supported company growth by establishing scalable HR systems, policies, and procedures that foster a positive work environment.
• Designed robust compensation and benefits packages to attract top employees.
• Improved organizational structure by conducting thorough job analyses and updating position descriptions accordingly.
• Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.
• Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 300-employee company.

• Handling topmost job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn, indeed etc) for Job postings, searching the CVs, scrutinizing
• Sourcing & recruiting candidates as per business requirement
• Campus recruitments
• Conducting reference checks, Salary negotiate
• Multiple recruitments
• Manpower Planning
• Preparing Job Descriptions
• Handling topmost job portals (Naukr, Linkedin, indeed etc) for Job postings, searching the CVs, scrutinizing
• Sourcing & recruiting candidates as per business requirement
• Campus recruitments
• Conducting reference checks, Salary negotiations, releasing offers
• Joining formalities, Induction, Property round
• Ensure the proper issue of identity cards, uniforms, lockers etc for new employees
• Maintain personal files
• Proper onboarding of employee
• Take feedback from exiting organisations about selected employees
• Attendance Management
• Salary Slip generation and mailing
• Tracking
• Performance Management
• Probation evaluations / Employee confirmations
• Periodical Performance Appraisal –Ratings- data preparation & letter makings
• Performance evaluation
• Weekly task / Monthly task reports maintaining
• First Line of Contact to HR for Employees
• Employees engagement programs
• Motivation games / Event for employees
• Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.