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Pooja Kaushal

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HR Operations & People Ops leader scaling compliance, payroll, and AI-driven hiring.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an HR/People Operations role where I can scale compliant, data-driven people processes, lead full-cycle hiring, and use AI-backed hiring and HR automation to improve speed, quality, and employee experience.

I’m a results-driven HR Operations and People Operations professional with 7+ years of experience scaling HR functions in high-growth, distributed environments. I lead end-to-end employee lifecycle work—recruitment, onboarding, engagement, compliance, and HRIS administration—while partnering with leadership on workforce planning and policy development.

I build operationally sound processes and dashboards, including HR MIS and workforce planning analytics using Excel. I also design AI-based interview evaluation frameworks and structured scorecards, and I’ve scaled remote work across 3+ geographies while driving hiring outcomes like hiring 30+ employees across IT and technical roles.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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HR Manager

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Acumen Strategy

Apr 2026 - Present (3 months)

Lead end-to-end HR operations for a globally distributed workforce, managing recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, compliance, and employee lifecycle processes. Design and implement AI-based interview evaluation frameworks while maintaining HR databases and driving HR automation.

Recruitment Onboarding Offboarding Employee Engagement HR Compliance Employee Lifecycle Management Baserow Workforce Planning Recruitment Analytics HR Operations Recruitment Operations Outlines SOP Development Payroll Administration HR Automation SOPs

HR Manager

ZUVY (BBV Eduverse Pvt. Ltd.)

Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 (4 months)

Lead People Operations and HR compliance for a distributed workforce of 40+ remote employees, overseeing onboarding and employee engagement for 50+ staff. Establish workforce planning and hiring roadmaps and manage end-to-end talent acquisition alongside payroll coordination.

Recruitment Operations People Operations HR Compliance Onboarding Employee Engagement Workforce Planning Talent Acquisition Payroll Coordination Employee Data Management

Sr. Human Resource Specialist

Climeto Sustainable Services Pvt. Ltd.

Dec 2024 - May 2025 (5 months)

Manage the complete employee lifecycle for 30+ employees, updating HRIS via Zoho People and ensuring employment compliance. Coordinate payroll inputs, benefits administration, and leave management, while handling grievances, attrition analysis, and building HR MIS dashboards and analytics.

Employee Lifecycle Management Zoho HRIS HR Compliance Benefits Administration Leave Management Grievance Resolution HR Analytics Change Management Restructuring Support HRIS Administration Employment Compliance Payroll Coordination

HR Manager

Quickly Platforms

Feb 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Lead end-to-end recruitment for 15+ technical roles and manage HR operations and payroll coordination for 30+ staff. Use LinkedIn Recruiter and Zoho Recruit with ATS workflows to improve hiring turnaround time by 20%, and implement structured onboarding and vendor management.

LinkedIn Recruiter Zoho Recruit Recruitment Turnaround Time Optimization HR Operations Payroll Coordination Onboarding Vendor Management Workforce Planning Recruitment Operations Technical Hiring Hiring Turnaround Optimization Employee Onboarding

HR Executive

Nilshikhaa Infraa India Ltd

Feb 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years 10 months)

Support full-cycle recruitment and HR operations for 90+ employees, ensuring high-quality talent acquisition across business functions. Maintain HRMS and internal employee records, assist with payroll processing and HR compliance documentation, and coordinate employee induction and exit formalities/SOPs.

Full cycle Recruitment HR Operations Employee records management Payroll Processing HR Documentation Exit Formalities SOPs