Key Qualities & Requirements:
1. Experience Level:
o 10–12+ years of HR leadership experience.
o Exposure to fast-paced, growth-oriented environments (e.g., startups, rapidly
scaling businesses).
2. Core HR Focus Areas:
o Talent Acquisition: Building strong recruitment strategies to support rapid
hiring needs.
o HR Policies & Processes: Setting up clear frameworks for HR operations,
policies, and employee handbooks.
o Performance Management: Designing and implementing performance
evaluation systems.
o Employee Engagement: Driving initiatives that foster a positive, motivated,
and high-performing culture.
3. Strategic Partnership with Founders:
o Acting as a trusted advisor to the founders on people strategy and
organizational design.

o Advising on organizational structure, workforce planning, and culture-
building initiatives.

4. Operational HR Responsibilities:
o Handling day-to-day HR operations like leave management, payroll
processing, statutory compliance, and HRMS management.

5. Industry Preference:
o Background in financial services, private equity, or startups is preferred, for
better understanding of VCAT’s business context and working style.

6. Location and Office Requirement:
o Willing to be based in Mumbai (Andheri).
7. Additional Responsibility - Chief of Staff Element:
o Helping the founders on strategic initiatives, special projects, and broader
problem-solving beyond just HR.
o Acting as a "force multiplier" for the leadership team, especially in
organizational growth initiatives.

8. Reporting Structure:
o Initially reporting to Arisht (one of the founding members).
o Long-term reporting directly to the Founder’s Office as the organization
scales.

This role combines hands-on HR execution with strategic leadership responsibilities,
meaning the ideal candidate needs to be both an operator and a strategic thinker.