Position: Senior Executive / Assistant Manager – HR (Generalist)

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 4–7 years

Industry: FMCG – Food / Bakery / Snacking

Role Overview

Join The Health Factory as an HR Generalist in a growing HR team, and help shape how a fast-growing FMCG brand hires, onboards and looks after its people.

You will own recruitment and the employee lifecycle end to end for 150+ employees across Sales, Marketing, Quick Commerce, Corporate, Manufacturing and Operations. You will report directly to the HR Function Lead and work closely with HR Operations and business leaders.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You will build in-house hiring, make onboarding and employee experience measurably better, and have a clear path to becoming an HR Business Partner for one of our business verticals as the team grows.

We are looking for a well-rounded generalist who enjoys variety, takes ownership and genuinely cares about the people they support.

Key Responsibilities

1. Employee Lifecycle Management

Own every stage of the employee lifecycle, from offer and joining through confirmation, transfers and exit.
Ensure joining documentation, employee records and lifecycle formalities are complete and accurate.
Manage exit formalities and exit interviews, and share insights on attrition with the HR Function Lead.

2. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

Drive end-to-end recruitment: role briefs with hiring managers, sourcing, screening, interview coordination and offers.
Build in-house direct sourcing capability, reserving consultants for niche or confidential mandates.
Maintain a live hiring tracker for all open roles and provide regular updates to hiring managers.
Track hiring metrics such as time to hire, source mix and offer acceptance.

3. Onboarding & Employee Experience

Design and run a structured onboarding experience for every new joiner.
Collect and act on new-joiner feedback at 30 days to continuously improve onboarding.
Identify and implement improvements to the overall employee experience, with a focus on early-tenure retention.

4. Employee Relations & Engagement

Act as the day-to-day HR point of contact for employees and managers.
Handle employee queries, concerns and grievances fairly, promptly and confidentially.
Support engagement, communication and recognition initiatives across teams.

5. HR Systems, Data & Reporting

Keep the HRMS and employee data accurate and up to date.
Prepare periodic HR reports on headcount, hiring, attrition and onboarding.
Identify gaps in HR processes and implement practical improvements.

6. Policies & Processes

Support the rollout and communication of HR policies so employees understand and follow them.
Ensure HR processes are applied consistently across functions and locations.

7. Cross-functional Coordination

Work closely with HR Operations to hand off joining, exit and data changes cleanly for payroll and compliance.
Partner with people managers to understand team needs and anticipate hiring requirements.
Coordinate with external recruitment partners and vendors where required.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in any discipline; MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred.
4–7 years of HR experience covering both recruitment and the employee lifecycle.
Prior experience in a startup, FMCG or other high-growth environment is strongly preferred.
Hands-on experience running end-to-end hiring, including direct sourcing, is a must.
Working knowledge of Indian labour laws and HR documentation.
Exposure to hiring for sales, quick commerce, manufacturing or plant roles is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

Strong generalist HR knowledge across the employee lifecycle
Proven recruitment and sourcing capability
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong HRMS and data management skills
Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills for trackers and reporting
High ownership and follow-through, with strong attention to detail
Empathy and a genuine focus on employee experience
Discretion in handling confidential information
Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will build reliable, employee-focused HR execution that improves hiring speed and quality, delivers a consistently strong onboarding experience, and measurably improves employee experience and retention. Within the first 90 days, they will independently own lifecycle and recruitment activities, have a weekly hiring tracker in place for every open role, and have an improved onboarding experience live for every new joiner. Over time, the role can grow into a dedicated HR Business Partner for one of our business verticals.

Senior Executive/ Assistant Manager- HR