Amyra Sahoo
Head of HR | HR Business Partnering & People Strategy | Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development
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About
Senior HR leader with 13+ years building and scaling full-spectrum HR functions — HR business partnering, talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, and people operations — across startups, product, retail, and services organizations, ready to take on a Head of HR mandate. Trusted advisor to founders and business leaders, with a track record of building HR governance, SOPs, and workforce planning frameworks from the ground up, and repeatedly owning the HR function end-to-end — from sole HR leader to embedded HRBP. Comfortable driving org design, workforce strategy, and people operations in resource-constrained, high-growth environments where HR reports directly to the founder or business head.
Experience
Senior Manager – Talent Recruitment at Doqfy Internet Private Limited (2026-04 – 2026-09)
Served as embedded HR Business Partner and Talent lead for a scaling legal-tech startup, supporting organizational design, headcount planning, and people operations alongside business leadership.
- Managed 40–60 active requisitions annually across operational, specialist, and senior-leadership levels, driving full-cycle recruitment from sourcing through onboarding.
- Designed and implemented hiring governance, SLA frameworks, and workforce tracking dashboards — improving planning predictability and stakeholder confidence.
- Advised senior leadership on workforce strategy, org design decisions, and people risk, functioning as a strategic HRBP rather than a transactional HR function.
- Built and owned employee engagement and people operations programmes that contributed to retention, culture, and organizational readiness to scale.
Talent Head at CastYou – Highline Studio Productions Pvt. Ltd. (2024-06 – 2026-02)
Led end-to-end recruitment for a media/entertainment startup while managing key client and talent relationships.
- Owned and led a team, coaching, mentoring, and reviewing performance to ensure individual and collective targets were consistently met.
- Built relationships with production houses and corporate clients, supporting repeat engagement through a consultative approach.
- Balanced recruitment delivery, team management, and business development in a high-pressure, target-driven startup environment.
Senior HR Manager – Remote at Al-Bouraque Tours and Travels (2020-11 – 2024-05)
Led HR for a small tours and travels business on a fully remote basis, owning recruitment, onboarding, and day-to-day HR administration for a lean, distributed team.
- Directed end-to-end hiring for operational and travel-consultant roles, screening candidates and coordinating interviews across time zones.
- Advised leadership on HR compliance, onboarding structure, and retention practices suited to a small-business environment, functioning as the organization's remote HR lead.
HR Manager at Big Bachat Bazaar (2017-02 – 2020-06)
Managed end-to-end HR operations for a 100–200 person retail workforce, serving as the organization's sole HR leader across all people functions.
- Led talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management, employee relations, payroll coordination, and compliance — building HR infrastructure in a resource-constrained environment.
- Designed and executed employee engagement and culture programmes that improved workforce stability and reduced voluntary attrition.
- Partnered with department heads on manpower planning, org structure decisions, and people strategy during rapid retail expansion.
HR Executive at Wizard E-Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (2015 – 2016)
HR Executive at The Beginners Consultant Services (2013 – 2015)
Senior Technical Support Advisor at Concentrix Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2020 – 2020)
Brief transitional role
Various HR and BPO Roles at Multiple (Early Career) (2013-02 – 2020-10)
- Built early recruitment expertise running high-volume hiring funnels for a BPO's inbound/outbound voice processes, consistently delivering 25 hires per week through job fairs, campus drives, and referrals, and full-cycle placement recruitment for external client organizations.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business & Human Resources – Singhania University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management – IMTS Institute