Rohit Kumar

Zonal Head with the Legal and Compliance team, serving as the single point of contact for all regulatory notices, escalations, and compliance issues across North India. Managed regulatory and site operations support for 90 plus commercial locations spanning fitness centers, gyms, yoga studios, aquatics, retail, healthcare, diagnostics, food service, cloud kitchens, and imported products. Worked closely with Legal, Projects, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Operations teams to support new site launches from site identification through post launch operational compliance.

Skilled in site suitability assessment, statutory approvals, licensing, utility coordination, signage permits, municipal permissions, police permissions, pre launch marketing support, and post launch issue resolution.

Key achievement: Through persistent engagement and negotiation with advertisement departments across multiple municipalities, optimized signage permit costs paying significantly lower fees than standard rates. This initiative, sustained from 2022 to 2026, contributed to approximately INR 4 Crores in savings. Additional savings delivered across other permits and regulatory processes through vendor negotiation and workflow improvements.

Currently pursuing an advanced Master Corporate Affairs plus Regulatory plus Government Liaison Program covering import and customs compliance, DGFT, Foreign Trade Policy, product regulatory frameworks, labour and contractor compliance, GST, project governance, crisis management, EHS, public affairs, regulatory intelligence, ESG, CSR, and executive leadership.

Zonal Head – Legal, Compliance and Site Operations (North India) at CULT.FIT HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED (2017-09 – 2026-07)

Regulatory Leadership and Notice Resolution: Served as the single point of contact for all regulatory notices, escalations, and compliance issues across fitness centers, gyms, yoga studios, aquatics, retail stores, healthcare, diagnostics, food service, cloud kitchens, and imported products. Managed regulatory inspections, notices, and time sensitive escalations, coordinating corrective actions while protecting business continuity and maintaining management visibility. Conducted regulatory and commercial due diligence for new sites, assessing documentation, building use, prior authority actions, licensing feasibility, utilities, site risks, and operational viability.

• Site Launch and Cross Functional Support: Supported the Legal team in assessing areas and properties for suitability and regulatory risks before site finalization.
• Assisted with statutory approvals and licensing across all business verticals including trade licenses, fire NOCs, health permits, pollution clearances, and business specific permissions.
• Supported the Projects team in resolving utility related issues and obtaining required approvals during site setup.
• Assisted the Design team with signage permits, state specific approvals, and compliance with local dimension and placement regulations.
• Supported Marketing and Sales teams by obtaining municipal and police permissions for pre launch activities such as standees and promotional setups.
• Post Launch Operations and Compliance: Assisted Operations teams in resolving customer facing and regulatory issues from day one of launch, ensuring business continuity and compliance.
• Managed pan India compliance data, trackers, dashboards, and leadership MIS reporting.
• Coordinated internal audits and implemented corrective action programs to strengthen governance.
• Supported IPO and DRHP readiness by ensuring statutory records, compliance documentation, and regulatory filings were complete and audit ready.
• Cost Optimization and Vendor Management: Through persistent meetings and negotiation with advertisement departments across multiple municipalities, secured significantly lower permit fees than standard rates. This initiative, sustained from 2022 to 2026, contributed to approximately INR 4 Crores in savings.
• Delivered additional savings across other permits and regulatory processes through vendor rationalization, landlord negotiation, and workflow improvements.
• Managed regulatory requirements for imported wellness and medical massager products, including CDSCO coordination, LMPC documentation, customs documentation, and supplier compliance.
• Coordinated EPR registrations, regulatory filings, and environmental compliance reporting.
• Mentored regional teams and standardized compliance processes across multiple locations.

Accounts Payable Analyst at WIZECOMMERCE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (2016 – 2017)

• Managed procure to pay operations, invoice processing, purchase order validation, payment processing, and vendor reconciliations.
• Supported month end closing, MIS reporting, and audit documentation.

Process Associate – Accounts Payable at AON HEWITT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (2014 – 2015)

• Processed vendor invoices and employee reimbursements for global clients while maintaining SLA and quality standards.

Bachelor of Commerce in Commerce – University of Delhi

Master in Corporate Affairs, Regulatory and Government Liaison