Headline

HRBP | Built PMS from scratch · Scaled 75→250 people · 300+ onboarded | People Ops · Performance · Culture

About

I build people systems that work without constant oversight. In 6 years across SaaS and HR Tech, I've scaled a company from 75 to 250 people, onboarded 300+ employees across distributed teams, built a Performance Management System from scratch, and cut appraisal cycle time by 50%. Not by following a playbook — by building one. At Solvative, I designed the entire PMS from the ground up — OKRs, KRAs, compensation benchmarking, full appraisal cycles for 120 employees — with no prior framework in place. At Springworks, I owned the complete employee lifecycle for nearly 4 years: onboarding, performance, culture, engagement, offboarding, compliance (ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC Type II, GDPR), and employer branding — across a fully remote, pan-India team. I also hosted The Shape of Work podcast at Springworks — conversations with HR leaders and founders on what the future of work actually looks like in practice. What I'm best at: → Building HR infrastructure from zero → Partnering with founders and leadership on people strategy → Making performance and culture systems that stick → Running distributed teams without losing the human element Want to talk? Reach me at rohan302mankad@gmail.com

Location

Greater Vadodara Area

Work experience

Solver Growth & Development Partner (HRBP) at Solvative, Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Ahmedabad, Solving all things performance management and compensation at Solvative! - Built Performance Management System from scratch for a 120-person organisation — OKRs, KRAs, compensation benchmarking, full appraisal cycles - Reduced appraisal cycle time from 90 to 45 days — 50% improvement in efficiency - Leading efforts into streamlining a complete performance management system including goal setting, OKRs and KRAs - Streamlining the PMS process to be in line with ISO standards - Leading efforts into compensation benchmarking across all roles - Leading annual appraisals for all roles and creating a robust compensation strategy which is in line with business requirements

People Officer at Springworks, Apr 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Co-leading the HR function and collaborating with the HR team to drive strategic initiatives and achieve organizational goals. - Managing end-to-end HR processes, including on boarding, performance cycle management, off boarding, retention, and skip-level 1-on-1 connections with employees. - Designing and implementing improvements to the onboarding process, ensuring a smooth and seamless experience for new hires. - Lead efforts in getting Springworks ISO 27701, ISO 27001, SOC type II and GDPR compliant by ensuring 100% complaint HR processes. - Playing an active role in employer branding efforts, enhancing brand visibility through platforms like Glassdoor and LinkedIn. - Developing and implementing policies like the Life Style Spending Account (LSA) to enhance employee benefits and satisfaction. - Building and maintaining strong vendor relationships, overseeing end-to-end vendor management processes. - Planning and executing company-wide offsite events, bringing together employees from different corners of India to foster team building and collaboration. - Taking a leadership role in culture-building initiatives, working towards creating a positive and inclusive work environment.

HR Executive at Springworks, Sep 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, End to End admin HR tasks including onboarding, performance cycle, offboarding, retention, skip levels 1 on 1 connect with the employees. Designed and helped smoothing the onboarding process, have played an active role in employer branding with better brand visibility through Glassdoor and LinkedIn. Have also made policies such as LSA or life style spending account. Regular vendor connects and end to end vendor management, planned and conducted company wide offsite for 170 people all from different corners of India.

Human Resources Intern at Springworks, Apr 2021 - Aug 2021 · 5 mos

Community Member at The Shape of Work, Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs, The Shape of Work Community is a networking avenue for People Managers, HR Leaders and People Ops professionals to shape the Future of Work by discovering the best practices, resources, and tools and accessing exclusive experiences. A great opportunity to learn the ideas, frameworks, and strategies from a wide range of top industry experts. Join 850+ super-smart HR experts on our Slack group: https://www.springworks.in/the-shape-of-work-podcast/community/

Human Resources Intern at Zipgrid, Nov 2020 - Apr 2021 · 6 mos, Roles and responsibilities: 1. Handling recruitment for various positions both tech and non tech 2. Partnering with hiring managers to pro actively schedule the interviews of the candidates 3. Partnering with various universities for placement opportunities. 4. Maintain a large database of active and passive candidates 5. Researching and headhunting for positions to have a more non traditional way of hiring. 6. Working on smoothening the hiring process for the organisation. 7. Maintaining various job boards for the company according to the open position and closing the position for which the hiring is done.

Human Resources Intern at Growing People, Oct 2019 - Oct 2019 · 1 mo, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Handled Recruiting portals for the company such as LinkedIn, Internshala, Indeed, etc. Wrote job descriptions for different positions. Screened resumes for the company.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resource, Liverpool Business School

PGPM, Human resources, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad