PROTEIN CHEF | LO FOODS

HR Business Partner (HRBP)

Job Description

Department	People & Culture
Reports To	Head HR
Works With	All function heads, Managers, and Leadership team
Location	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Employment Type	Full-Time
Experience Required	2–3 Years as HRBP or HR Generalist
Education	MBA (HR) / PGDM (HR) preferred

About the Role

Protein Chef is a fast-growing D2C food brand scaling aggressively across Quick Commerce platforms and subscription channels. As we grow, our people are our biggest lever — and we need an HRBP who is as passionate about building a great culture as they are about HR operations.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role that sits at the heart of the business. You will be the go-to HR partner for 4–5 functions, driving performance culture, employee engagement, and smooth HR operations — all while working closely with the Head HR and (Founder & CEO) on building the people backbone of a high-growth company.

You will be the first HRBP hire at Protein Chef — which means you will help shape how HR is experienced by every employee in the company.

Key Responsibilities

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & CULTURE

• Partner with managers to ensure KRAs are set, tracked, and lived — not just filed in Keka.
• Drive quarterly KRA cycles (AMJ closure, JAS setting) in coordination with the Head HR.
• Track KRA completion rates across all functions; flag gaps and delays to leadership.
• Build a high-performance culture where feedback is continuous, not just annual.
• Coach managers on how to have effective performance conversations.

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & CULTURE BUILDING

• Own the company's employee engagement calendar — pulse surveys, recognition programs, team activities, and town halls.
• Establish and track the eNPS (Employee Net Promoter Score) baseline for Protein Chef.
• Design and roll out the Protein Chef people culture charter — values, behaviours, and ways of working.
• Lead internal communication around culture, company milestones, and people initiatives.
• Be the first point of contact for employee relations — handle queries, concerns, and conflict resolution with empathy and speed.

ONBOARDING & OFFBOARDING

• Own the full onboarding journey for every new joiner — digital policy walkthrough, company induction, org structure, asset handover, and 30-60-90 day check-ins via Keka.
• Ensure every joiner has a structured Day 1 experience — nothing manual, nothing falling through the cracks.
• Manage exit processes — conduct exit interviews, identify attrition trends, and share insights with the Head HR.

HR AUTOMATION & REPORTING

• Maintain and improve Keka workflows — automated reminders, onboarding checklists, KRA tracking, and leave management.
• Prepare monthly HR dashboards: headcount, open roles, attrition, engagement scores, payroll cost.
• Support the Head HR in building AI-assisted hiring workflows and reducing manual HR effort.

Who We Are Looking For

• 2–3 years of experience as an HRBP or HR Generalist, ideally in a D2C, FMCG, food, or startup environment.
• Demonstrated experience in performance management, employee engagement, and Culture building — not just one of the three.
• Hands-on with an HRIS tool (Keka preferred, or any equivalent — Zoho People, greytHR, Darwinbox).
• Strong interpersonal skills — people trust you, open up to you, and feel heard when they talk to you.
• Organised and process-oriented — you do not let things slip, and you close loops without being chased.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where playbooks are being built, not followed.
• Strong written communication in English — you can write a policy update, an engagement post, and a difficult email, all with equal clarity.
• Exposure to quick-commerce / food / high-growth consumer brand environments is a strong plus.

Traits We Hire For

• Ownership first — you treat problems as yours, not someone else's to escalate.
• People-first instinct — you genuinely care about employee experience, not just compliance checkboxes.
• High energy and positivity — you bring good energy to the floor, and people notice.
• Discretion — you handle sensitive information with maturity and confidentiality.
• Curiosity — you want to understand the business, not just the HR function.
• Builder's mindset — you are excited about building systems and processes from scratch, not just maintaining what exists.

What You Will Own at Protein Chef

This is not a support role. You will have a clear charter from Day 1:

• Performance culture across all functions — KRAs are lived, tracked, and closed on time.
• Employee engagement — eNPS baseline set; recognition program live; first town hall hosted by Sep.
• Full onboarding journey — zero manual onboarding from Aug 1.
• LinkedIn employer branding — Protein Chef's voice as a great place to work.
• HR dashboard — shared with leadership every 1st of the month.

About Protein Chef & Lo Foods

Protein Chef is India's first High-Protein Everyday Food Brand, built to make protein a part of every Indian meal, every day. In under a year, Protein Chef has become India's 2nd most followed health food brand (@proteinchef.fit) and one of the fastest-growing food brands in the country.

Protein Chef is from the house of Lo Foods, India's largest functional food company focused on lifestyle conditions like obesity, diabetes, and gluten intolerance. Our larger mission is to impact the health of 100 million Indians through functional food.

You will be joining a company that is growing fast, cares deeply about its people, and wants to build an HR function that is as strong as its product. If you want to do meaningful HR work — and not just process paperwork — this is the role for you.