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Sasha Khanna
Work
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Experience
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📍 Mumbai, India
● Open to Opportunities
HUMAN RESOURCES · PEOPLE LEADER
Sasha Khanna.
Senior HR Business Partner
I build people-first cultures where talent thrives. From scaling early-stage teams to designing equitable workplaces at hyper-growth startups, I help companies turn HR from cost center to competitive advantage.
8+
Years in HR
450+
Hires Led
12
Cultures Shaped
Building cultures
where people choose to stay.
01 · PHILOSOPHY
People aren't resources. They're the company.
After almost a decade across consulting, fintech, and consumer startups, I've learned that the best HR work is invisible — it shows up in the people who stay, the candidates who refer their friends, and the teams that don't burn out under pressure.
My work sits at the intersection of strategy and empathy: rebuilding broken hiring funnels, designing leveling frameworks that actually mean something, and turning policies into culture people are proud of.
People Strategy
DEI & Belonging
Talent Acquisition
Culture Design
Org Development
02 · EXPERTISE
What I do, end-to-end.
Six pillars I've built and run across companies from seed to Series D.
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Talent Acquisition
End-to-end hiring for engineering, GTM, and leadership roles. Built structured interview programs that cut bias and time-to-hire.
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Interview design
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Sourcing strategy
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Offer negotiation
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02
Learning & Development
Designed L&D programs from scratch — managerial bootcamps, IC career ladders, and peer-learning cohorts.
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Career frameworks
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Manager training
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Coaching
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03
People Analytics
Turn HRIS data into decisions: retention modeling, comp benchmarking, and engagement analytics that leadership actually reads.
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Comp benchmarking
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Retention modeling
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DEI dashboards
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04
Employee Relations
Sensitive conversations done right — investigations, conflict mediation, PIPs, and exits handled with care and rigor.
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Conflict mediation
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Investigations
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Exit management
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05
Comp & Benefits
Equity refreshes, total-rewards philosophy, and pay-band design — keeping comp competitive without breaking the burn rate.
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Pay bands
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Equity design
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Benefits strategy
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DEI & Belonging
Inclusive hiring funnels, ERG enablement, and belonging surveys that translate into real org changes — not just slogans.
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Inclusive hiring
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ERG programs
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Belonging audits
03 · EXPERIENCE
Companies, roles & wins.
Eight years across consulting, fintech, and consumer tech — building the people function from scratch and at scale.
2022
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Present
Loomweave
Senior HR Business Partner
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FULL-TIME
Leading people strategy across a 400-person consumer tech company. Rebuilt the entire performance review system, launched manager training program, and led the org through a Series C scale-up that took us from 180 to 410 people.
Performance Mgmt
Manager Programs
Org Scaling
DEI Strategy
2020
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2022
Vexora Finance
HR Manager — Talent
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FULL-TIME
Built the talent function from scratch at a Series A fintech. Hired 120+ engineers across India and Singapore, designed leveling frameworks, and shipped an interview training program adopted across the org.
Talent Acquisition
Interview Training
Leveling
2018
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2020
Northbridge Consulting
HR Consultant
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CONSULTING
Advised early-stage portfolio companies on people strategy — comp benchmarks, hiring rubrics, and culture audits. Worked with 12 startups, from seed to Series A.
Comp Strategy
Culture Audits
Founders Advisory
2016
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2018
Kestrel Apparel
HR Generalist
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FIRST ROLE
First role out of TISS. Owned recruitment for retail and back-office. Ran the campus hiring program for 3 cohorts and learned how to operate HR at scale across 28 cities.
Recruitment
Campus Hiring
HR Operations
04 · IMPACT
Numbers that matter.
Some highlights from the past five years across three different companies.
450+
TOTAL HIRES LED
Across engineering, product, design, and GTM — from interns to VPs.
92%
OFFER ACCEPTANCE
Industry average sits around 68%. We rebuilt our offer process around clarity and candor.
38%
ATTRITION DROP
Year-over-year voluntary attrition decreased after launching the manager-quality initiative.
4.7
GLASSDOOR SCORE
Maintained through two leadership transitions and one organizational restructure.
ONE OF MY PROUDEST
Designed the leveling framework now used company-wide.
Took six months of cross-functional work — interviews with 40+ ICs and managers, calibration sessions with leadership, and a pilot in two teams. Now used as the basis for compensation, promotion, and career conversations across 410 people.
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TEAMS USING IT
05 · CREDENTIALS
Education & certifications.
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MA Human Resources
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
2014 — 2016
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SHRM-SCP
Society for Human Resource Management
Certified 2021
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Certified Coach (ICF)
International Coaching Federation
Certified 2023
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People Analytics Program
Wharton Executive Education
2022
06 · WORDS FROM PEOPLE
What teammates say.
Unedited quotes from leaders and ICs I've worked with — happy to connect you with any of them.
"
Sasha is the rare HR partner who actually understands the business. She rebuilt our hiring loop in 3 weeks and pushed back on me when I needed it most.
Arjun Iyer
VP Engineering · Loomweave
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The leveling framework she built genuinely changed how our managers have career conversations. Calm, thorough, and the most empathetic operator I've worked with.
Mei Chen
Chief of Staff · Loomweave
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She coached me through my hardest PIP conversation as a first-time manager. I left understanding what to say AND why. That's the difference with Sasha.
Karan Mehta
Engineering Manager · Vexora
07 · GET IN TOUCH
Let's build something people will love working at.
Open to senior HRBP roles, fractional people-ops engagements, and advisory work with founders building thoughtful companies.
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