Hello — I'm Monika
Over the last seven years I've worked across manufacturing, gaming, retail and edtech — helping teams hire well, develop the people they have, and build workplaces that feel a little more thoughtful.
eNPS 45→50 in one year
ADC designed & run for 25 HiPos
700+ employees catered to as an HRBP at a time
5 industries: mfg, gaming, retail, edtech, SaaS
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I think of HR less as a set of policies and more as the quiet work of helping people do their best in the roles they're in. Across Lixil, Junglee Games, Lenskart, Cuemath and RTDS, I've spent time on succession planning, performance conversations, onboarding and the small everyday rituals that shape how a team feels.
I like the parts of the job that involve listening carefully, asking better questions, and making things a little clearer for the people around me.
Focus Areas
A few areas I've spent the most time in.
A · Succession Planning
Architecting leadership pipelines that make critical roles defensible. Identifying HiPos, designing development journeys, and running the assessment centres that produce succession decisions the business can act on.
Signature Program
LEAP is the succession architecture I built at Lixil — a structured way to turn high-potential talent into leadership readiness. It runs on a simple four-step loop: Identify → Assess → Develop → Deploy, anchored in a competency framework and an Assessment & Development Centre that produces decisions the business can act on.
01
Identify
Spot HiPos against role-critical competencies.
02
Assess
Run the ADC — evaluate leadership readiness.
03
Develop
Individual Development Plans tied to business needs.
04
Deploy
Move ready talent into succession-critical roles.
Experience
Dec 2025 — Present
Lixil
HR Business Partner, Talent Management — India, IMEA
Designed and launched LEAP, a structured succession planning and organizational development framework to identify, assess, and develop high-potential talent across India. Ran an Assessment & Development Centre (ADC) for 25 HiPo candidates using competency frameworks to evaluate leadership readiness, and crafted individualized development journeys aligning growth plans with business-critical capability needs. Owns the Management Trainee and Summer Internship Programs end-to-end for a cohort of 25, led an onboarding redesign to accelerate time-to-productivity, manages the annual performance cycle for India, and serves as Local HRBP for the Digital team.
Sep 2024 — Dec 2025
Junglee Games
Assistant Manager, Employee Experience
Led employee experience for 250 employees — driving engagement, retention, and policy compliance. Moved eNPS from 45 to 50 through strategic interventions and employee connects, monitored early attrition triggers and supported succession planning, ran quarterly Pulse Surveys with leadership-led corrective actions, and spearheaded mentorship, engagement events, and the Quarterly Rewards & Recognition program.
Jan 2023 — Sep 2024
Lenskart
Assistant Manager, Human Capital
Managed the annual performance management process end-to-end, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgetary guidelines. Trained managers on delivering constructive feedback and appraisals, guided decisions on promotions and personnel movements, ran campus recruitment projects, designed monthly people-insight dashboards, and implemented the WFO transition policies.
Nov 2021 — Jan 2023
Cuemath
Assistant Manager, HRBP
Designed and executed performance management processes, coaching managers through cycles. Built and automated HR processes on the HRMS portal, handled grievances for 250–300 employees across India, the US, and Dubai, and led engagement initiatives including 1-on-1 and skip-level connects.
Feb 2019 — Nov 2021
Real-Time Data Services
HR Business Partner
Drove employee engagement initiatives and maintained HRIS data accuracy across the business. Managed end-to-end onboarding and documentation, and grew from Intern to HR Business Partner — earning 3 promotions in two-and-a-half years.
Skills
Education
Certifications: HR Business Partner · Managing Employee Problems · Communicating with Empathy — LinkedIn Learning.
Testimonials
“Monika is an outstanding HRBP with exceptional strengths in relationship building, employee engagement, and conflict resolution. She fosters an environment of trust and collaboration across all levels of the organization, making her a valued partner to both leaders and employees. Her expertise in compensation and benefits has been key in creating competitive and fair packages that attract and retain top talent. I highly recommend Monika for any organization looking for a dedicated and strategic HR professional.”
Ayush Goel
VP - Product, Customer Experience, Lenskart
“She is a great HR leader and communicator when it comes to explaining intricate details of company policies and compliances which a senior person needs to understand in his/her early days at the organization. I highly recommend Monika if any organization is looking an HR who can be an amazing person and perform all HR related duties in best possible ways.”
Mehul Shah
Senior Manager ASO, Junglee Games
Contact
If you'd like to chat about a role, a project, or just say hi, I'd love to hear from you.