Manisha Khemchandani I’m a People & Talent Leader with 15+ years of experience helping startups build their teams, people functions, & culture from early stage through growth. Along the way, I co-founded Partnerzz HR Solutions & was part of the founding team at Nextcubicle.com - an intelligent job-matching platform that used proprietary domain intelligence & best-fit scoring to connect candidates with the right roles. I bring a blend of strategic HR leadership & hands on talent acquisition expertise, having set up entire people functions from scratch, scaled organizations across tech & business roles, & partnered directly with founders to align people strategy with business outcomes. My experience spans org design, leadership hiring, culture building, employee engagement, compensation frameworks, HR tech/HRIS implementation, & employer branding. I specialise in solving complex hiring challenges, building scalable recruitment engines, & creating people systems that grow with the business. Today, I advise early & growth-stage startups (Seed to Series D) on talent strategy. Also exploring the founder path, looking at ideas at the intersection of domain expertise & technology. If you’re building something
Head of People
Director Talent Acquisition
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Senior Recruiter
Vocational, Business
Bachelors, Biology
