Scaling Myntra's Technology Functions Through Change
Helped scale technology teams while supporting the company's shift to mobile commerce.
Kamiya Choithani
Head of People, Emergent
From their time as
Senior Manager - Human Resources
Myntra • Oct 2016 – Aug 2018
Overview
At Myntra, Kamiya supported the business through its shift to mobile commerce and several organizational transitions. She helped stabilize teams and scale technology functions sixfold while leading broad HR support for technology and product.
The Story
Kamiya led HR for Myntra's technology and product teams during a period that included the shift to mobile commerce, business changes, leadership transitions, and acquisitions. Her remit covered recruitment, learning and development, compensation, talent management, and employee relations.
She partnered with the business to stabilize teams while increasing the capacity of critical technology functions. The work required connecting immediate staffing and organization needs with the longer-term shape of the function.
Technology functions grew sixfold during this period. The experience established a recurring pattern in Kamiya's work: translating a business transition into the people structure and operating support required to carry it.
Ownership Snapshot
Broad role
Led HR support for technology and product teams across the employee lifecycle.
Goal
Scale critical technology functions while supporting major business transitions.
Direct ownership
Owned broad people support across recruitment, development, compensation, talent, and employee relations.
Team execution
Worked with business and HR teams through leadership changes, business shifts, and acquisitions.
Topics
- Hypergrowth
- Technology Organizations
- HR Business Partnering
- Organizational Change
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