Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, September 2025 – Licious, India’s leading fresh meat and seafood brand, has appointed Deepika Joshi as Associate Director – Talent Acquisition. In her new role, Deepika will oversee corporate and retail hiring across the organization, strengthening Licious’s people capability as the company continues to scale its presence across India.
Deepika brings over a decade of rich experience in talent acquisition and human resources, having led hiring strategies across technology, consumer, and global business sectors. Prior to joining Licious, she served as Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition at Headout, where she led non-tech and international (ROW) hiring, managing a global team of recruiters. She was instrumental in building strategic pipelines, designing scalable recruiting frameworks, and partnering with business leaders to drive alignment between talent and organizational growth.
Before Headout, Deepika worked with GoTo Group (Gojek) as Senior Recruitment Business Partner, supporting global tech hiring across India, Singapore, and Indonesia. She led a team of recruiters and collaborated closely with hiring managers to define workforce priorities, implement sourcing strategies, and improve organizational hiring agility across international markets.
Her earlier experience includes nearly two years with BrowserStack as Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, where she handled niche non-tech hiring, devised market intelligence strategies, and co-led employer branding and interviewer training programs. Prior to that, she spent over two years with Directi, driving end-to-end recruitment for its brands—Flock, Zeta, CodeChef, and Directi—and leading large-scale hiring events in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Deepika began her HR career with Elevate K-12, where she worked as a Human Resources Specialist, managing full-cycle HR operations and leading hiring and onboarding for high-impact roles. She also gained valuable early experience as a Recruitment Consultant at Antal International, working with clients in manufacturing, engineering, and automotive sectors. She holds a Master of Management Studies (MMS) degree in Human Resources from the University of Mumbai.
About Licious
Founded by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, Licious is a consumer food company dedicated to delivering premium-quality meat and seafood products. Built on a farm-to-fork model, the company controls its entire supply chain—from procurement to processing and delivery—ensuring world-class standards of hygiene, freshness, and quality.
In just a few years, Licious has revolutionized India’s $40 billion meat and seafood market, serving over one million orders per month across major cities. With offerings spanning raw and fresh meat, seafood, marinades, and ready-to-eat products, Licious continues to lead category innovation through technology, data science, and customer-centric design.
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