May 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

• I am a People Strategy Leader and Strategic HR Business Partner with 20+ years of experience helping global organizations scale, transform, and thrive in the India market. My work blends HR, AI, and business strategy to build agile, future-ready organizations where people and performance go hand in hand.
• I specialize in end-to-end HR leadership — from talent acquisition and HR operations to employee engagement, compliance, compensation, L&D, and analytics. What sets me apart is my ability to reimagine HR through technology: embedding AI, automation, and data insights into HR ecosystems to optimize costs, improve decision-making, and elevate employee experience.
• 🔑 What I Deliver
• People Strategy & Business Alignment: Driving org design, change management, and talent growth.
• AI-Enabled HR Operations: Optimizing systems (Workday, LMS, payroll) with AI + agentic AI copilots for seamless experiences.
• Compensation & EVP: Designing competitive, market-fit rewards and recognition programs.
• Culture & Engagement: Building programs that inspire belonging, performance, and retention.
• HR Analytics: Turning data into action with insights on attrition, engagement, diversity, and productivity.
• Compliance & Risk: Ensuring 100% alignment with India’s evolving labor landscape.
• ✅ Leadership & Team Building
• Scaling HR functions from startup to enterprise level.
• Leading and coaching high-performing HR teams aligned with global standards.
• 🎯 My Vision: HR is no longer just a support function — it’s a strategic growth engine. I aim to inspire organizations to embrace AI, design human-centric workplaces, and future-proof their people strategies.

Apr 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

• Talent Acquisition & Strategic Hiring Leader | AI-Driven Recruitment | Employer Branding
• I specialize in transforming Talent Acquisition into a strategic growth engine — aligning hiring with business outcomes, scaling teams for innovation, and building the workforce of the future. My approach blends data, AI, and modern sourcing strategies to deliver cost savings, efficiency, and a superior candidate experience.
• 🔑 Impact Highlights
• Strategic Talent Engine: Shifted recruitment from transactional to business-aligned, partnering with leaders to design hiring roadmaps that supported growth and scalability.
• Full-Cycle Hiring Excellence: Led end-to-end recruitment across technology, product, engineering, and data functions, hiring everyone from Software Engineers to VPs for fast-scaling businesses.
• Cost Optimization: Saved $1M+ in recruitment costs and reduced time-to-hire by diversifying sourcing — digital platforms, employee referrals, campus hiring, and niche networks — minimizing agency dependence.
• Data-Driven Operations: Built a metrics-led recruiting framework tracking funnel health, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, and manager satisfaction. Used insights to fine-tune processes and boost delivery.
• Employer Branding & EVP: Elevated brand presence in tech communities with targeted campaigns and a refined employee value proposition (EVP), improving candidate experience and engagement.
• Predictive Workforce Planning: Partnered with leadership on forecasting to build future-ready talent pipelines, ensuring agility in hiring waves.
• Scalable Recruiting Systems: Enhanced recruiter productivity through SLA optimization, ATS improvements, and process automation, achieving stronger quality-of-hire metrics.
• 🎯 Vision: To redefine recruitment as a strategic driver of growth — leveraging technology, analytics, and branding to build organizations that are agile, scalable, and future-ready.

Jan 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

• Founder & Principal Consultant – HR Strategy & Operations
• SIE Brains | India (Remote & On-site Support for Startups and Established Firms)
• Founded and scaled a specialized HR consulting firm providing end-to-end human capital solutions including HR compliance, recruiting, organization development, compensation design, and HR automation for startups and growth-stage companies across diverse industries.
• 🔍 Core Focus Areas & Achievements:
• Compensation & Benefits Strategy: Designed employee-centric compensation structures, benchmarking roles to market standards while aligning with both immediate business needs and long-term strategy. Created holistic C&B frameworks incorporating base pay, bonuses, and performance-linked incentives.
• M&A and Organization Integration: Supported multiple mergers and acquisitions, leading HR due diligence, culture integration, process unification, and org design—resulting in a seamless employee experience, optimized resource utilization, and cost efficiencies.
• Talent Management & Global HR Operations: Designed scalable HR processes to support international expansion. Focused on talent development, workforce planning, and SLA-driven operations to support business growth.
• HR Technology & Automation: Implemented HRIS platforms and payroll automation, transforming manual workflows into streamlined digital systems. Drove operational efficiency, reduced turnaround times, and enabled self-service capabilities for employees and managers.
• HR Innovation: Pioneered Human Data Modelling in Recruitment, an innovative approach to predicting hiring success—a first-of-its-kind initiative in the consulting space.
• Business & Financial Oversight: Managed end-to-end setup operations including budgeting, capex/opex planning, financial controls, and vendor management to ensure profitability and operational stability.
• Operational Excellence: Built and stabilized high-performing HR delivery teams within aggressive timelines.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 · 5 yrs · Bangalore

• Senior HR Business Partner – India & US Operations
• Trianz | Locations: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and U.S.
• As a key member of the India HR leadership team at Trianz, I spearheaded the design and execution of scalable HR processes across Product Engineering, Enterprise Applications, and Data Technology teams. My focus was on aligning people operations with business objectives while improving efficiency, consistency, and cost-effectiveness across India and U.S. teams.
• 🚀 Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
• HR Technology & Automation: Led end-to-end implementation of HRIS and ATS systems (eBiz, Sonic Recruit), integrating modules for attendance, payroll, performance management, and full employee lifecycle. Resulted in a unified "one-point entry" HR platform, significantly improving process efficiency and reducing operating costs.
• Process Excellence & SLA Management: Owned and improved HR SLA metrics. Drove enhancements across people, processes, and performance, delivering measurable YoY improvements in employee satisfaction and engagement scores.
• Talent Management: Orchestrated pan-India initiatives focused on attrition control, engagement, and retention. Successfully executed multiple PMS cycles and implemented a new performance management framework, including system design, training, and deployment.
• Strategic Recruitment Operations: Streamlined U.S. hiring operations from India, cutting hiring costs by over 50% while meeting agreed SLAs. Optimized recruitment team structure and channel mix to reduce overheads while maintaining quality hires.
• Compensation & Benchmarking: Developed compensation bands, commission models, and conducted salary benchmarking to align with industry trends and internal equity.
• HR Innovation & Reporting: Introduced an Email Support Engine and global HR reporting mechanisms through automation of online candidate tracking (Sonic Recruit)—enhancing visibility and accountability across hiring operations.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · 2 yrs · Bangalore & Seattle

• Staffing Strategy,WFM,Vendor Management,Service Delivery,Attrition Management,Scientific Recruitment,COPC,Six Sigma

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• Recruitment, Process Transition, Team Management,Performance Management.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• Intern