Shiva Kumar Kota

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in scaling teams in high-growth environments.
Proven track record in HR digital transformation.
Strong background in talent acquisition and organizational design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in scaling organizations and driving HR digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr Business PartneringTalent AcquisitionHr DigitalisationPeople ManagementHr Shared Services

Other Skills

Team ManagementHuman ResourcesTalent ManagementHR TransformationHR PoliciesOrganizational ScalingBusiness HRProduct ManagementAdmin FunctionsIT FunctionsDigitalisationHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)ManagementMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPoint

About

I’m part of the founding team at DSLR Tech, building lifestyle brands—Aramya and Tavira (by Aramya). I love the craft of assembling teams that enable the business and grow alongside it. My journey in the People function spans growth-stage startups and family-owned conglomerates, with roles across India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. My focus areas are HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and HR digitisation. I’ve led diverse, multigenerational teams—from Baby Boomers to Gen Z—and thrive at the intersection of people, process, and product. Outside work, I’m equally curious: cooking, food history, behavioural studies, fitness, and music (dabbling with a new instrument). I’m a travel enthusiast, an extrovert, and an explorer at heart. Views expressed are personal.

Experience

10 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Aramya

Founding Team — Talent & Organizational Design

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

0 → 1 → 10: On a rocket ship building the next generation of lifestyle brands. ❤️
From Pre-PMF to Growth Stage, I’ve led the organizational scaling from 6 to 600+ (FTEs, FTCs, and Staff) across Manufacturing and Retail in Jaipur, Gurugram, and Bengaluru. My focus is on building the structural foundations that allow high-speed profitable growth without losing our cultural soul.
We are currently blitzscaling Aramya—the daily wear kurti brand for Bharat. After hitting ₹40 Cr net sales in our first year (FY25), we are architecting the team to support 15-20x growth over the next 24 months.
Join the Journey: 🚀 If you are a fashion/apparel professional who thrives on designing systems and leading growth, let’s talk. I’m always open to exploratory conversations to find where your potential meets our mission.
Note: Due to high inbound volume, I prioritize responses to candidates that align with our current design needs. If you don't hear back within a week, we’ll keep your profile for future structural expansions.

Team ManagementHuman ResourcesTalent ManagementHR TransformationHR PoliciesHR Business Partnering+1

Whitehat jr

Head — HRBP and TA CoE

Jul 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · Remote

Org stage: 10 to 100 journey, Growth and Category expansion phase.
Organised and Scaled from 400 to 2500, for Biz Functions: User Engagement, Teacher Recruitment and Training, Teacher Learning and Management.
Led the following roles @WhiteHat Jr/Byju's Future School, with a team of 10 -
1. Head of HRBP
2. Head of TA COE

Talent AcquisitionHR Business PartneringOrganizational Scaling

Ceat limited

Head — HR Digitalisation and Business HR @ CEAT Sri Lanka

Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Colombo, Sri Lanka; Mumbai, India; Ahmedabad, India · Hybrid

In addition to the business partnering (Org size of ~1000), drove the HR digitalisation charter (aka Product Manager) for CEAT India.
Key products built for CEAT India:
1. Diary for 1:1 conversations; Goal was to have a track of conversations with details and also a tracker on actionable for future dated/stakeholders.
2. FnF portal for self and related stakeholders; Goal was to deliver FNF payment and letters by 6pm on last working day.

HR DigitalisationBusiness HRProduct Management

Career break

Caregiving

Feb 2019 – Mar 2019 · 1 mo · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

I was back in India to be by my partner’s side as she worked through a tough phase of her PhD at IIM Ahmedabad.
Some seasons call for showing up, this was one of them.

Pt asian paints indonesia

Country Head HR

May 2018 – Jan 2019 · 8 mos · Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia · On-site

Org stage: 1 to 10 journey, Growth phase.
Led People, Admin and IT functions with a team of 8 people; Org size of ~250, including a greenfield manufacturing unit of 5K Metric Tons production capacity.

People ManagementAdmin FunctionsIT Functions

Rpg group

Head of HR Shared Services & Digitalisation @ KEC International Limited (last role)

Apr 2016 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Prior to the last role @KEC international limited (Org size of ~10000)—KEC InternationaI clocks a revenue of ~1.5bn USD a year—I have been in the following roles-
1. EA to President - Group HR (EA aka Chief of Staff in the current day lingo). RPG Group has companies that clock a combined revenue of ~3.5bn USD a year.
2. HR business partnering @RPG Life Sciences Limited (Org size of ~250). RPG Life sciences clocks a revenue of ~8mn USD a year.

HR Shared ServicesDigitalisation

Career break

Career transition

Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr · Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Wasn't keen to pick up an Assistant Systems Engineer job @HCL.
Used this time to reflect, explore and experiment with a few possible options to becoming independent financially. Taught Quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning for MBA and bank job aspirants in TIME, Career launcher and other competitive exam preparation institutes in Visakhapatnam.