Apr 2023 – Feb 2024 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Purple Quarter is a bespoke executive search firm that works with founders & VCs to build their tech leadership teams. We help hire the crucial roles of CTO, Head of Engineering, VP of Engineering and Director of Engineering.
• Our hires include:
• CTO, Swiggy
• CTO, Razorpay
• CTPO, Pharmeasy
• CTO, Lendingkart
• VP Engineering, DP World (UAE)
• VP Engineering, Walmart
• and many more

Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sep 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• VMock is an AI/ML powered Career Acceleration Platform. Reported to the founder and was responsible for the entire talent acquisition function.
• Key achievements
• Grew the team from ~30 to ~120 FTEs without any third-party help
• Got Day 0/1 slots across the top IITs & IIMs competing with brands like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc
• Hired talent in Tech, Product, Marketing, Sales & Customer Success

Jan 2016 – Aug 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Jul 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

Feb 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Designed and implemented a pilot programme to streamline HR processes by identifying inefficiencies with end-users
• Facilitated requirements gathering and documentation to understand and communicate
• complex business changes in the product
• Worked across departments to determine future product planning strategies
• Managed global delivery defining short and long term strategies for the HR project.
• Coordinated with global teams to channelize the HR product's marketing efforts leading to
• increased revenues.
• Built and maintained long term strategic partnerships with clients

Feb 2010 – Jan 2011 · 11 mos

• Single point of contact between the offshore and onsite team
• Initiated and led Defect Prevention Programme reducing reported defects in deliverables from 15% to 2% leading to recognition from senior management in form of Most Valuable Performer award.
• Spearheaded quality assurance projects with teams of four to six, enabling increase in
• number of possible releases from 20 to over 50 per week.
• Analysed and developed optimisation techniques reducing turnaround time of client’s
• application system by four hours leading to client satisfaction and improved client feedback
• score from 4 to 5.8 out of 6.
• Prepared high level and detailed level designs for proposed changes or new functionalities in
• existing applications which when implemented led to cost savings of US$ 50k for the client.
• Managed third party vendor teams, coordinating and testing
• processes to ensure defect free project deliverables within timelines.

Feb 2007 – Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Ludhiana Area, India

• Family owned pharmaceutical business
• Personally conducted business and sales activities with a wide spectrum of organisations such as hospitals, clinics, retailers, doctors, professionals, entrepreneurs, schools, multinational corporations and C level executives
• Controlled the entire marketing value chain (market research, segmentation, market strategy formulation, sales management and market/business development for a portfolio of vaccines and medicines.
• Responsible for :
• Developing and maintaining strategic relationships and partnerships with clients
• Formation of marketing and branding strategy
• Internal and external communications
• New business development
• Planning and organizing events and conferences