May 2023 – Aug 2023 · 3 mos · Singapore

• Fostering leadership and growth that enables people to do their best work every day to further Iterative's goal of building the most vibrant, supportive, and intellectually honest community of founders to increase the GDP of Southeast Asia through entrepreneurship.

Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · On-site

• Led a portfolio of COE functions — Talent and Leadership Development, Employee Relations, People Policy — across a global, multi-geography organisation. Worked with senior leadership during a period of significant structural and cultural change, supporting alignment, leadership development, and complex people dynamics at scale.

Mar 2021 – Mar 2023 · 2 yrs · On-site

• Defined and led the learning and development strategy for a 3,000+ person global organisation. Partnered with leadership teams across Engineering, Product, Data, and Operations to align development with business direction. Led a team of eight; managed vendor relationships and programme delivery across geographies.

Sep 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · On-site

• Head HRBP for India and Engineering at Gojek based in Bangalore (Indonesia, India, Singapore & Thailand) ~1200 employees.
• As part of Gojek's global HR leadership team, I worked on international initiatives such as HR Transformation, Integrations post-M&A, and Talent Management Strategy.
• Co-designed and implemented new roles and competency framework for the Engineering organization while managing a large-scale change in Engineering Leadership (CTO).

Jul 2016 – Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore · Hybrid

• Worked directly with founders and leadership teams during growth phases — often in situations where clarity, alignment, and leadership capability needed to evolve quickly.
• Supported organisations with people strategy, leadership development, and organisational design during periods of scale and transition.

Feb 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region · On-site

• Transitioned through multiple HR roles and built multiple teams and HR functions in a rapidly growing organization. Led HR Strategy and Operations team of 35. Managed both the rapid growth and downsizing. Led pan-India Teams of HR Business Partners (HRBP), Regional HRs, Technical Recruiters, and Learning & Development. Managed the evolution of Performance Management Programs as the organization grew from 100 to 3000+ employees. Built a competency framework and set up the L&D Team to close the identified skill gaps and build new competencies for growth. Implemented workplace policies and chaired committees for ‘Employee Grievances’ and ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment’
• Career path at Housing
• Senior HR Manager - Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
• HR - Deputy General Manager- Jan - Jul 2016

Mar 2013 – Jan 2014 · 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Hired post-acquisition to restructure HR functions in India as a part of the separation from Progress Software, USA
• Restructured processes, policies, and programs and managed the change management process post the acquisition
• Conducted a detailed study of the Compensation Structure with Towers Watson to implement a new compensation framework
• HRBP for India team

Oct 2010 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• Joined Flipkart during its early high-growth phase, before it became what it is today. Built the HR foundation for the Product, Engineering, and Design verticals: performance management, talent frameworks, HRIS, and succession planning. Worked directly with the CEO and senior leadership. Mentored first-time managers navigating rapid scale for the first time.
• Career path at Flipkart
• Staffing Coordinator - Oct 2010 - Nov 2011
• Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)- Dec 2011 - Mar 2013

Jan 2009 – Apr 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore & Hyderabad, India

• Setup the first Learning & Development Team for Amazon in India
• Built the technical & behavioural skills training portfolio for 3000+ employees including managing budgets
• Coordinated with the Global L&D team in Seattle to execute programs for the Senior Leadership in India

Nov 2007 – Dec 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore & Hyderabad, India

• Provided operational support in employee relations, benefits administration, and executing HR programs in India.
• Partnered with People Teams to drive engagement through Google processes for onboarding and learning programs.
• Standardized recruitment processes across an 8-member team improving efficiency and streamlining the movement of recruiters across roles leading to a 75% reduction in turnaround time
• Worked on Recruitment Analytics for the APAC region identifying yearly trends in hiring across regions
• Career path at Google
• Recruitment Coordinator (Hyderabad) - Nov 2007 - Aug 2008
• HR Coordinator (Bangalore) - Sep-Dec 2008

May 2005 – Jul 2005 · 2 mos · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Developed processes to improve discovery of relevant resumes and identifying potential candidates by over 40% as well as redesigned and implemented new features to create a more robust internal database.

Dec 1999 – Feb 2003 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Melbourne, Australia

• Managed and organized college orientation camps for over 1000 international students as part of a team and prepared monthly newsletters and other extra-curricular activities. Managed teams of 2 to 20 for various events and activities.