Chetna Ojha

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in building high-performing, inclusive teams.
Proven track record in employee retention strategies.
Strong leadership in Diversity & Inclusion initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader in the SaaS industry, specializing in talent management and organizational development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Human ResourcesLeadershipEmployee EngagementPerformance ManagementDiversity & InclusionLearning & Development

Other Skills

Data AnalysisMicrosoft OfficeSocial MediaPowerPointEvent PlanningPublic SpeakingManagementEnglishMarket ResearchResearchTeam ManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Word

About

I am currently the HR Business Partner for APAC at Rippling. I work with teams across Engineering, Product, Design, Operations, Finance, Marketing and Legal to build teams that are high-performing, inclusive, and deeply human. Outside of work, you’ll find me painting, reading, baking, or following a Formula 1 race.

Experience

9 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 2 mos

Current Experience

Rippling

HRBP - Tech

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

Leading HRBP for APAC functions spanning Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, and Corporate.
(So Far..)
Built and executed a data-driven retention framework synthesising attrition analytics, engagement sentiment, and stay-interview insights. Designed structured career paths and IDPs to secure long-term talent density. Scaled campus hiring and talent growth programmes for the sales pipeline, and coached managers on talent differentiation, early underperformance intervention, and recognition of high performers.

Human ResourcesEmployee EngagementPerformance ManagementLeadership

Cred

Talent & Culture

Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Talent Development and Management

Flipkart

HRBP - Tech - Engineering Product & Design

Apr 2022 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

Owned the end-to-end people agenda for ~500 FTEs across 4 high-velocity tech teams, serving as a trusted thought partner to senior leadership on org design, performance, and talent. Transformed performance cycles to drive meritocracy and high talent density - achieving 97% key talent retention. Designed manager capability frameworks and coached managers to a 92% effectiveness score. Led org redesigns across Design and Engineering that improved decision velocity, engagement, and pipeline scalability. Co-led Inclusion &. Diversity strategy across Attract, Retain & Include.

Human ResourcesPerformance ManagementLeadershipDiversity & Inclusion

Itc limited

3 roles

Lead - Employee Engagement, D&I & L&D and HRBP - Channel Ops & Bulk, Agri Business Division

Promoted

Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · On-site

As the role evolved further, so did the mandate. Added D&I to the CoE portfolio and took on HR Business Partnering for Channel Procurement and Bulk Commodities - fast-moving, operationally intense businesses spanning Rice, Wheat, and Soya across 8 states and ~500 employees. Alongside strategic HR partnering, also led the wellbeing agenda for the business.

Employee EngagementDiversity & InclusionLearning & Development

Lead - Employee Engagement & L&D, Agri Business Division

Jul 2017 – Sep 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos · On-site

Over the next 3 years, the focus sharpened into leading 2 CoEs - Learning & Development and Employee Engagement - for the entire business. Owned the complete L&D lifecycle across managerial and leadership tracks, while running the engagement agenda end-to-end: survey administration, deep-dive analysis, stakeholder communication, and action planning - all at a scale of 1,300+ employees spread across India.

Employee EngagementLearning & Development

Assistant Under Training

Jul 2016 – Jun 2017 · 11 mos · On-site

Started as an HR generalist building foundational systems from scratch of the Agri Business - shaping its organisation structure, and anchoring performance and talent processes for 600+ people. That early exposure to the full breadth of HR gave a strong base to grow from.

Human Resources