People Director at Mobiversa (2025-07 – 2026-06)
- Serve as strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP) to the CEO and business leadership team, advising on talent management, workforce planning, executive coaching, performance management, retention, and succession planning as trusted counsel to the leadership team.
- Hold dedicated leadership responsibility for the APAC region (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) alongside India, Dubai, and Europe — driving consistent talent, compliance, and culture strategy across differing regulatory and market contexts.
- Built enterprise HR strategy, organization design, and workforce and succession planning from zero, establishing scalable structures and governance frameworks to support rapid growth.
- Led total rewards strategy, including compensation bands, salary planning, and ESOP administration, partnering with Finance on HR budgeting and compensation review cycles.
- Implemented the POSH policy company-wide and served as Presiding Officer of the Internal Committee, managing complex employee relations matters and conducting thorough, consistent workplace investigations in line with Indian labour law.
- Drove employee communications and engagement through structured channels (town halls, newsletters, round tables) and DEI initiatives to strengthen culture and retention across a multi-country workforce.
- Drove AI-enabled HR transformation, integrating Generative AI, automation, and people analytics into HR operations, metrics/dashboards, and board-level reporting.
Assistant Vice President – HR at Digitide (A Quess Corp Company) (2018-11 – 2025-06)
formerly Conneqt Digital / Heptagon, Quess Corp
- Built and led a 12-member HR team as business-partner-level (HRBP) counsel to functional business leaders across India, including APAC-facing delivery units, partnering with COEs and HR shared-services teams to deliver integrated people solutions.
- Directed large-scale, multi-geography talent acquisition and full employee lifecycle management — onboarding, offboarding, exit interviews, and leave administration — for 1,200+ employees through strategic workforce planning and internal mobility.
- Led HR integration workstreams across 2 major M&A transactions during tenure at Quess Corp, driving culture alignment, harmonization of HR policies and compensation structures, and retention of key talent through post-merger transition.
- Led succession planning, leadership development, learning & development (L&D), and career progression frameworks, identifying critical roles and building successor roadmaps in partnership with L&D teams.
- Managed and resolved complex employee relations issues, conducting thorough investigations and ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures; coordinated industrial relations (IR) and statutory compliance (PF, ESI, Gratuity) with Finance and specialist advisers.
- Led compensation and benefits (C&B) planning and annual compensation review cycles, including salary planning, bench cost control, and strategic C&B budgeting — contributing to a 10–15% reduction in bench cost — while driving HR digital transformation through automation.
- Drove employee communications, engagement, and employer brand programs, delivering manager training on HR programs and processes; applied CMMI Level 5 governance standards to keep HR processes audit-ready.
- Recognized with the People Champion Award (2024) and Special Recognition Award (2021) for HR leadership impact.
Senior Executive – Talent Acquisition at Acusis Software Pvt. Ltd. (2012-07 – 2018-10)
- Led end-to-end Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and Employee Engagement for teams across India, the US, and the Philippines, covering both permanent and off-roll resources.
- Directed technology and healthcare recruitment across geographies, achieving a 30% increase in offer acceptance through targeted sourcing strategy and enhanced candidate experience.
Previous Assignments in HR at Point Perfect Transcription Services | Mazenet Solutions | Cicada Technologies | Trinity Technologies (2005-04 – 2012-06)
- Built foundational expertise across recruitment, HR operations, and employee relations, progressing through increasing levels of HR responsibility across multiple technology organizations.
