Headline

CEO's Office, Building PopularDigital.AI & Bhrighu Academy of E-Learning, Heading HR, People & Culture

About

Strategic HR professional with a focus on HR Business Partnering, talent strategy, and organizational effectiveness. I partner with leaders to translate business priorities into impactful people strategies that drive performance, engagement, and growth. My interests include workforce planning, leadership development, employee experience, and building high-performing cultures. I believe that effective HR goes beyond operations—it's about enabling organizations and people to succeed together.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Assistant Manager HR - IT Division at Popular Digital AI, Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Strategic HR Manager | Startup Ecosystem | People & Culture Architect As the Strategic HR Manager at a dynamic startup, I played a foundational role in shaping the company’s people strategy, building the HR function from the ground up. My journey here has been all about driving sustainable growth through culture, clarity, and capability. 🔹 Built HR from Scratch: Established core HR functions and systems including recruitment, onboarding, employee lifecycle management, and exit protocols. 🔹 Policy Framework: Designed and implemented scalable HR policies and SOPs covering performance management, leave structure, code of conduct, salary revisions, and more—ensuring compliance and clarity for all employees. 🔹 Performance Culture: Introduced a robust performance appraisal structure with monthly check-ins, quarterly reviews, and annual evaluations—creating transparency and accountability across teams. 🔹 Talent Acquisition & Development: Led hiring across verticals; created role-specific JDs, implemented structured interview processes, and drove end-to-end recruitment. Initiated L&D plans and upskilling roadmaps tailored to team needs. 🔹 People & Culture Champion: Fostered a positive work culture aligned with startup values—focus on ownership, innovation, and collaboration. Launched employee engagement initiatives, feedback mechanisms, and internal recognition programs. 🔹 Strategic Partner to Leadership: Worked closely with founders and department heads on workforce planning, succession strategies, and organizational development aligned with business goals. 🔹 HR Tech & Automation: Streamlined HR operations through digital tools for attendance, payroll, performance tracking, and communication—laying the groundwork for scalable growth.

Assistant Manager HR - IT Division at Bhrighu Academy of E-Learning, Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Strategic HR Manager | Startup Ecosystem | People & Culture Architect As the Strategic HR Manager at a dynamic startup, I played a foundational role in shaping the company’s people strategy, building the HR function from the ground up. My journey here has been all about driving sustainable growth through culture, clarity, and capability. 🔹 Built HR from Scratch: Established core HR functions and systems including recruitment, onboarding, employee lifecycle management, and exit protocols. 🔹 Policy Framework: Designed and implemented scalable HR policies and SOPs covering performance management, leave structure, code of conduct, salary revisions, and more—ensuring compliance and clarity for all employees. 🔹 Performance Culture: Introduced a robust performance appraisal structure with monthly check-ins, quarterly reviews, and annual evaluations—creating transparency and accountability across teams. 🔹 Talent Acquisition & Development: Led hiring across verticals; created role-specific JDs, implemented structured interview processes, and drove end-to-end recruitment. Initiated L&D plans and upskilling roadmaps tailored to team needs. 🔹 People & Culture Champion: Fostered a positive work culture aligned with startup values—focus on ownership, innovation, and collaboration. Launched employee engagement initiatives, feedback mechanisms, and internal recognition programs. 🔹 Strategic Partner to Leadership: Worked closely with founders and department heads on workforce planning, succession strategies, and organizational development aligned with business goals. 🔹 HR Tech & Automation: Streamlined HR operations through digital tools for attendance, payroll, performance tracking, and communication—laying the groundwork for scalable growth.

Recruitment Manager at BYJU'S, Oct 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Fulfill recruitment of all graded and specialists roles across the city offices and the head office. Coordinate with HR Recruiters in fulfilling field staff recruitment. Contribute to the identification and development of sourcing plans for the organization. Develop systems/processes to collect and analyze recruitment data; including data on candidate profiles, staff attrition, feedback surveys on quality of hire, quality of recruitment service etc. Design a model of engagement for the prospective employees through social media tools. Develop innovative ways of recruitment which would fit within the budgets. Implement Employee referral program Responsible for maintaining data of Recruitment KPI’s. Liaise with externals in the Recruitment field for staffing solutions. Identifying and delivering training needs of Recruitment staff. Support Managers in developing staffing plans for their respective units. Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures of Recruitment unit.

Human Resources Associate at DRN DEFINITE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED, Jun 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Assistant Manager HR at Blinkyard Infotech India Pvt. Ltd., May 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India

Education

Human Resources Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, Loyola Institute of Business Administration

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Apollo Engineering College