Headline

HR Director & HR Lead | People Partner Mindset | Empathy, Tailored Policy & AI-Driven HR Automation | 0→1 Builder, Ex-Xoxoday, EloElo Group, EWar Games(STAN)

About

I see HR as the bridge between leadership's vision and what employees actually experience day to day the person in the room who turns strategy into policy people feel is fair, and turns employee reality back into something the CXO table can act on. As an HR Director with 10+ years building people functions from the ground up, I lead with empathy first: every policy, benefit, and process I design is tailored to the specific company and people in front of me, never copy-pasted from a template. I'm equally focused on where HR is going next. I've piloted [BeBetta Resume Screening process e.g., an AI assisted resume screening tool, an HR chatbot for employee queries, ChatGPT/Claude for drafting policies and job descriptions] at BeBetta, bringing automation and AI into day-to-day HR operations , alongside building HRIS systems that cut manual admin work so the team can spend time on people, not paperwork.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

codex

gemini

openai

Work experience

Human Resources Director at BeBetta, Jul 2024 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, ● Building the end-to-end HR function 0→1 for an early-stage, high-growth company - org structure, policy, and people strategy from scratch ● Structuring competitive compensation & benefits frameworks, including ESOPs and market-aligned salary bands ● Driving talent acquisition through HR technology and automation, lowering cost-per-hire via structured sourcing and referral programs ● Building a high-performance culture through OKR alignment, leadership development, and engagement initiatives ● Owning HR budgeting and financial planning, including the transition from distributed work to a Bangalore HQ

Director Of People & Strategy at Eloelo, Feb 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, ● Built the HR function from scratch, scaling the org from 0 to 150 employees across all functions ● Cut external recruitment costs by 73% through organic hiring, referral programs, and employer branding on LinkedIn and Glassdoor ● Implemented HRIS end-to-end, lifting HR process efficiency by 50% and fully automating payroll and statutory compliance ● Revamped the performance management framework, cutting manager admin workload by 40% and driving a 20% increase in internal promotions ● Redesigned onboarding and engagement programs, raising employee satisfaction by 30% and cutting newhire turnover by 30% ● Launched rewards & recognition programs improving retention by 20%; optimized comp & benefits, lifting satisfaction by 15% ● Partnered with leadership to align HR strategy with board expectations and due diligence requirements

Head of People & Culture at EWar Games, Dec 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, ● Directed the full HR function for a fast-growing mobile gaming company, scaling from 10 to 100+ employees within 6 months ● Built an in-house recruitment team and referral platform, cutting hiring costs by 20% ● Designed org structure, manager training, and an Internal Job Posting (IJP) framework with market mapping ● Implemented an Employee Satisfaction (ESAT) tracker and maintained a 4.5 Glassdoor rating ● Served as HRBP to all business heads, delivering HR dashboards and people analytics for data-driven workforce decisions ● Designed HR policies, Code of Conduct, and compliance documentation; owned the HRMS platform and onboarding/exit operations

Human Resource Business Partner at Xoxoday, Aug 2015 - Jul 2019 · 3 y 11 mo, Bangalore

Education

Executive Development Program in Leadership & Change Management, XLRI Jamshedpur

PGDM, HR and IT, ISBR Business School