Headline

Chief People Advisor | High-Performance + Culture Expert | People-First AI-Adoption | Culture Transformation | PMS | OKR Practitioner | HiPACT™ | Certified Coach

About

About 50% of organisations globally report weak or non‑functional Performance Management System(PMS). Over half of organisations globally want to overhaul their PMS. Also in practice, PMS‑without‑culture integration often amplifies biases, fuels fear, and turns “high‑performance” into a political or compliance game rather than a healthy, growth‑oriented driver. My Niche: Performance X Culture integration: Most firms treat PMS and culture as separate tracks; I design them together so they reinforce each other. **Core Offering : HiPACT™ -High Performance Architecture thru Culture Transformation** A surgical 7-step process that delivers high performance either ground up or through redesign that links individual goals → business KPIs, eliminates org friction, and delivers: ✅ 15-25% productivity improvement ✅ 20-30% reduction in high-performer attrition ✅ 30-40% faster cross-team decisions Who I Work With: I help CEOs, Founders & CHROs solve 'High Perf v/s High Attrition' paradox so that they achieve excellence by strengthening the culture rather than burnout. I work with IT/SaaS/post-Series-B/GCCs/high-growth tech ventures. About Me: With over 21 years of experience navigating the complex intersections of technology, people, and business strategy, I serve as a dedicated partner to organizations seeking to build high-performance cultures. My tenures with Fortune 500 and mid-size MNCs have given me rounded experience both in terms of size and complexity. I bring depth in the people interventions which can shift the organization's profitability and key human capital objectives. In my experience working with Founders and CEOs directly for over a decade as a Head of HR, I have learned that what matters most to leadership is predictability, velocity, and efficiency. My approach is consultative, not transactional. I partner with you as an advisor, not a vendor: listening deeply, diagnosing friction, and co‑designing systems that leaders can actually use in their weekly and quarterly rhythms. Essentially I've sat in the seat you're trying to optimize. Specialties: Culture Transformation, Performance & OKR Frameworks, Organizational Development (OD), Competency Mapping, Leadership Development & Coaching, Fractional CHRO, Board Advisor. 🚀CEOs/Founders - Ready to Calibrate your PMS? →1. Take the free "PMS Health Chk Diagnostic" ---> https://forms.gle/G6pzouRDdUB3ncmo8 →2. Take the free "Culture DNA Diagnostic" ---> https://forms.gle/qTx3GaTHCPdmNhfL8 →3. Or Book a 30-min Discovery Call : https://calendar.app.google/ZMER2CPeeAZ53VK76

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

gemini

notebooklm

notion

openai

Work experience

Chief People Advisor / Principal Consultant at Inflektion People Advisory Pvt Ltd, Nov 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, As the Chief People Advisor at Inflektion, I partner with CEOs, Founders, and CHROs of GCCs and IT Product (SaaS/AI) companies to navigate their most critical growth inflections. Core Methodology: 1. The HiPACT™ Framework ***I deploy my flagship offering HiPACT™ (High-Performance Architecture & Culture Transformation) framework -a 7-step surgical approach that integrates culture & performance. 2. PFAA Framework *** I use the Organizational Culture Assessment to diagnose your culture type first, then design AI adoption that works WITH your Organisation DNA 3. Performance Management System Redesign ***Fix broken PMS that breeds politics, not performance. Eliminate forced ranking, subjective ratings, and "manager whims." Replace with transparent, merit-driven systems that retain top talent. Specialties: People-First AI Adoption, High Performance, OKRs, Performance Redesign, Culture Transformation, Leadership Development, Fractional CHRO.

Director - Human Resources at Pramata, Sep 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Director HR for India Engineering, Data Operations, GTM & Support Teams Organizational Development, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Talent Engagement, Performance Management, Digital Transformation, Compensation, Benefits & Employer Branding Key Engagements: End-End Performance Redesign & Transformation to Align with Strategy, People, Systems & Structure Led Capability Building Through Leadership Programs for over 80 managers & leaders Design & Roll Out of AI-Learning Journeys

Head of Human Resources at HealthAsyst, Apr 2017 - Sep 2024 · 7 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, India and US Teams (Engineering, Professional Services & GTM teams) Organizational Development, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Talent Engagement, Performance Management, Digital Transformation, Compensation, Benefits & Employer Branding Key Engagements: Great Place to Work® – Certification for three years in a row Technology transformation projects in HR automation across HR processes Career Leveling framework using competency frameworks for over 10 career tracks Change management and implementation of competency assessment across HR processes i.e. Perf Mgmt, L&D and Hiring Led internal and external branding interventions to improve brand visibility and social media outlook of company including Glassdoor, Google and AmbitionBox ratings. Developed & delivered 250 hours of leadership workshops to over 300+ leaders & managers

Manager - HRBP at MetricStream, 2014 - 2017 · 3 yrs, Bangalore, HRBP - Professional Services, Sales & Marketing BU Talent Engagement, Performance Management & Talent Development Key Engagements: Career Leveling framework using competency frameworks for over 10 career tracks Change management and implementation of competency assessment across HR processes i.e. Perf Mgmt, L&D and Hiring Developed & delivered 200 hours of leadership workshops to over 200+ leaders & managers

HR Business Partner / AM at Tata Elxsi ltd, 2011 - 2014 · 3 yrs, Bangalore, HRBP - Industrial Design & Transportation BU Talent Engagement, Performance Management & Talent Development

Education

MBA, HR, International Business, ICFAI business school

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Gulbarga University, Kalaburgi