Headline

Head of Talent, APAC

About

“The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best talent in the world.” — Steve Jobs I began my startup journey during Flipkart’s formative years as part of the founding HR team and spent 14 years helping shape the talent engine through the company’s evolution from an early-stage startup to one of India’s most transformative companies. Over the years, I partnered closely with founders, CXOs, and business leaders across multiple phases of scale spanning organization building, leadership hiring, business incubation, and talent transformation. Many of the leaders I worked alongside later went on to build successful startups and unicorns that further shaped India’s startup ecosystem. Most recently, I joined Quince as Head of Talent – APAC, where I’ve been helping strengthen the organization during a phase of rapid global growth by enhancing talent quality, strengthening leadership pipelines, and driving more structured and scalable hiring practices. Across my career, I’ve focused on building high-performing teams and scalable organizations aligned closely with business outcomes. My experience spans leadership hiring, workforce planning, employer branding, diversity initiatives, and AI-enabled hiring transformation. I believe that purpose and values shape both people and organizations, and I’m deeply passionate about creating environments where strong talent, thoughtful leadership, and long-term thinking can thrive. Outside of work, I enjoy reading and listening to podcasts, particularly biographies, founder journeys, and spiritual content.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Head of Talent, APAC at Quince, Jul 2025 - Aug 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

Director TA at Flipkart, Feb 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Responsible for : TA Head Flipkart, Non Engineering. Categories, Marketing, Supply Chain, Corporate Functions, HR, Tech functions - Monetization, Customer, Growth, Flipkart Cloud commerce, payments, and new initiatives such as Quick Commerce TA purpose strategy & roadmap Tech platforms & Analytics Invest in people to create Impact

Director Talent Acquisition at Flipkart, Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos, On-site, Responsible for : TA Head for Categories, Monetization, Customer, Growth, other new Business initiatives (Flipkart Cloud commerce, payments) TA purpose strategy & roadmap Tech platforms & Analytics Invest in people to create Impact

Associate Director Talent Acquisition at Flipkart, Oct 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs, Talent acquisition Leader for Commerce Business, Product, Fintech, Corporate and New Businesses/New Initiatives at leadership + all levels. TA Head for Commerce Platform.

Lead - Recruitment(Branch Head) at Pinnacle Manpower Services, Sep 2008 - 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos, Head of a Branch office of the firm. Headhunting, leadership hiring, Client acquisition and engagement.

Assistant Manager - HR at Safexpress Private Limited, Jan 2007 - Sep 2008 · 1 yr 9 mos, Greater Delhi Area, HR generalist Leading a team of HR professionals - Employee engagement, PMS, Training and Development, org design, manpower planning and HRMS introduction and implementation. Reported to HR Head, skip reporting to the Chairman.

Assistant Consultant (ITES) at Ma Foi Randstad, 2006 - 2007 · 1 yr, Part of turnkey project at Mafoi (core HSBC hiring team)

Education

PGDBM, Human Resource Management, Asia Pacific Institute Of Management, Delhi

Bachelor's degree, Miranda House College, Delhi University