Headline

Founding Talent & People Partner | Built 4 Talent/People functions from 0→1 | AI-Native Recruiting | Ex-Swiggy, Acko & Flipkart

About

I build future-focused Talent Acquisition and People Operations ecosystems ones that fuse GenAI, operational excellence, and human-centered design to help startups and product-driven companies hire smarter, scale faster, and grow right. With 12+ years across TA and PeopleOps, I've built and scaled hiring engines, teams, and HR infrastructure from zero at four organizations, and driven 2x-9x headcount growth at high-growth startups and product-driven companies. My work has spanned campus hiring to C-suite mandates (VP Engineering, Principal Engineers, senior Product/AI leaders), and cross-border hiring and People Ops integrations across India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan. What I bring: 🧠 Systems thinking: I architect scalable, inclusive TA & HR frameworks, not just execute hiring ops 💼 End-to-end TA leadership across India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan and remote-first orgs, from early-stage startups to scaled enterprises ⚙️ Hands-on GenAI : Implementation across sourcing, screening, JD creation, and HR automation bridging human judgment with AI-driven efficiency 📊 PeopleOps at scale: onboarding, offboarding, engagement, retention, and policy design 🎯 Employer branding and funnel design that turns hiring into a growth lever, not a bottleneck 🤝 Tight cross-functional partnership with founders, product, and business leaders ✅ A proven first-hire track record: trusted to build the entire TA/HR engine from scratch. I thrive where speed meets structure, where hiring is treated as a growth strategy and people decisions are powered by both data and empathy. Let's connect if you're: 🔹 Scaling a startup or org and looking for a Talent & People leader to build or elevate your next stage of growth 🔹 Exploring how GenAI can transform your HR and TA workflows 🔹 Building high-performance teams with clarity, care, and long-term vision.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

Work experience

Talent & People Ops Lead at FOXO, Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Hand-picked as the first dedicated Talent & People Operations leader; building a best-in-class HR and recruiting infrastructure from the ground up to power aggressive scaling. - Partner directly with founders on hiring strategy, workforce planning, onboarding, compliance and org design.

Strategic Talent & Partnerships Advisor (Non-Executive) at Sprout24, Oct 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I support the leadership team in building high-performing teams and strategic partnerships that align with the company data-centric vision. My role bridges talent strategy and product evolution, ensuring culture and innovation scale together. Highlights: 📍 Advised on hiring philosophy, org design, and leadership development. 📍 Shaped culture and team dynamics to support growth and collaboration. 📍 Guided strategic direction of a data led SaaS product. 📍 Contributing to enhance the Sprout Score model, aligning it with team performance and user outcomes. 📍 Supported early-stage partnership strategy, helping define criteria for high-impact collaborations. 📍 Provided counsel on founder mindset, team scaling challenges, and role clarity during growth phases.

Founding Member at Athenasquare, Aug 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, India, - Founding team of an AI HR-Tech startup, applying deep TA domain expertise to shape ground-up product development. - Served as core HR subject-matter expert, translating real-world hiring pain points into product features, AI recruiting use cases, and prompt design. - Built end-to-end hiring processes for AI, Product and Engineering roles, turning founder vision into repeatable systems.

Talent Lead at Phyllo, Jun 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Owned hiring strategy and execution across Engineering, Product, Design, and Business functions. - Scaled the org 2x (25→50) in under 13 months while protecting hiring quality and culture fit. - Closed the company's toughest, highest-stakes mandates, including Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, QA Managers, and Product/Design leaders -Sharply cut time-to-fill for niche technical roles through a redesigned hiring process.

Talent Acquisition Lead at CoLearn, Sep 2021 - Jun 2022 · 10 mos, Jakarta, Indonesia, - Led TA team hiring Engineering & Product talent across Jakarta, Singapore and Bengaluru. - Doubled headcount (30→60) in just 10 months, hitting critical product launch deadlines on time - Extended scope beyond TA into People Ops and talent branding.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation - University