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Talent Business Partner | Ex-Techie | TISS | BIT | NUS

About

Failures++ = Long-term Success. As a tech pro turned HR for business teams, I focus on doing everything that builds up the people around me. I have a holistic outlook towards challenges and a passion for solving them from first principles thinking. My mixed experience also allows me to leverage my unique outlook and build high performing teams at scale with speed. Every problem I invest myself in, I go into it with the motto "Offer the marrow of your soul and seek it in others."

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Human Resources Consultant at Experimenting with AI and consulting on talent management projects, Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition at Zepto, Sep 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led Leadership hiring for non-tech (40+ Directors, Sr Directors, VP, SVPs with 90% joiner ratio) and Department hiring for Growth, Brand, Investor Relations, Zepto Cafe Strategy and Public Policy (110+ folks with 80% joining ratio). Managed 3 great recruiters.

Senior Lead - Talent Acquisition at LeadSquared, Mar 2024 - Sep 2024 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Hired for leadership roles in Engineering, Market Research, Finance and Legal

Recruiting Lead at nference, Oct 2022 - May 2023 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Solid engineering and HR leadership attracted me to lead the TA for their core revenue-generating group company, Pramana. Built their recruiting engine from scratch alongside VP Engineering and hired niche talent for research-tech.

Human Resources Business Partner at Unacademy, Dec 2021 - May 2022 · 6 mos, Bangalore, Coached and worked with 3 Directors of Engineering to make their team of 180+ effective. Worked on Unacademy's first ever Annual Operating Plan and IJP program for tech.

Recruiting Lead at Unacademy, Jun 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Joined right after Facebook round (Series D) to help scale the tech team from ~60 to 280 (in 1.5 yrs) with 85% joining ratio for stellar niche talent. Led all TA research + campus programs alongwith lateral hiring. Contributed significantly in strategic HR projects and policy-building in CoE, Operations, Employer Branding.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma, Human Resources and Administration, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

HR Leadership Program, Human Resources Management, National University of Singapore