About

Work Experience

• Senior Talent Partner / People Partner, Foundation AI

  Jul, 2023 - Present

  Joined an early-stage AI startup and built the people function to support rapid scaling.

  • Served as the go-to People Partner for founders and business leaders, advising on workforce planning, hiring priorities, and organizational growth.

  • Owned the full employee lifecycle for 80+ employees — onboarding, HR operations, HRMS administration, documentation, compliance, and offboarding.

  • Designed and delivered L&D programs for hiring managers, employees, and interview panelists — enabling better candidate assessment, fit-for-role hiring, and stronger coaching and mentoring across teams.

  • Built a 30-60-90 day onboarding framework to structure new-hire learning and adoption, accelerating time-to-productivity.

  • Re-designed the employee referral program by aligning incentives to role types and organizational hierarchy, boosting quality referrals and internal engagement.

  • Managed employee relations and conflict resolution, mediating workplace issues and achieving an 80%+ resolution rate.

  • Owned end-to-end hiring across AI/ML, Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, and Litigation functions.

  • Developed competency-based job descriptions and hiring frameworks in partnership with leadership.

  • Led the HRMS migration from Keka to Rippling, ensuring data accuracy and seamless adoption.

  • Managed external recruitment agencies and vendors for niche, business-critical roles.

  • Executed employee engagement, internal communications, and culture programs; generated HR and recruitment analytics to guide leadership decisions.

• Talent Partner, Keka Technologies

  Jun, 2022 - Jul, 20231 year 1 month

  • Built recruitment processes and talent pipelines for a brand-new business vertical — a 0→1 scaling effort.

  • Managed end-to-end recruitment across IT and Non-IT roles.

  • Collaborated with business leaders to define hiring strategy; tracked recruitment metrics to drive continuous process improvement.

• Senior Recruiter & Key Account Manager, SearchBourne Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

  Nov, 2020 - May, 20221 year 6 months

  • Led and mentored a team of 10 recruiters to hit hiring and delivery targets.

  • Managed full-cycle recruitment across BFSI and Technology domains.

  • Partnered with clients and hiring managers on recruitment strategy, candidate assessment, and offer negotiation.

  • Owned key client accounts, recruitment operations, and delivery performance.

Skills

Education