

Not an HR guy, not just a recruiter, not an operator.
I’m the “get things done, scale it fast, fix the chaos” person founders call when they need someone who actually knows how to build/fix.
My goal is simple, help a company run better.
A Bit More About My work
Who I Am, Without the Buzzwords
I help founders grow their teams, culture, and operations without burning time, energy, or money.
I’ve been the first HR, the first TA hire, the ops guy, the strategist, the firefighter, the culture driver, and the “Karthik, can you just handle this” person in multiple companies. I work fast, think clearly, and genuinely enjoy being useful. If a startup is moving quickly, I fit right in.
15 years of building orgs, hiring leadership, fixing processes, and scaling teams.
Working across India, SEA, Middle East, and Africa. Let’s build what your startup needs next
Helping startups scale from chaos to clarity, 0 to 1 and 1 to 100s.​
I operate at the intersection of talent, operations, and ecosystem-building, which is rare in my field. I’m not just a recruiter or a people-ops leader, I’m a full-stack operator who can think strategically and execute hands-on with speed and precision.
What sets me apart
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I operate like a founder, not only a recruiter or a HR leader.
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I understand urgency, frugality, and the realities of early-stage chaos. I’ve built teams, systems, and processes from scratch, and I know how to scale them with discipline and speed.
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I bring deep recruitment mix with majorly tech, business with domains of Web3 and AI ecosystem knowledge.
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I’ve spent years inside this space, understanding its culture, incentives, and how founders think. This helps me hire better, advise better, and build better talent engines for global teams.
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I combine strategy with execution.
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I don’t just design the plan, I run the plan. I source, hire, onboard, build workflows, set up tools, automate processes, and manage operations end to end. I’m hands-on and outcome-driven.
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I’ve taken my experience and turned it into a scalable offering trusted by founders. ECC reflects my ability to transform talent operations into predictable, repeatable systems that help companies hire and scale fast.
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I communicate with clarity and leadership.
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My writing, articulation, and ability to handle founder-level communication is a big advantage. I simplify complexity, manage expectations, and move things forward without friction.
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I’m multi dimensional.
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I understand growth, marketing, community, automation, and operations, and I bring all of that into how I run talent and people functions. I can support across functions, not just one.
My USP in one line
I am a full-stack talent operator with zero to one execution experience and deep Web3 ecosystem understanding, building scalable talent systems for global teams.
Work Experience
Mar 2022 - Jan 2026
May 2022 - Jan 2026
Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
Apr 2018 - Nov 2021
Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
A Web3 venture capital firm backing founders across India and Southeast Asia.
Head of People, Talent and Operations
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Built and ran People, Talent, finance and Ops for 5 group entities
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Setup on org design, hiring strategy, performance models and culture
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Set up multi-entity HR and ops systems across India, SG, KR and BVI
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Managed payroll, compliance, finance ops, contracts, governance and reporting
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Automated major workflows in HR, ops and finance improving efficiency by 60 percent
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Supported portfolio companies with talent planning, systems and hiring frameworks
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Ran internal operations, communication, policies, engagement and governance end to end
A talent, payroll and operations partner helping global Web3 and AI companies build in India.
- Part of Hashed Emergent Group
Head of Business, Strategy & Delivery - ECC RECRUIT
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Created ECC from scratch into a multi-offering talent service business
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Built 3 service models, Hire on Demand, Global Payroll (EOR), and Talent and Co. Management
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Grew operations to 30 plus active roles at any time with a 2 week hiring turnaround
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Set up 3 international clients in India, managing entity setup, ops, infra and compliance
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Scaled local teams for global Web3 and AI companies at 40 percent lower cost
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Drove all revenue, P & L, client partnerships, delivery and process design
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Led a 6 member team, built systems, workflows and dashboards for predictable execution
India’s largest Ed-Tech learning platform building digital education at massive scale.
Assoc. Director, Talent Management
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Built product, engineering and design hiring engines, improved ratios, and strengthened performance systems
A healthcare technology platform digitising clinics and powering the PharmEasy ecosystem.
Head of HR and Talent
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Scaled the company from 5 to 300 plus.
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Built entire HR, Recruitment, performance, culture, compliance functions.
A data engineering and AI company supporting global enterprises with large-scale analytics.
Manager, HR and Talent
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Joined at stealth. Built team from 2 to 180.
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Built & managed entire HR, Recruitment, Campus hiring and Org systems.
Recruitment Consultant
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IT recruitment consultant for product companies and ensuring candidate delivery is managed.
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Worked for product companies - Microsoft, Dell, Flipkart, Amazon, Samsung & manystartups
A media and event managment services company
Manager, Events
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Marketing and Sales for Tech Conferences. Revenue generation for the events.
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Internal Hiring + Hiring For Clients - tech service companies
