Stop letting people problems become founder problems
Twenty-five years building People functions at Infosys, Genpact, Wipro and Designit — brought into your company for the decisions that compound: who you hire, how you organise, and who leads.
- A 30-minute discovery call on where your people risk sits
- Two or three real observations to act on
Twenty-five years in People
Career: Infosys, Genpact, Wipro Digital, Global Head of HR at Wipro, Global Head of People and Culture at Designit.
A consultant hands you a report.
I do the work — building the systems, running the hard conversations, coaching your managers — as part of your team.
The people side keeps landing on you
You're hiring without a repeatable system
Every people issue lands on your desk
Your managers need support
You're worried about compliance
Investors expect stronger people practices
You know HR matters, but you're not ready for a full-time Head of People
That's where TheHumanWorksCo comes in.
Senior people leadership.
Sized to your stage.
An experienced Head of People in the room for the decisions that are expensive to get wrong — org design, hiring, managers, who leads — for a few focused days a month.
A 30-minute discovery call on where your people risk actually sits.
From first conversation to running systems
Low effort on your side, and something useful in your hands from the very first conversation.
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Discovery call
We talk through your stage, your team and where the risk sits. You leave with two or three observations you can act on — whether or not we go further.
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The People Audit
Interviews, a systems review, and a written diagnosis across hiring, managers, compliance and culture — with a prioritised plan and the costs to fix it.
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Build & embed
I work as part of your team — building the systems, running the hard conversations, coaching your managers and setting up your tooling.
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Built to hand back
Everything documented and yours. When it's time for a full-time Head of People, I help you scope the role, hire, and brief them.
Four ways to bring in a Head of People
Start with one. Scale up, down, or switch as the business changes.
First hires
People Foundation
Hiring, onboarding, contracts and policies — the basics set up right the first time.
Growing past 15–20
Scale Your People Function
Manager capability, performance, org design and culture — built to hold as you grow.
Ongoing leadership
People Strategy Partner
Strategic people leadership in the room, a few focused days a month, inside your team.
Global companies in India
Build for India
Stand up and scale your India team — operating model, hiring, leadership bench, compliance, culture.
Founders and GCC leaders building teams that scale
From a founder making their first hires to a global company standing up an India centre — I build the people side so growth doesn't stall on it.
Pre-Seed to Series B startups
Startup CEOs and growing SMEs
GCCs establishing or scaling in India
Remote, hybrid and global-first teams
A People partner, not an HR vendor
Enterprise expertise, startup speed
25 years running People at global companies, applied at the pace a startup actually moves.
Real operating experience
I've built People functions from zero, led through M&A, and hired executives. Not theory.
Practical work, not reports
You get systems built and hard calls made — not a deck of advice to implement yourself.
AI-enabled systems
The repetitive people work automated, so your team spends its time on people, not admin.
Flexible by design
Scale my time up when you're hiring hard, down when you're heads-down on product.
Built to hand back
Everything documented and yours. When you hire a full-time leader, I brief them and step out.
Why I started TheHumanWorksCo
After 25 years leading People functions across global organisations, I kept seeing the same thing: companies needed experienced people leadership long before they could justify a full-time executive.
So I do it independently — the judgement of a Head of People, brought in for the decisions that matter, then handed back.
Read Nisha's storyWhere the experience comes from
Global HR leadership across 14 countries. Now independent.
A clear path in, a clean way out
Discovery call
30 minutesTwo or three real observations about where your people risk sits. No pitch.
People Audit
2–3 weeksInterviews, systems review, and a written diagnosis with a prioritised plan and the costs to act on it.
Engagement
Reviewed quarterlyOngoing people leadership, a few days a month. Reviewed every quarter, in both directions.
Every engagement is bespoke and scoped to what you actually need. You'll have the numbers before anything starts.
Questions founders and GCC leaders ask
What exactly do you do?
People strategy consulting for founders and GCC leaders — the decisions that compound: hiring, how you organise, who leads, and the systems underneath. Most engagements are scoped projects; some are ongoing and embedded.
Who do you work with?
Founders, CEOs and leadership teams at Pre-Seed to Series B startups and growing SMEs — usually from first hire up to around 150 people — plus global companies establishing or scaling teams in India.
Can you build our people systems from scratch?
Yes. Hiring, onboarding, contracts and policies, performance, pay structure and your HR tooling. You end up with a working people function, documented and yours to keep.
How is this different from an HR consultant?
A consultant produces a report and leaves. I build the systems, run the hard conversations and coach your managers, working inside your team.
How does an engagement start?
With a 30-minute discovery call, then a fixed-fee People Audit — two to three weeks of interviews and a systems review ending in a written diagnosis, a prioritised plan and the costs.
How much does it cost?
Every engagement is bespoke. The People Audit is a fixed fee; ongoing work is a monthly retainer, scoped to what you need and reviewed every quarter. You'll have the numbers before anything starts.
How do I get started?
Fill in the form below or book a time directly. I reply within one business day.
You build the company.
I'll build the people engine.
First hire, rapid growth, or a new Global Capability Centre — start with a 30-minute discovery call.
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