Lakshmi Narayanan

Head of People / Director — Talent & HR

Head of People · talent strategy, org design & culture at 2,400-person scale

About

I build People functions that scale companies and keep them human. Thirteen years across IT services, SaaS and global centres — currently leading a 20-person People org for 2,400 employees on a ₹6+ crore budget. I measure success in attrition, time-to-fill, engagement and the leaders I help grow.

2,400

Employees supported

₹1.4Cr

Annual agency spend cut

49

eNPS, up from 18

Selected work

−42% time-to-fill
Leadership Hiring Engine

45+ director-plus hires; time-to-fill 110 → 64 days.

Leadership hiringTA strategy
96% on-time reviews
OKR Performance System

Quarterly OKRs + continuous feedback on Workday.

PerformanceHRIS
−8pt attrition
Culture & Engagement

eNPS 18 → 49; regretted attrition 19% → 11%.

EngagementCulture
3D Portfolio

This WebGL site, built on Eliorexa.

WebGLPersonal brand

Skills & tools

People Strategy
Talent Acquisition
Org Design
Leadership Hiring
Performance Management
Employee Engagement
HRIS
Labor Law
DEI
Total Rewards

Let's build something

Lakshmi is open to the right opportunity. Reach out — or grab the résumé.