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Dinu Daniel

@dinudaniel

18-Yr HR Exec & Fractional CHRO. I scaled 3 SaaS/tech teams (350–1,800+) and have worked in large multinationals as well

India

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What I'm looking for

Seeking: Head of HR / Fractional CHRO (Remote/Full-time)

What I Deliver: I turn complex HR ops into scalable growth engines. I build zero-to-one HR infra, systemized OKRs, ESOP 2.0 models, & automated HRIS (Keka/ZingHR) that drop tech turnover by 15% and drive rapid, high-performance scaling.

Executive Summary

I am an 18-year HR Executive and Fractional CHRO specializing in building structured, scalable people functions for global tech platforms, SaaS platforms, and high-growth startups. I transform early-stage HR setups into institutional-grade infrastructure across organizations ranging from 350 to 1,800+ employees. A strategist in distributed and multi-timezone operations, I align workforce architecture, OKRs, compensation models, and HR technology directly with core financial goals while sustaining high-trust, high-retention cultures.

Career Highlights & Achievements

Fractional CHRO & Strategic Advisory (2025–Present): Re-engineered zero-to-one talent frameworks for high-growth tech companies. Built systemized OKR architectures, a Manager Maturity Ladder (M1–M4) to prevent title inflation, and an ESOP 2.0 / Skill-Premium model for top talent retention. For a 1,800-employee enterprise, modernized nationwide workforce deployment and integrated ZingHR.
Senior HR Manager | SurveySparrow (2022–2025): Scaled headcount by 71% (205 to 350 tech assets) across 3 regional hubs supporting a $30M ARR trajectory while maintaining a 4.7 Glassdoor rating. Automated 80% of core HR processes via Keka HRMS and built retention telemetry that reduced tech turnover by 15%.
HR Restructuring Lead | Lumiq.ai & Contify (2020–2022): Audited legacy systems and managed a legally compliant, seamless organizational restructuring from 60 to 20 employees with zero operational downtime.
GCC HR Business Partner | Epsilon & Mindtree (2015–2020): Partnered with cross-functional leads supporting 700+ digital professionals. Aligned Indian GCC practices with global US/Publicis Groupe standards, boosting manager effectiveness by 10%. At Mindtree, managed HR mandates for 1,000+ engineers.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder

Current

Peopleverve

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

I'm currently working as a freelancer in my own consulting firm and have worked in 3 projects for the last year

Sr.Manager Human Resources

Surveysparrow

Apr 2022 - Apr 2025 (3 years)

Architected people strategy and organizational design supporting a $30M -scale ARR trajectory across three regional hubs. Partnered directly with the CEO and engineering leadership while commanding an active team of 6 HR professionals covering product, engineering, and corporate operations.

SENIOR HR CONSULTANT

lumiq.ai

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 (11 months)

Retained directly by the founders to systematically audit, mature, and professionalize HR operations,
foundational governance, and people systems for a fast-growing data engineering company based out of Noida
and a market intelligence platform based out of Delhi. (~350+ employees). These were build, scale, operate and handover projects

SENIOR HR CONSULTANT

contify

Oct 2020 - Mar 2021 (5 months)

LEAD – HR GENERALIST

Epsilon

Jan 2019 - Apr 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Spearheaded human resource business partnering, strategic talent execution, and localized personnel
delivery across a complex multi-timezone GCC framework supporting over 700 cross-functional digital professionals.

ASSOCIATE MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES

Mindtree

Jul 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 5 months)

Commanded human resource operational scaling, headcount forecasting, and regional talent
architectures to support aggressive nationwide healthcare network growth strategies

ASSISTANT MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES

Nova Medical Centers

Jan 2012 - Jun 2015 (3 years 5 months)

Chaired large-scale HRBP mandates, workforce planning allocations, and continuous quality improvement models across premium client accounts, managing a matrixed engineering block of 1,000+ technology professionals

ASSISTANT MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES

Manipal Hospitals

Jun 2007 - Dec 2012 (5 years 6 months)

Promoted rapidly through key execution milestones from a dedicated high-volume Talent Acquisition
Specialist to a comprehensive HR Generalist across a multi-location clinical network of 15 facilities.