Neeraja Gayathri Vummidi
@neerajagayathrivummi
People & Culture leader driving HRIS, global compliance, and talent strategy.
AustraliaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Melbourne-based People & Culture leader with 8+ years of global experience across SaaS startups and multinationals, specialising in HRIS implementation, senior technical recruitment, and distributed team operations across 23 countries.
I have led end-to-end HRIS rollouts, designed OKR/KPI performance frameworks, and partnered with founders and executive leadership to deliver data-driven workforce planning that reduced regrettable churn by 17% within 12 months.
My strengths include EOR and global compliance management, policy and governance, stakeholder influencing, and building scalable people strategies for fast-scaling product-led companies. I am actively seeking hybrid/remote People & Culture opportunities in Melbourne's tech and growth sectors.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
People & Culture Lead
Mod.io
Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 (1 year)
Led HRIS implementation, global policy governance, and senior technical recruitment for a fast-scaling product-led tech company, managing EOR onboarding across 23 countries and designing OKR/KPI performance frameworks with executive leadership.
People Operations Lead
PriceLabs Inc.
Jan 2022 - Jan 2025 (3 years)
Partnered with founders to design scalable people strategies and implemented PeopleCues for global performance and feedback; introduced data-driven workforce planning that reduced regrettable churn by 17% within 12 months.
Recruitment Coordinator
Caterpillar Inc.
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)
Facilitated high-volume APAC hiring and coordinated end-to-end candidate engagement while producing Workday ATS analytics to inform regional hiring strategy.
Executed full-cycle recruitment for 40+ technical and customer success roles during rapid organizational growth, improving hiring velocity and candidate experience.
Senior Human Resources Specialist
Social Beat
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)
Led recruitment and onboarding programs, rolled out monthly HR policies, and managed KPI/OKR performance assessments, compensation benchmarking, and leadership development initiatives.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women
Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing Management
2014 - 2017
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management with coursework focused on marketing and commerce fundamentals.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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