NGNARAHARI GANGAVARAPUHR LEADERSHIP & ADVISORY

EXPERIENCE & INDUSTRIES

A cross-industry career in complete HR operations.

Nearly 15 years across organisations at different growth stages, supported by concrete experience in function building, workforce operations, payroll and HR transformation.

CAREER MILESTONES

A record of doing the work.

0 → 1HR function build

Jasti Bio Pharma

Established HR from the ground up

Joined as the first and only HR professional when the organisation comprised three founding leaders. Built recruitment, HR documentation, policies, performance management, POSH governance, employee relations and lifecycle processes as the workforce expanded to approximately 280.

900+Workforce scale

Rapidue Technologies / Recykal

Supported scale across three entities and cities

Helped govern HR operations during growth from around 200 to 900+ employees and third-party personnel across Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai. Managed a three-member HR/payroll team and end-to-end payroll for 600+ employees.

8 → 4Payroll days

HRIS transformation

Made a complex process more efficient

Identified HRIS process gaps and led implementation, training, user adoption and stabilisation — reducing the payroll-processing cycle from approximately eight days to four. Also implemented biometric attendance integration.

COMPLETE CAREER HISTORY

Professional timeline.

SEP 2025 – JUN 2026

Entrepreneurship / HR services

Co-Founder — SN HR & Payroll Services

Co-created an independent HR/payroll practice supporting clients with HR operations, payroll services, statutory-compliance advisory, policies and process improvement. Owned client coordination and delivery responsibilities.

The practice concluded in June 2026.

MAY 2022 – AUG 2025

Technology / High-growth startup

Manager – HR Operations

Rapidue Technologies Pvt. Ltd. / Recykal

  • Supported workforce expansion from ~200 to 900+ employees and third-party personnel.
  • Managed HR across Rapidue Technologies, Retern Technology and Anubhuti Welfare Foundation in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
  • Led three direct reports and managed payroll for more than 600 employees.
  • Led HRIS change that reduced payroll cycle from ~8 to 4 days, and implemented biometric attendance.
  • Worked on HR policies, compliance governance, vendor audits, employee relations, grievance handling, MIS and retention.

MAY 2017 – APR 2022

Pharma services / Clinical research

Assistant Manager – Operations

Jasti Bio Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

  • First and only HR hire; reported directly to the Managing Director.
  • Built the HR function from initial leadership team of three to peak workforce of ~280.
  • Owned end-to-end recruitment up to department-head positions, policies, employee documentation and HR operations.
  • Designed and led the performance management system including KRAs, KPIs and manager/employee adoption.
  • Managed employee grievances, engagement, workforce planning, compensation processes and statutory compliance/POSH coordination.

DEC 2015 – FEB 2017

Engineering & construction / Oman

HR Assistant

Al Wataniyah United Engineering & Contracting Co. LLC, Oman

Supported workforce documentation, onboarding, HR administration and employment-related processes in an overseas engineering and construction environment.

JUL 2011 – DEC 2015

Manufacturing / Plant HR

Executive – HR & Admin

Vaksh Steel Pvt. Ltd.

Developed foundational industrial HR experience in recruitment, attendance/time office, statutory-compliance support, employee records, administration and employee relations within a manufacturing environment.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

HR across diverse operating environments.

01 / DIRECT

Manufacturing & plant operations

Recruitment, employee administration, time office, attendance, statutory support, industrial workplace relations and daily plant HR.

02 / DIRECT

Engineering & construction

Workforce administration and employment documentation in Oman — genuine overseas employment exposure.

03 / DIRECT

Pharma services & clinical research

Greenfield HR setup, department-head hiring, full PMS, employee relations, policies, workforce planning and statutory governance.

04 / DIRECT

Technology & startups

Rapid workforce scale, multi-entity HR operations, HRIS transformation, payroll, employee processes and HR governance.

05 / FOUNDER

HR & payroll services

Client-facing consulting exposure through independent HR and payroll advisory and service coordination.

06 / DOMAIN EXPOSURE

Banking, NBFC & financial services

Recruitment and client-domain exposure, distinct from direct banking employment.

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