Babu Vittal
ALL THINGS PEOPLE
ALL THINGS PEOPLE
At its core, business is about how humans come together and transform challenges to solutions. They require a strategy, a platform, and a plan to make this happen.
Every business needs a hustler, a practical, and experienced problem-solver who brings deeper and actionable insights on people.
And, that’s what I do.
EDUCATION
Stanford d.school certified Design Thinker
XLRI Alumni
Engineer, Madras University
People Design
Org design and plan
Org structure
Grades/titles
People policies
People strategy
HR roadmap
People culture
Employee happiness
Talent ringfencing
Strategic compensation
Strategy and design
ESOP plan design
Stock assimilation
Salary planning
Coaching and mentoring
Founder coaching
Leadership guidance
HR team mentoring
Manager coaching
Talent attraction
Leadership interviews
Interview competencies
Social media strategy
Talent networking
Operational excellence
People workflow
HR helpdesk
HR systems
People operations
Employee engagement
Employee communication
People metrics
Micro surveys
Employee pulse
Talent management
Retention strategy
Churn management
Org health barometer
Talent roadmap
Senior Director - HR
VP and HR Head
Senior Director - HR
SVP and CHRO
DGM HR
Vedantu is a leading edu-tech start-up catering to K-12 sector with about 7000 employees spread across India. As a people strategy consultant, I am playing the role of Head of HR for Vedantu. I work with the founders and leadership team in shaping up the HR operating system for this start-up. The HR team of Vedantu reports to me.
Dunzo provides delivery services across major cities in India and is funded by Google. As a people strategy consultant, I work closely with the founders and leadership team of Dunzo in setting up the HR strategy and processes. I work as a sounding board on all people matters and provide strategic guidance including execution.
Ula is an Indonesian based start-up with offices in Singapore and India. Working with the founders and the HR team, I help Ula in building the people practices, acquiring talent and building an employee centric culture. Right from bootstrapping to the current stage of 30M USD funding, my work has contributed to the growth of this organization.
Recko tracks and analyzes financial transactions, revenue receivables, payables and contract discrepancies with 100% accuracy. Since its inception, I work closely with the founders in identifying top talent and laying groundwork on the evolution of people strategy.
Rocket Internet is a leading investment firm and I worked with their investee organizations in the Middle East. Helped in consolidation of human assets, drove people strategy and developed complete HR processes for a slew of group companies.
India Shelter provides credit to middle income households and a Gurgaon based start-up. Working closely with the founder and the HR team leaders, I helped the start-up to expand operations in other geographies, streamlining HR processes and devised design and strategic execution for people management.
Addressing TFI Fellows, Palampur
Co-founder, Yugen
Yugen is a social enterprise that works to improve the quality of rural school education through leadership training.
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Online Master's, upGrad
University Teaching
Bringing equity in higher education by enabling access to best quality learning in topics like HR Analytics, HR Management, and Design Thinking.
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Mentoring Women Entrepreneurs, IIM Nagpur
Corporate Training
Unlocking corporate potential through strategy, vision, and design thinking for PSUs, the private sector, and start-ups.
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IIM Nagpur student interaction
NHRD sessions, multiple cities across India
VCCircle
HR transformation, Sept 21
The great resignation session, Sept 21
HR leadership conclave, Aug 21
SHRM people conference, Sept 21
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