Rekha Nair

Head of HR & Workplace | APAC + LATAM @ Rippling

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

A passionate HR Leader with 15+ years of experience with expertise in areas of Talent Management & Employee Experience. An innovative and strategic thinker willing to challenge the status quo. A self-starter, collaborator and problem-solver with a drive for continuous improvement and transformation. An exceptional relationship-builder with a reputation for delivering results. As a thought leader in HR, I believe in “difference that makes the difference”. Key responsibilities: - Equal partner with the business leaders in driving success through the people agenda - Contribution to strategy and business performance - Articulate the business strategy & the HR (people and structure) implications - Build trusting relationships for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of people - Aligning HR interventions (and products) with business goals and reinforce each other - Delivering the whole HR capability Core strengths (Certified through Gallup Strength Finder) • Communication • Achiever • Maximizer • Strategic • Competition

Experience

  • Rippling (2 yrs)
    • Senior Director - Head of HR & Workplace | APAC & LATAM
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • Director - Head of HR & Workplace | APAC
      Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr

    • Director - Head of HR | India
      Aug 2024 - Mar 2025 · 8 mos

  • Flipkart (5 yrs)
    • Director - HRBP | Consumer Tech & FinTech teams
      Oct 2023 - Aug 2024 · 11 mos

      HR leader for all Consumer Technology Teams : User Acquisition & Retention (UAR) + Shopping Experience (SXP) + Fintech & Payments Group (FPG) + Design

    • Associate Director - HRBP | Technology team
      May 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

      HR leader for User Aquisition & Retention (UAR)

    • Associate Director - HRBP | Corporate functions
      Sep 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

      HR leader for Analytics, Controllership, Internal Audit & Treasury teams

  • Brillio (5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head - HR Business Partner
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior HR Business Partner & OD practitioner
      Apr 2016 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs

    • HR Business Partner
      Apr 2014 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Senior HR Generalist at Collabera India
    Jul 2012 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • HR Specialist at Rhombus Technologies
    Feb 2009 - Aug 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    HR Generalist & HR Operations