Fractional CHRO • Performance Culture • Org Design
The People Strategy to scale growth-stage companies.
Work that drives business outcomes, not activity.
I partner with founders and leadership teams to build the people foundations companies need to scale through growth, AI transformation, and organisational change. No generic frameworks. Just what works at your stage.
Trusted by founders from early-stage to high-growth companies
Our Focus
Focused on what matters.
People challenges show up as business problems. Missed targets, confused ownership, founders pulled into decisions they should not be making. We solve those at the root.
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Clear Expectations
People Strategy
Scalable people systems, including AI-enabled people practices, aligned directly with your business goals.
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Consistent Execution
Performance Culture
An environment where performance is measured, understood, and achieved. Consistent execution across the organisation.
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Less Founder Dependency
Org Design for Scale
Structure for rapid scaling, role clarity, and clean delegation. Built to lead through change, not be slowed by it.
What Sets Us Apart
Operator credibility, from inside the business.
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Operator-First
18+ years scaling organisations from the inside. Not advisory from the outside. I know what it actually takes.
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Business Alignment
Every initiative tied directly to growth, execution, and outcomes. No programmes that exist for HR's sake.
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Performance Focus
We build systems that drive accountability from day one. Performance is expected, measured, and supported.
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Lean Scaling
High-impact, AI-enabled HR without the complexity or overhead of a full people function.
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Global Exposure
Operated across India, US, UK, Europe, and Australia. I understand how organisations scale across geographies.
Ready to take the next step?
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Three models. Your stage.
Fractional CHRO
1-2 days/week · 6-9 months
Senior people leadership without the full-time hire. For companies of 30-200 people navigating rapid growth, restructuring, or a leadership gap.
Structured Sprints
4-12 week programmes
Five packaged programmes. Specific outcomes. Fast. Covering Org Design, Performance Management, HR Foundations, Compensation, and Feedback Systems.
Leadership Coaching
Bi-weekly or monthly
For founders navigating growth, leaders stepping into bigger roles, and first-time people managers. Integrates with fractional or sprint work.
What Founders Say
I've had the privilege of working with Deepti across two chapters of my entrepreneurial journey, and that continuity is itself a testament to the trust I have in her.
At Pipemonk, she was the backbone of our people and operations function during the most consequential moments of the company's life — from building core processes, scaling the team, managing cross-border legal and finance operations to owning our acquisition by Freshworks end-to-end.
So when we started Scalekit, there was no debate — we reached out to Deepti organically. She's been instrumental in shaping our people strategy, building our initial team, and setting up the right benefits framework. If you need someone who brings both strategic thinking and deep human empathy, Deepti is that person.
Satya Devarakonda
Co-founder, Scalekit | Co-founder, Pipemonk
The Sageo Platform
The Platform Behind the Practice
Everything we design together can live in the Sageo platform: culture-first competency frameworks, 360 reviews, calibration and monthly 1:1s, generated from your values and owned by you.
Scaling without the right people structure is expensive.
Let's talk before it gets costly.
