Founder & Principal Advisor

Ashish Shenoy

Building people systems that scale organisations.

Nineteen years of people leadership across KPO, BFSI, Healthcare and BPO. As the first HR hire, I built an entire people function from the ground up — taking an organisation from 50 to 450 employees. Now I advise boards, founders and CXOs on executive talent, HR transformation, technology and leadership visibility.

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Ashish Shenoy, founder of TopHire Advisory
Ashish ShenoyFounder & Principal Advisor

Results from the inside

What I delivered as the person in the chair

  • 19years in HR and people leadership
  • 50 → 450people scaled, as the first HR hire
  • 67% → 85%utilisation
  • 30%faster hiring
  • 20%lower costs

The journey

From operator to advisor

I spent the better part of two decades inside organisations — not advising from the outside, but owning the people function end to end. As Chief People Officer at a leading KPO, I built the HR infrastructure from scratch: talent acquisition, performance systems, compensation architecture, culture frameworks, compliance and leadership development.

That experience of scaling a people function from 50 to 450 employees is the foundation of TopHire Advisory. The advice I give today is the same advice I once had to give myself under real commercial pressure.

  1. Present

    Founder & Principal Advisor — TopHire Advisory

    Building a people leadership practice covering CXO executive search, fractional CHRO, HR technology, personal branding, consulting and leadership transformation.

  2. Earlier

    Chief People Officer — Leading KPO

    Built the complete people function from the ground up. Scaled headcount from 50 to 450. Led GPTW certification and ISO 9001 / 27001 readiness.

  3. Career

    Progressive HR leadership — BFSI, Healthcare & BPO

    Nineteen years of progressive people leadership across high-growth and regulated industries.

Credentials

What shapes the practice

GPTW Certified

Hands-on experience taking an organisation through Great Place to Work certification — from culture diagnostics to action planning.

ISO 9001 & 27001

Designed quality and information-security systems that met international audit standards while staying practical for growing teams.

AI-enabled HR

Early adopter of AI-enabled people processes — intelligent screening, self-service automation and real-time people analytics.

Cross-sector depth

Direct operating experience across KPO, BFSI, Healthcare and BPO — a practical understanding of different commercial realities.

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Whether you need a transformational leader or fractional people leadership — the first conversation is always confidential.

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