Maganti Nikitha

About Maganti Nikitha

I am a strategic HR leader with 14+ years of experience building, scaling, and transforming people functions across high-growth startups and global organizations. My expertise lies in translating business strategy into scalable talent architecture — designing org structures, building leadership pipelines, modernizing HR systems, and enabling performance-driven cultures.I have:Built 0–1 India people functions from the ground upScaled HR operations and governance to support growth from ~700 to employees nationwideLed HR tech modernization and analytics transformation to enable data-driven workforce decisionsRedesigned compensation, performance, and career frameworks to align talent strategy with business outcomesCurrently, I am building and scaling the India people function at Skillz, partnering with global leadership to grow Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Analytics teams while ensuring strong alignment with US operations and performance standards.If you’re building something ambitious and thinking about scale, I’d love to connect and exchange ideas on building high-performing, resilient organizations.

Experience

1. Senior Human Resources Manager

   Skillz

   Aug 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   First HR hire in India, building the people function from 0–1. Scaling teams across Product, Engineering, Analytics, FP & A, and Product Marketing while partnering with global leadership on org design, workforce planning, and succession strategy. Implemented performance, onboarding, engagement, and compliance frameworks to enable sustainable growth.

Education

• Andhra University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Retail Management

  2010 — 2012

• Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, JNTU

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Management
• Team Building
• Screening
• Screening Resumes
• Coordination
• Human Resources
• Microsoft Office
• Sourcing
• Office Management
• Team Management
• Interviews
• New Hire Orientations
• Vendor Management
• Retail
• Employee Relations
• Performance Appraisal
• Mis
• Employee Engagement
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Talent Management
• Operations Management
• Time Management
• Personnel Management
• Account Management
• Payroll
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Recruiting
• Technical Recruiting
• Performance Management
• Onboarding