Sherine Deborah

About Sherine Deborah

An emerging HR manager in a highly collaborative, agile startup, Mad Street Den (with a mission to make people around the world, A.I Natives) Right from bringing in diverse talent, I manage E2E employee lifecycle - senior leadership hires, hiring across different geographies, employee engagement, performance management, learning & development, policymaking, payroll operations to employee separation.On that note, if you are someone who\'s passionate about making A.I easy and accessible for people around the world, check out our current job openings here: a personal note, coming from a social work background I enjoy helping others to find a better solution to a problem, be it finding the right job fit or something as simple as a payroll query. I value creating genuine people connections, and ways to find how can I possibly help. Outside work, you can find me dabbling with watercolors, making botanical art of my tiny-jungle plant collection!

Experience

1. Manager - People Success

   M2P Fintech

   Apr 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

   As the People Partner for Non-Engineering Functions (Product, Delivery, Business Operations, Marketing, and Finance) at M2P Fintech, I serve as a strategic and a trusted partner to the function heads, driving the people agenda across the full employee lifecycle. My mandate spans from talent strategy, organizational design, performance enablement to scaling culture and growth — ensuring the business is equipped with the right capabilities to grow in a fast-paced fintech environment. By deeply integrating with leadership and operating as a data-driven, business aligned People Partner, I bridge the gap between business and talent, hoping to contribute towards building an organization that is scalable, resilient, and people-first.I work at the intersection of business strategy and people outcomes by- Translating business priorities into talent roadmaps- Driving performance management frameworks- Championing leadership effectiveness- Enabling proactive employee engagement- Owning critical talent management- Driving change management and cultural transformation

Education

• Stella Maris College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

  2013 — 2016

• Madras Christian College

  Master of Social Work (MSW), Human Resources Management

  2016 — 2018