Xobin is excited to announce its 3rd annual list of emerging HR professionals and influencers. These influencers have been categorized based on their expertise in a specific niche. At Xobin, we speak with over 5000+ HR professionals who use our cloud-based assessment software. So, if you are looking to upskill and stay in touch with industry trends and best practices, we’ve got you covered. These HR professionals share their advice, insights, and expertise access to daily advice and expertise, insights, and trends from top HR professionals, thinkers, and innovative people seems yet arduous searching.
After receiving over 500 nominations, our jury has shortlisted the HR professionals and HR Leaders based on their insights and impact in their niche. The below-mentioned list of top HR professionals is not a ranking, but a list in alphabetical order. For your benefit, we’ve mentioned the social media handles where you could follow these influencers.
Eminent HR Professionals to follow on Social Media in 2022
1. HR Professionals in Diversity Hiring & Talent Management
Name: Abhijit Bose
Role: Manager – Human Resources
Company: Bobble AI
Location: India
“Abhijit is a Human Resources Manager at Bobble AI. With more than 12 years of experience in the domain. A top HR leader, Abhijit has expertise in managing the complete lifecycle of the diverse recruitment and after recruitment employee engagement.”
Name: Alina Singh
Role: Founder
Company: Binarystar SearchX
Location: India
“Alina Singh is the Founder of BinaryStar SearchX. She has been an ace HR professional, with expertise in the recruitment field since 2005. Her vision is to make the services of the recruitment industry accessible to EVERYONE and to create an environment where every person is welcome and has the equal opportunity to secure great work.”
Name: Anchal Arunkumar
Role: Talent Acquisition Leader-India & Japan
Company: Syncron
Location: India
“Anchal is a Talent Acquisition Leader-India & Japan at Syncron. Anchal is an expert in Human Resource and Recruitment processes. She has over 16 years experience in building relations and finding talents for organizations.”
Name: Ben Eubanks
Role: HR Analyst
Company: Lighthouse R&A
Location: United States
“Ben is a human capital management industry analyst, author, and podcaster. He helps companies and vendors with advisory and strategic services. He has worked as an HR professional, influencer, and analyst for more than 10 years.”
Name: Daniele Botaro
Role: Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Company: Oracle
Location: United States
“Daniele Botaro is a highly skilled Diversity and Inclusion professional with Oracle in Latin America. She has over 14 years of experience. Daniele leads strategies and programs to develop and implement proactive diversity and inclusion in the workplace.”
Name: Mansi Sorathiya
Role: Human Resource Manager
Company: JDK Solution
Location: India
“Mansi is currently a Human Resources Manager at JDK Solutions. She is experienced in the Recruitment process and Human Resources. She has experience of around 3 years in the field.”
Name: Matt Charney
Role: Talent Acquisition Community Leader
Company: HR.com
Location: United States
“Matt is the Talent Acquisition Community Leader for HR.com, where he serves as the internal subject matter expert and external spokesperson for all recruiting and hiring research. Matt has been recognized as one of the top HR Professionals, influencers in the recruitment industry. He is also an advisor to over two dozen startups in HR tech.”
Name: Mita Mallick
Role: Head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact
Company: Carta
Location: United States
“Mita is the Head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact at Carta. She is a passionate leader with over 15 years of experience in storytelling the domain and representing many brands. She believes diversity of thought doesn’t happen without diversity of representation.”
Name: Monica Divik Agarwal
Role: Regional HRBP
Company: Funding Societies
Location: Singapore
“Monica is a Regional Lead – People Experience (HR) Business Partner Manager at Funding Societies | Modalku Group. With 14+ years in Banking & Financial Services, FinTech, and Technology space, She has in-depth experience at the HR Leadership level, managing change and transformation.”
Name: Rachel Cupples
Role: Senior Corporate Recruiter
Company: Textio
Location: United States
“Rachel is a diversity recruiter at Textio. She has close to a decade of recruiting experience and has focused the past 6+ years on diversity recruitment. And in building sustainable and equitable candidate experiences and hiring programs.”
Name: Rosalin Mohanty
Role: Talent Acquisition Executive
Company: Genxhire
Location: India
“Rosalin is a Talent Acquisition Executive at Genxhire. With her 3 years of experience in the field, she is an expert in Talent Acquisition and Human Resource.”
Name: Sanu Wilfred
Role: Head of Talent Acquisition
Company: Pepper Content
Location: India
“Sanu is a Head of Talent Acquisition Pepper Content. An emerging HR leader, Sanu comes with over 15 years of work experience in the HR Domain. He is skilled in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management.”
Name: Steve Boese
Role: President & Co-Founder
Company: H3 HR Advisors
Location: United States
“Steve is currently the Co-Chair of the HR Technology Conference with H3 HR Advisors, Inc, and a Technology Editor and writer for Human Resource Executive Magazine. He has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance and Distribution. And has been a director of Talent Management.”
Name: Somi Bahuguna
Role: Human Resource Manager
Company: Wieden + Kennedy
Location: India
“Somi is a HR Manager at Wieden + Kennedy. She holds experience of 6 years in Human Resources. She has a firm grip on Recruitment and HR Formalities.”
Name: Trinath Mohanty
Role: Human Resource Manager
Company: Swosti Group
Location: India
“Trinath is an HR Manager & Project Coordinator at Swosti Group of Hotels & Resorts. Trinath has experience in recruitment over 9 years in the hospitality industry. He is skilled in Human Resource and Operations management.”
2. HR Professionals in Employee Engagement
Name: Aarti Contractor
Role: Talent Specialist
Company: Collabera India
Location: India
“Aarti is a Talent Specialist at Collabera Technologies. She is skilled in Human Resources and Employee Engagement in the workplace. She is an alumnus of MS University Baroda.”
Name: Catarina Alves
Role: Specialist, Employee Lifecycle Global
Company: Remote
Location: Ireland
“Catarina is an Employee Lifecycle Specialist Global at Remote. With her experience in the field for over 4 years, she is highly skilled in Employee management and recruitment. She is an alumnus of ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics & Management.”
Name: Daphne Lok
Role: Trusted HR Leader
Company: Waterco
Location: Singapore
“Daphne is a Human Resources Manager at Waterco Limited. She has 12+ years of experience as an HR generalist across Australia New Zealand. She is highly skilled in Recruitment, Employee Engagement & Employer Branding, Diversity & Inclusion.”
Name: Dr. Neeta Mhatre Mishra
Role: Founder & Co-Founder
Company: ReachOut and Bloom World
Location: India
“Dr. Neeta is a Founder at ReachOut- Counseling & Edutrainer and Co-Founder of Bloom. She has experience of more than 18 years in wellness and as a relationship coach. And she is highly skilled in corporate training and team engagement.”
Name: Gauri Das
Role: Head – HR
Company: India Factoring
Location: India
“Gauri is a Head HR Marketing and Admin at India Factoring Private Limited. She has 15+ years of experience in mentoring employee engagement and aligning HR strategy with business goals.”
Name: Juhi Sharma
Role: Head – HR
Company: Fleetx
Location: India
“Juhi is a Head – HR at fleetx.io. She has experience of 12+ years in Technology, SAAS, and healthcare. Having expertise in Strategic HR, Talent management and employee engagement.”
Name: Kranthi Swaroop J
Role: Lead HR
Company: M3BI
Location: India
“Kranthi is a Lead HR at M3BI. He has experience of 8 years in proactive guidance and engagement. He is highly skilled in HR affairs and strategic planning.”
Name: Megha Saluja
Role: HR Manager
Company: Walkover
Location: India
“Megha is a HR Manager at Walkover. She has work experience of over 7 years and is highly skilled in Human Resource and Team Management. She believes in once you have the determination to accomplish something, rest all things fall apart and what matters is your effort to reach your goal.”
Name: Olajumoke Fatoki
Role: TA & Employer Branding Manager
Company: FrieslandCampina
Location: Nigeria
“Olajumoke is a Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding Manager at FrieslandCampina. With her experience in the field of 6 years, she specializes in Corporate Culture Management, Policy drafting. She is also highly skilled in Talent Acquisition and Performance Management.”
Name: Reshma Mehta
Role: Human Resources Generalist
Company: Pepper Content
Location: India
“Reshma is a Human Resources Generalist at Pepper. She has experience of 2 years in the domain. She is skilled in talent acquisition and organizational development. Her goal is to optimize human equity in the workplace.”
Name: Sahil Nayar
Role: Senior Associate Director
Company: KPMG India
Location: India
“Sahil is a Senior Associate Director at KPMG. With more than 12 years of experience as an HR professional, he works closely with the Firm’s Leadership. He expertises in Building an Employer brand, leading and engaging high-performing teams are my forte.”
Name: Swechha Mohapatra
Role: Head Consulting and Delivery
Company: HRTech.sg
Location: Singapore
“Swechha is Head Consulting and Delivery- Digital HR Transformation at hrtech in Singapore. She talks about Digital HR and HR technology and is an expert in Talent management and employee engagement. Swechha has around 10 years of experience in the domain.”
Name: Vignesh Seetharaman
Role: People Lead – South India
Company: Mondelez International
Location: India
“Vignesh is the People Lead, Sales South India at Mondelēz International. With over 7 years of work experience in the domain, Vignesh has a proven record in HR as a proactive business partner. He is skilled in building high-performance teams with high levels of engagement-driven through capability development, career growth, and leadership connections.”
3. HR Leaders in Learning and Development
Name: Adrian Tan
Role: Chief Marketing Strategist
Company: Marketing Sumo
Location: Singapore
“Adrian is a Chief Marketing Strategist at Marketing Sumo and an HR tech Entrepreneur. Over the last decade, Adrian has started 5 Human Resource, Recruitment, and career coaching businesses. He is one of the top global HR tech influencers. His current mission is to help more companies and individuals to tremendous success with the power of strategic marketing.”
Name: Amy P. Kelly
Role: Vice President – Consulting
Company: Jon Gordon
Location: United States
“Amy is a Vice President, Consulting at The Jon Gordon Companies, and President and chief learning officer at Amy P. Kelly Companies. She expertises in Team and Organizational Development | Change Management. She believes in people and helps them grow with her skills and experience.”
Name: Amy Waninger
Role: CEO
Company: Lead at Any Level
Location: United States
“Amy is a CEO at Lead at Any Level, LLC. She is a Keynote Speaker and Trainer on Inclusive Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, and Career Strategies at Lead at Any Level. She contributes to the organization’s inner growth by training and improving employee engagement.”
Name: Ashish Gakrey
Role: HR Leader
Company: HR Shapers
Location: India
“Ashish is a Program Manager – HR at Capgemini Technology India Pvt Ltd. He has over 17 years of diversified corporate exposure to HR Generalist and Talent Management. Globally Connected Influencer, Mentor, and Coach.”
Name: Dr. Ajit Kumar Kar
Role: In-Charge of Learning & Development
Company: IMFA Limited
Location: India
“Dr. Ajit is In-Charge (Learning & Development) at Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. He is also an EQ & Mindfulness Practitioner, CBT Coach, a Gamestormer, Happiness Coach, Life Coach & NLP Master Practitioner. With his experience of over 15 years, he has been associated with multiple organizations in HRD, training, and development.”
Name: Dr. Melanie Peacock
Role: Associate Professor
Company: Mount Royal University
Location: Canada
“Melanie has been the Sole Proprietor at Double M Training & Consulting for over 27 years. She is a Passionate consultant, educator, and speaker who believes in providing pragmatic and valuable solutions and learning experiences. Her motto is to ‘Investing in people provides the best return’.”
Name: Fermin Diez
Role: Deputy CEO & Group Director
Company: National Council of Social Service
Location: Singapore
“Fermin is a Deputy CEO & Group Director, Sector Capability and Transformation Group at National Council of Social Service, Singapore. As a consultant, he has advised major multinationals, large local companies, and public sector organizations at the Board and C-Suite levels. He has co-authored three books: ‘Human Capital and Global Business Strategy’, ‘The Remuneration Handbook’ and ‘Fundamentals of HR Analytics’.”
Name: Julie Turney
Role: Founder & CEO
Company: HRatHeart Consulting Inc.
Location: Barbados
“Julie is the Founder & CEO (Chief Engagement Officer) at HRatHeart Consulting Inc. She has experience of over 15 years as HR. She is an HR coach for personal care and development.”
Name: Lee Quane
Role: Regional Director
Company: ECA International
Location: Singapore
“Lee is the Regional Director – Asia at ECA International. With his experience in the organization, he has been assisting companies in managing and rewarding their international staff for over 14 years. He has expertise in advising and in international HR policies.”
Name: Nikita Singh
Role: Senior Learning Experience Designer
Company: EY UK
Location: United Kingdom
“Nikita is the Senior Learning Experience Designer – Learning Lab UKI – People Advisory Services at EY. She has experience over 5 years of experience in Leadership and organizational development. She is an alumnus of the London School of Economics in Organizational Behavior Studies.”
Name: Peck Kem Low
Role: CHRO & Advisor(Workforce Development)
Company: Public Service Division (psd.sg)
Location: Singapore
“Peck is the CHRO & Advisor(Workforce Development) at the Public Service Division. She has vast experience of over 22 years in the domain. She is a seasoned and well-established HR practitioner, passionate about bringing valuable insights to the HR community.”
Name: Smahane Rachidi
Role: Human Capital Administrative Officer
Company: Al Akhdar Bank
Location: Morocco
“Smahane is the office in charge of human capital at the AL AKHDAR BANK. She has experience of over 3 years in the domain and expertise in HR consulting, management, recruitment, and career counseling.”
Name: Tilottama Pal
Role: Senior Human Resources
Company: Tata Consultancy Services
Location: India
“Tilottama is the consultant at Tata Consultancy Services. She has over 19 years experienced HR Head Professional and Managed and Headed various intercultural and cross geo, functional teams. She has also managed Talent Transformation, L&D, Performance Management, Organization Behavior/development, etc. She is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.”
4. HR Professionals in Tech Recruitment
Name: Adeyimika Balogun
Role: HR Business Partner
Company: PayPecker
Location: Nigeria
“Adeyimika is an HR Business Partner at PayPecker. He is a Global Tech Human Resource Professional skilled in International Technical Recruitment, Remote Work Planning, Talent Management, Learning, and Development. And has ten years of experience in consulting, manufacturing, and venture-backed tech startups.”
Name: Anam Kapoor
Role: Recruitment/ Talent Acquisition
Company: QX Global Group
Location: India
“Anam is a placement officer at QX Global Group. She has over 3 years of experience in the domain. Anam expertise in Recruitment and Talent Acquisition processes.”
Name: Ankita Jamuar
Role: HR Manager
Company: Bobble AI
Location: India
“Ankita is an HR Manager at Bobble AI Technologies. She is an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and has spent the past 8 years sharpening her skills as an HR Professional. She specializes in Recruiting and Human Resource.”
Name: Apoorva Sharma
Role: Head of Human Resources Operations
Company: The Placement Academy
Location: India
“Apoorva is a Head of Human Resources Operations at The Placement Academy. She is skilled in handling HR operations and the Recruitment Process. With her social presence, she talks about HR management and a helping hand for job seekers.”
Name: Chia Yei
Role: COO & Co-Founder
Company: TalentX.ai
Location: Singapore
“Chia is a COO & Co-Founder at TalentX.ai. He designs AI/Machine Learning products for the HR community to transform the traditional ways of managing people matters with his organization. He expertises in Performance and Reward management.”
Name: Dibya Mohanty
Role: Senior Recruitment Associate
Company: PeopleStrong
Location: India
“Dibya Mohanty is a Senior Recruitment Associate at PeopleStrong. With 7+ years of corporate experience, Dibya has expertise in all phases of recruitment – Sourcing, Screening, Shortlisting, Interviewing coordination, Onboarding, and orientation.”
Name: Mike Rubino
Role: Head of Recruiting
Company: Neuralink
Location: United States
“Mike is a Head of Recruiting at Neuralink. Mike takes care of Technical recruitment processes and is an expert in the Technical Recruitment process. Mike has experience of over 11 years in the domain.”
Name: Nikhila R
Role: Lead Talent Recruiter
Company: SonicWall
Location: India
“Nikhila is a Lead Talent Recruiter at SonicWall. She is skilled in the end-to-end technical and Non-Technical Recruitment Processes and HR operations. She has more than 9 years of work experience in the domain.”
Name: Nitin Rohilla
Role: Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
Company: Byjus
Location: India
“Nitin is a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Byju’s. Nitin has over 8 years of experience. He is highly skilled in Recruitment Process and Team Management.”
Name: P.S. Narayana Murthi
Role: Recruitment Manager
Company: Ugam
Location: India & United States
“P.S. Narayana is a Recruitment Manager – the United States & International Hiring at Ugam. He is an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader with a demonstrated history of working in Tech recruitment processes. He holds over 9 years of work experience.”
Name: Padmaja Khuntia
Role: Sr. Manager – Human Resources
Company: Milk Mantra
Location: India
“Padmaja is a Senior HR Manager at Milk Mantra. With over 11 years of experience in the domain. She is highly skilled in Talent Management and HR operations.”
Name: Priyanka Singh
Role: Sr. HR Manager
Company: CoderKube
Location: India
“Priyanka is a Sr. HR Manager at CoderKube Technologies. With over 4 years of experience in tech recruitment. She is skilled in Human Resource and Recruitment Process.”
Name: Suvidha Chib
Role: Technical Recruiter
Company: Google
Location: India
“Suvidha is a Technical Recruiter at Google. She has 6 years of experience in Technology hiring, stakeholder management, talent pipeline management, recruitment analytics, and recruitment strategy and is highly skilled in the same. She is an alumnus of Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development.”
Name: Swetha Harikrishnan
Role: HR Director
Company: HackerEarth
Location: India
“Swetha is an HR Director at HackerEarth. And has experience of over 15 years in the domain and is highly skilled in Human Resources and Employee Engagement. She believes ‘in challenging the status quo’ (In straightforward ways) to add value constantly.”
Name: Vidya Rajagopalan
Role: HR Manager
Company: Divami
Location: India
“Vidya is an HR Manager at Divami Design Labs. She takes care of technical recruitment and is skilled in HR policies and People management. she has over 10 years of experience.”
5. HR Leaders in Executive Hiring
Name: Dev Pratim Padhi
Role: Dy. Manager (HR)
Company: Odisha Power Generation Corporation
Location: India
“Dev Pritam Padhi is a Dy.Manager (HR) at Odisha Power Generation Corporation. With over 15 years of experience as an all-around HR professional, Dev has worked in all niches of HR like employee recruitment, retention, conflict resolution, benefits and compensation, HR policies development, and legal compliance.”
Name: Dr. Rakshita Shharma
Role: CHRO
Company: Easy Eat AI & Bobble AI
Location: India
“Dr. Rakshita Shharma is a CHRO with Bobble AI & Easy Eat AI. Dr. Rakshita carries over 2 decades of experience in heading people from industries like Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Consulting, IT, Healthcare & Education.”
Name: Edwin Raja G
Role: HR Partner
Company: Brimma Tech
Location: India
“Edwin Raja G is an HR Partner at Brimma Tech. Edwin holds experience of 15+ years in building technology teams. He is a passionate Talent Acquisition Professional with a “Go-getter” attitude.”
Name: Kushendra Singh
Role: TA & Executive Search – Asia Pacific
Company: Netflix
Location: India
“Kushendra Singh is a Netflix Talent Acquisition and Executive Search APAC. Kushendra has developed an unparalleled network in the area of Leadership Advisory Services. He is passionate about people, culture, and cloud technology.”
That concludes our list of top HR professionals and influencers for 2022. If you’d like to visit the noteworthy profiles for previous years, do take a look at Emerging HR Leaders 2021 and Top HR Influencers 2020. The above is a constantly updated list. If you feel that someone important is missing from this list, feel free to nominate such HR influencers.
