ANNAPOORANI PARAMESWARAN
Bengaluru
Summary
Strategic People Operations professional with 3+ years managing the employee lifecycle for a global workforce. Expertise in talent operations, onboarding, HR systems administration, employee engagement, and international HR compliance. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance People Operations and facilitate post-acquisition integration.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
People Operations Associate
Memfault (Acquired by Nordic Semiconductor in July 2025)
Boston
10.2023 - 04.2026
- Employee Lifecycle Management: Managed end-to-end employee lifecycle processes for a global workforce of 160+ employees across North America and Europe, including pre-boarding, onboarding, offboarding, and employee transitions.
- Onboarding & Performance Programs: Successfully onboarded 40+ new hires annually, leading onboarding initiatives, first-week support, 30-60-90 day plans, 6-week onboarding reviews, and 6-month employee check-ins to improve engagement and retention.
- Global HR Operations: Provided People Operations support across the United States, Germany, Canada, Finland, the United Kingdom, and other international locations, ensuring compliance, consistency, and a positive employee experience.
- Talent Acquisition Systems: Administered Lever and Teamtailor, maintaining candidate records, recruitment workflows, and reporting while leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed Employer.
- Benefits, Leave & Employee Support: Administered employee benefits and leave management programs while serving as a trusted resource for employee inquiries and workplace support.
- Knowledge Management & Documentation: Developed and maintained onboarding resources, HR policies, process documentation, employee guides, and internal knowledge repositories to support organizational effectiveness.
- International HR Compliance & Immigration Support: Partnered with internal stakeholders, external legal counsel, and immigration vendors to support H-1B, visa, and employment compliance processes while maintaining accurate employee documentation.
- DEIB & Employee Engagement: Supported diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives, employee engagement programs, and culture-building activities.
- IT Asset & Vendor Management: Managed laptop lifecycle administration and coordinated with external vendors to support employee operations and workplace services.
- Post-Acquisition Integration & Change Management: Supported the integration of HR systems, employee tools, software platforms, and operational processes following Memfault's acquisition by Nordic Semiconductor, partnering with HR, IT, Finance, and Legal to ensure business continuity.
Senior Business Development Representative
Memfault (Y Combinator backed company)
Boston
01.2022 - 09.2023
- Consistently ranked as a top-performing Business Development Representative (BDR) and Senior BDR, achieving an average of 150% quota attainment for pipeline generation.
- Generated new business opportunities through strategic prospecting, cold calling, email outreach, and client engagement initiatives, sourcing 30+ net-new logos and contributing over $850K in qualified pipeline.
- Served as a founding BDR, training and mentoring new team members on prospecting strategies, cold calling techniques, email outreach, CRM best practices, and pipeline management using HubSpot and Salesforce.
Senior Business Development Executive
Mobile Cuts
Boston
02.2019 - 02.2021
- Identified, qualified, and secured new business opportunities through strategic prospecting, relationship building, and targeted outreach initiatives.
- Developed and maintained strong client relationships by understanding business needs, delivering customized solutions, and supporting proposal and account management activities.
- Collaborated with sales leadership on pipeline management, forecasting, and business development strategies while maintaining prospect and customer data in HubSpot.
Senior Client Executive
Pinnacle Acquisitions
Braintree
03.2018 - 02.2019
- Led and coached a high-performing sales team, driving productivity and achievement of sales targets through training, mentorship, and performance management.
- Developed and maintained relationships with prospective and existing clients, supporting customer acquisition, retention, and business growth initiatives.
- Delivered training on leadership, team building, communication, conflict resolution, and objection-handling techniques to support employee development and sales effectiveness.
Assistant Manager
The Karur Vysya Bank Limited
Tamilnadu
02.2013 - 02.2015
- Specialized in Forex transactions for High-Net-Worth clients and ensuring customer satisfaction with the products and services by analyzing data.
- Cross-sold insurance and banking products while leading a retail banking team, increasing annual revenue by 55%.
Soft skills cum Aptitude Trainer
Softlogic Private Limited
Tamilnadu
06.2011 - 02.2013
- Designed Aptitude modules and soft skills training workshops to develop communication and interpersonal skills for engineering students to ensure placements in the IT industry.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Tamilnadu
08.2009 - 06.2011
- Developed web-based application for banking and insurance clients using C, C++, HTML, C#, ASP.net, JavaScript, SQL server, improving client engagement and satisfaction.
- Developed CRM portal for telecallers using Pivotal CRM 5.9, enhancing communication and data management efficiency.
Education
Post Graduate Program - Business Analysis
Purdue University
Indiana, USA07-2021
MBA - Organizational Behavior Concentration
Suffolk University, Sawyer Business School
Boston, USA12-2017
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Tamilnadu, India04-2008
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Candidate experience
- Onboarding/Offboarding
- Employee lifecycle management
- Performance management
- Benefits administration
- Leave management
- HR systems administration
- HR Technology and Systems
- ATS: Lever, Teamtailor
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Indeed Employer
- Employee experience
- Workforce planning
- Compliance management
- Process improvement
- Training and development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Policy development
- Organizational change management
- Vendor management
- Collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
- Productivity tools: Microsoft Office Suite
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Post-acquisition integration
Certification
- SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- DEI Awareness Professional Certificate by LinkedIn Learning
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Alison
- Human Resources - Employee Onboarding and Motivation
Timeline
People Operations Associate
Memfault (Acquired by Nordic Semiconductor in July 2025)
10.2023 - 04.2026
Senior Business Development Representative
Memfault (Y Combinator backed company)
01.2022 - 09.2023
Senior Business Development Executive
Mobile Cuts
02.2019 - 02.2021
Senior Client Executive
Pinnacle Acquisitions
03.2018 - 02.2019
Assistant Manager
The Karur Vysya Bank Limited
02.2013 - 02.2015
Soft skills cum Aptitude Trainer
Softlogic Private Limited
06.2011 - 02.2013
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2009 - 06.2011
Post Graduate Program - Business Analysis
Purdue University
MBA - Organizational Behavior Concentration
Suffolk University, Sawyer Business School
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College