Nisha Karkera

Background

About Nisha Karkera

With over 22 years of experience in Human Resources, I am a senior HR leader focused on building organizations that scale sustainably through strong talent, leadership, and culture foundations. My expertise spans talent strategy, leadership development, organization design, workforce planning, and culture transformation, with deep experience partnering with CEOs and senior leadership teams.Across my career, I have led enterprise-wide talent and capability initiatives in complex, multi-geo environments, supporting business growth, transformation, and maturity. This includes building robust talent pipelines, strengthening leadership succession, enabling global hiring at scale, and aligning people strategies closely with evolving business priorities.In recent roles, I have driven strategic HR agendas for global organizations, including scaling capability centres, optimizing talent and cost structures, and strengthening service delivery and governance models. I bring a strong orientation towards outcomes — improved leadership readiness, engagement, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.I am passionate about enabling high-performance cultures, developing future-ready leaders, and ensuring HR plays a strategic role as a true business partner. I thrive in environments where organizations are evolving, growing, or transforming — and where HR leadership can make a measurable impact.