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Gunjan Paliwal

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Head of People and Culture at Oaklanecapital
📍 Pune, Maharashtra, India

Gunjan is the Head of People and Culture at Oaklanecapital, an experienced talent leader with over eight years in high-growth fintech and SaaS startups. A graduate of IMDR, Pune, she specializes in scaling organizations from 20 to 200 people. Colleagues describe her as self-motivated, passionate, and confident.

She is passionate about the intersection of ambitious and "human-first" business building. This is demonstrated by her recent completion of an Adaptive Leadership course from Harvard Business School, reflecting a commitment to navigating complex and changing environments effectively.

Unique fact: Gunjan has designed founder-led hiring playbooks and previously co-founded her own venture, Backflow Technology.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Head of People and Culture
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Scaling HR Systems
Specializes in building HR and talent frameworks for early-stage companies that can scale efficiently without becoming bloated.
Lean Recruiting Tech
Is actively evaluating lightweight Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) with strong LinkedIn integration for small, efficient hiring teams.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Head of People and Culture
Oaklanecapital
12-2023 - 3-2025
Co-Founder
Backflow Technology
7-2023 - 11-2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Lentra
5-2021 - 8-2023
Director HR and Talent Acquisition
Signzy
10-2018 - 4-2021
Senior Human Resources Manager
ZOOP.ONE
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Gunjan Paliwal Appointed as Head of People and Culture at Oaklanecapital. Featured in HR Today
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Education
2015 - 2017
Post Graduation Diploma in Management
Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) ,Pune
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