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Himanshi Nair

Sharpshooter · DISC type DC
Director and Head - People & Organization,India at Brightly Software
📍 Gurugram, Haryana, India

Himanshi Nair is the Director and Head of People & Organization for India at Brightly Software, a Siemens company. With over 17 years in HR leadership across IT and SaaS, she excels in aligning people strategy with business objectives, focusing on talent management, workforce planning, and building high-performing teams. She holds an Executive MBA from IIM Indore.

She is dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Her focus on a "people-first culture" is evident in her initiatives around employee engagement and fostering a positive workplace, ensuring organizational practices reflect company values. She is also certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Interesting fact: Himanshi uses her expertise to build new business operations entities and partner with C-suite leaders on organizational culture.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director and Head - People & Organization,India
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

How Himanshi shows up

Fast But Analytical
ROI Driven
Thorough Evaluator

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Himanshi cares about

People-First Culture
Actively promotes a "people-first culture" and employee engagement, as seen in her social media posts celebrating team collaboration and festive events at Brightly Software.
Talent Acquisition
A key priority is partnering with recruitment to design impactful strategies that attract and retain top talent, frequently sharing hiring initiatives for her company online.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Director and Head - People & Organization,India
Brightly Software
12-2023 - 9-2025
People Director APAC & Middle East
Cognyte
11-2022 - 12-2023
People Director APAC
Cognyte
12-2020 - 11-2022
People Regional Manager - Asia Pacific (APAC) at Cognyte(Formerly a Verint Company)
Cognyte
9-2015 - 3-2020
HR Manager
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.
In the press

Media appearances

Himanshi Nair Appointed as Director and Head - People & Organization, India at Brightly Software (a Siemens Company). Featured in HR Today
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Education
12-2022 - 1-2024
Executive MBA
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
2004 - 2006
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Jagannath International Management School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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