#283: Malavika Sahoo on people strategy, the future of HR, and criteria for hiring from a good pool of candidates

In this episode of The Shape of Work, our guest talks about the function and uniqueness of her role as Director of People and how it is different from other HR roles.

"Aligning HR strategy with overall organizational strategy requires an understanding of business."

We welcome Malavika Sahoo, Director of People at FalconX-  a digital asset trading platform that provides clients fast, secure and reliable execution using data science to eliminate slippage and hidden fees.

Prior to working at FalconX, she had 8-plus years of experience in human resources at Myntra and Flipkart. She is a human resource professional with experience in driving large-scale change management, organizational design, and mergers & acquisitions.

Episode Highlights:

• Exploring the Function and Uniqueness of the Director of People Role
• Developing a People Strategy to Achieve Company Objectives
• The future of the HR industry
• Criteria that are the most crucial when hiring from a pool of good candidates

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Riddhi Agarwal

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.