Pragya Sarathi
About Pragya Sarathi
Pragya Sarathi is the Director People Business Partner- Tech at Flexport, with extensive experience in HR roles at Meta, Amazon, Aon Hewitt, Mahindra & Mahindra, and other organizations.
Current Position at Flexport
Pragya Sarathi currently serves as the Director People Business Partner - Tech at Flexport. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing strategic human resources functions within the tech sector of the company. She conducts leadership coaching sessions for over 50 senior leaders, focusing on competency development and succession planning.
Previous Roles at Meta and Amazon
Before joining Flexport, Pragya Sarathi worked as an HR professional at Meta from 2022 to 2023 in Bellevue, Washington. Prior to that, she spent significant time at Amazon, first as an HR Business Partner from 2017 to 2019, then as a Senior HR Business Partner from 2019 to 2022 in Seattle, Washington. During her tenure at Amazon, she led a significant change management initiative that resulted in a 15% increase in employee engagement scores and received the 'HR Excellence Award' for her contributions.
Early Career and Education
Pragya's early career included roles such as Consultant at Aon Hewitt and Group Management Cadre at Mahindra & Mahindra, both in Mumbai, India. She also worked as a Human Resources Business Partner at Mahindra Susten and interned at Colgate Palmolive. At the start of her career, she was a Senior System Engineer at Infosys in Pune. Pragya holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration from XLRI Jamshedpur, earned between 2012 and 2014.
Notable Achievements
Pragya Sarathi has several notable achievements in her career. At Amazon, she received the 'HR Excellence Award' for her outstanding contributions. At Meta, she developed and implemented a global organizational design strategy, which improved team scalability and streamlined operations. She also published an article titled 'The Future of HR in Tech' in a leading industry journal and presented a keynote speech at the 2022 HR Tech Conference on 'Innovative HR Practices in the Tech Industry.'
Mentorship and Thought Leadership
Pragya actively mentors HR professionals through the 'HR Leaders Network' program, providing guidance on career planning and performance management. Her thought leadership extends to publishing insightful articles on leveraging human capital for business success and presenting at industry conferences. Her contributions have earned her recognition as a key thought leader in the HR field.