Gruve has appointed Prajna Mohanty as Director – People & Culture, strengthening its leadership team with a human resources veteran who brings more than 18 years of experience in organizational leadership and HR strategy. In her new role, Mohanty will be responsible for driving transformative people initiatives and shaping a high-performance culture across the company’s hybrid workforce in Pune.
Her career reflects a strong track record of delivering impact through progressive HR systems, organizational transformation, and talent management frameworks. Before joining Gruve, Mohanty served at Collabera as Executive Director and Director – HR, where she led people and talent strategies for the company’s Global Delivery Center (GDC). Her contributions there were instrumental in strengthening workforce engagement and aligning HR practices with long-term business goals.
Over the years, Mohanty has held influential roles at Ascendion, SS&C Technologies, NSEIT LIMITED, WNS, Woodfield Systems USA, L T FOODS LIMITED, and Sodexo. In each of these positions, she consistently focused on building scalable HR policies, strengthening employee engagement, and enabling cultural change to support evolving business needs.
At Gruve, she is expected to lead people-centric programs with a focus on leadership coaching, change management, organizational development, and strategic HR initiatives. With her collaborative approach, Mohanty aims to create an environment where employees can thrive, while also ensuring HR systems evolve in step with the company’s growth.
Her appointment underscores Gruve’s vision of positioning people and culture as a key driver of business performance and sustainability. By embedding frameworks that foster employee growth and align talent strategies with business outcomes, she will play a pivotal role in enabling the company’s workforce to remain adaptive and future-ready.
With her extensive cross-industry expertise and reputation as a transformative HR leader, Mohanty’s leadership is set to advance Gruve’s mission of building an engaged, innovative, and resilient workforce. Her contributions are expected to reinforce the company’s cultural foundation while delivering sustainable business impact.
