Balaji Mohan

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Head of People at Dune Data · Compensation · benchmarking, Pave

Dune Data
Noida, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
12+ years experience
IIT Kanpur
English, Hindi
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Overview

Based in Noida. I lead compensation at Dune Data. Cut time-to-hire from 71 days to 34. Ran manager training for 289 first-time leads. Most at home with Pave and leveling. Learning Japanese, slowly.

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  • Candidates for the role I'm hiring for
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Strong candidates, even outside open roles
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  • Unpaid work or spec projects
  • Generic networking requests

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Skills
Paveequitybenchmarkingleveling
HiringHiring for a role
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6 people partner roles open on the total rewards team in Noida

Role
People partner
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
₹36-70 LPA
Team
Total rewards, 11 people
Start
Within a month
Must have
Has hired for technical roles before Builds trust with candidates quickly Comfort with ambiguity
Process
3 conversations, no take-home

Comp ₹19-85 LPA. Four conversations, no take-home. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Noida, Indiabenchmarkingpaveleveling
Open

Experience

  1. Head of People
    May 2025 - Present
    Dune Data · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
    • Hired 251 engineers in a year with a 75% offer-accept rate.
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 2028 people.
    • Ran manager training for 337 first-time leads.
  2. Recruiter
    Jun 2022 - May 2025
    Freshworks · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 797 people.
  3. Recruiter
    Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
    Axis Bank · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 4854 people.
    • Cut time-to-hire from 61 days to 21.
  4. Recruiter
    May 2018 - Aug 2019
    ICICI Bank · 1 yr 3 mo · Contract · Noida, India
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3646 people.
    • Cut time-to-hire from 69 days to 33.
  5. Recruiter
    Aug 2014 - May 2018
    Oracle · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 4865 people.

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Education

  1. IIT Kanpur
    B.Tech, Communications
    2008 - 2012

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