Preethi Acharya

Overview

Co-founder & COO of Umber Studio, working on HR software. Previously built and sold a small HR software company. Grew the team to 115 people across 3 countries. Before that: Airtel and Walmart Global Tech. Most at home with payroll and HR tech. I play football every Sunday.

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Experience

1. Co-founder & COO

   Oct 2021 - Present
   Umber Studio · 5 yr · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Grew the team to 101 people across 5 countries.
   • Previously built and sold a small HR software company.
   • Raised $2 million across 2 rounds.
2. Engagement Manager

   Dec 2017 - Jul 2021
   Airtel · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Ran commercial diligence on 21 deals.
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $138 million.
3. Senior Consultant

   Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
   Walmart Global Tech · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Designed the operating model for a 9 thousand-person transformation.
   • Delivered 18 engagements across 6 countries.
4. Senior Consultant

   Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
   Persistent Systems · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Bengaluru, India
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $25 million.

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Education

1. NIT Trichy

   B.Tech, Engineering
   2009 - 2013