By Info Edge India has appointed Shruti Tewari as Executive Vice President of HR, effective August 2026, according to HRKatha. She will lead human resources for the company’s recruitment solutions businesses, which include the Naukri portfolio, Naukri Gulf, IIMJobs, DoSelect, Zwayam, AmbitionBox, Quadrangle and CodingNinjas.
Tewari brings more than 17 years of experience across human resources, organisational development, talent management, employee experience, HR transformation and people advisory services. Her sector background spans financial services, technology, global capability centres, FMCG and manufacturing. She joins from JPMorganChase, where she served as Executive Director for HR and Employee Experience from January 2025 to August 2026.
What the role covers in practice
The appointment places Tewari at the head of HR for a portfolio that touches multiple stages of the hiring lifecycle. Naukri remains India’s largest job board by traffic, while IIMJobs focuses on mid-to-senior management hiring and DoSelect provides technical assessment tools. Zwayam operates in applicant tracking and recruitment automation, AmbitionBox runs employer reviews and salary insights, and Quadrangle is an executive search firm. CodingNinjas sits adjacent as an edtech platform for technical skill development.
For HR and payroll readers, the practical significance is that a single HR leader will now shape people strategy across businesses that many Indian employers use daily. Changes to how these platforms operate, whether in pricing, data handling or integration with payroll and HRMS systems, tend to surface first through their internal HR and product priorities. Tewari’s background in HR transformation and employee digital experience at JPMorganChase suggests attention to how recruitment technology connects with broader HR workflows, though no specific plans have been announced.
Why the timing matters
The August 2026 start date creates an unusually long runway between announcement and joining. The source does not explain the gap, and readers should treat any speculation about it as unconfirmed. What is clear is that Info Edge’s recruitment businesses operate in a competitive market where Naukri faces pressure from newer platforms such as LinkedIn, Apna and Foundit, while international players continue to target Indian enterprise clients.
Tewari’s move from a global financial services firm to an Indian internet company also reflects a pattern seen across Indian HR leadership hiring. Global capability centres and large banks have become training grounds for HR executives who later move into domestic technology firms, bringing structured people practices and experience with large, distributed workforces.
What her background signals
Tewari’s career combines three distinct strands. Her time at EY in people advisory services, where she rose from consultant to senior manager over 11 years, gave her exposure to HR transformation projects across multiple client organisations. Her role at Darwinbox, an Indian HR technology company, placed her on the vendor side of HRMS and payroll-adjacent software sales. Her JPMorganChase tenure added enterprise-scale employee experience work, including global programmes covering placements, onboarding and orientation across the US and India.
For HR managers evaluating recruitment technology, this combination matters because it means the person leading HR for Naukri and its sister businesses has worked both as a buyer of HR services and as a seller of HR technology. That dual perspective can influence how Info Edge positions its recruitment products to corporate HR teams, though no product changes have been announced.
What Indian HR teams should watch
The appointment itself does not change any compliance obligations for employers using Info Edge platforms. Indian labour law requirements, including those under the Code on Wages and the various state Shops and Establishments Acts, apply to employers regardless of which job board or applicant tracking system they use. Payroll teams should continue to verify that any recruitment platform they use handles candidate data in line with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and that any integration with HRMS or payroll software maintains accurate records for statutory filings.
The more immediate question for HR and payroll readers is whether this leadership change leads to shifts in how Naukri and its related products package their services. The source provides no details on pricing, product roadmaps or integration plans. Employers with multi-year contracts or ongoing negotiations with any Info Edge recruitment business may wish to clarify continuity of account management and service terms directly with their account contacts.
| Business | Primary function | Relevance to HR and payroll teams |
|---|---|---|
| Naukri and Naukri Gulf | Job board and resume database | Sourcing candidates for India and Gulf roles |
| IIMJobs | Mid-to-senior hiring platform | Management and specialist recruitment |
| Zwayam | Applicant tracking and recruitment automation | Workflow for hiring approvals and candidate management |
| AmbitionBox | Employer reviews and salary data | Benchmarking pay and employer brand |
| Quadrangle | Executive search | Senior leadership hiring |
What remains unstated
The announcement does not mention who Tewari will report to, whether she replaces an existing HR leader or fills a newly created role, or what specific mandate she has been given. It also does not state whether her responsibilities extend beyond the recruitment solutions businesses to Info Edge’s other investments, such as Zomato, Policybazaar or Jeevansathi. HRKatha reports only that she will lead HR for the recruitment solutions businesses.
Tewari is an alumna of XLRI Jamshedpur, one of India’s older management institutes with a strong HR specialisation. Her early career included a brief stint as an associate software engineer at IBM India Software Labs, which gives her some technical grounding alongside her HR credentials.
Sources: HRKatha
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