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Building people functions teams actually trust. HR & people operations leader — hiring in Nepal, remote-first culture, multi-country HR across APAC and North America.

HR & Operations leader. Seven years scaling teams across six countries — helping people do their best work in Nepal, across APAC, and beyond.

Pawan Joshi — Global HR and Remote Hiring Specialist based in Kathmandu, Nepal
Pawan Joshiest. 2018
7+
Years leading HR
6
Countries hired across
10,000+
Candidates engaged
2,500+
Hires placed
A few things I've built

Projects I've led, told as outcomes.

Closed 22 senior & exec hires fully remote across 4 countriesBuilt one HR playbook for Nepal · Philippines · Australia simultaneously0→ 1 hiring engine — first scorecards, loops & L&D ladder for a remote-first firm4–6 week typical close on senior engineering roles in NepalScaled people ops through 0 → 2,500+ hires without a CHRO seatStood up multi-country compliance across APAC + North America
Multi-country ops3 countries · 1 playbook

HR across Nepal, Philippines & Australia — simultaneously.

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Global recruitingNepal · India · US · Canada

Full-cycle executive hiring at Takeo.AI — remotely from NYC.

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Built from scratch0 → 1 hiring engine

Talent infrastructure & L&D at 3D Investment Family.

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CurrentUS · Nepal

Strategic HR transformation at Novelty Technology.

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The People Engine

Six capabilities, one operating system for your people.

Hover any node to see how it plugs into the central engine. Each one stands alone — together they're the playbook I bring to every founder.

NepalPhilippinesAustraliaUnited StatesIndiaCanada
Global Recruiting
Multi-Country HR Ops
Performance Management
Employer Branding
Remote Team Management
HR Compliance
People Engine

Global Recruiting

Full cycle recruitment across Nepal, Philippines, Australia, India and the USA — junior to executive level.

Multi-Country HR Ops

Navigating complex regulatory, cultural, and operational HR requirements across multiple international markets.

Performance Management

Designing frameworks that drive accountability, development, and alignment with business objectives.

Employer Branding

Building compelling employer identities and talent marketing strategies across global markets.

Remote Team Management

Leading distributed, cross-cultural HR functions across time zones with clarity and connection.

HR Compliance

Labor law compliance and risk management across Asia-Pacific and North American regulatory environments.

Consulting in Action

What the work actually looks like.

Two of the engagements founders reach out about most. Switch between them to see the shape of the system — not just the headline.

Global Remote Teams

Multi-country HR ops without a CHRO seat

One playbook running simultaneously across Nepal, the Philippines & Australia — localized payroll, a single performance cadence, distributed onboarding.

1
Playbooks
8h
Time-zone span
Outcomes
Countries unified
3 / 3
Onboarding time saved
−62%
Compliance coverage
100%
Performance cadence
Quarterly · 95%
My Journey

Seven years, four countries, one practice.

From the first 0→1 hiring engine to leading HR across three nations simultaneously — and the volunteer leadership work at Agora Speakers that runs in parallel.

2025

HR & Operations Manager

Novelty Technology

Standing up the people operating system for a US–Nepal team scaling its first global hires.

2024

Multi-country HR — 3 nations, 1 playbook

Get Blys (Sydney)

Unified HR across Nepal, the Philippines & Australia — single performance cadence, localized compliance.

2022

Manager — Talent Strategy & Marketing

Takeo.AI (NYC, Remote)

Closed senior eng, finance, and exec roles fully remote across 4 countries. Built the inbound pipeline from zero.

2018

Talent Acquisition & Development Manager

3D Investment Family (Minnesota, Remote)

Built the 0→1 hiring engine — first scorecards, interview loops, and L&D ladder for a remote-first firm.

OngoingActive

Member & Leadership Volunteer

Agora Speakers International

Lead structured speaking sessions for a global community. Mentor on executive communication and stage presence.

Let's build the people function your team deserves.

Pawan Joshi
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