Shruti Nishchal Joins OpenAI As HR Business Partner, APAC

OpenAI has hired Shruti Nishchal as the HR business partner for APAC. For her new role, she will be based in Singapore.

Nishchal took up the role in October 2026. Her career spans technology, banking, retail and corporate leadership, with previous roles at Qualcomm, Axis Bank, Titan Industries and Tata Sons.

According to a People Matters report, she brings more than 14 years of experience across HR business partnering, talent development and organisational leadership. She joined Netflix in June 2020 as a human resources business partner in Mumbai. In August 2023, she moved to Singapore as senior manager, HR business partner for product, legal and finance across APAC.

In January 2026, Nishchal became director, HR business partner for advertising, marketing and partnerships in the region. She held the position until October 2026, when she moved to OpenAI.

Before Netflix, Nishchal spent more than five years at Qualcomm. From November 2014 to April 2020, she served as lead HR business partner for Qualcomm India’s business teams and the company’s Noida technology centre. She also worked as talent development partner for software technology and business organisations from June 2017 to April 2020.

Her professional experience spans business partnering, diversity and inclusion, performance excellence, talent management, succession planning, leadership development, organisation design and talent process automation.

Her previous responsibilities covered product, finance, legal, advertising, marketing and partnerships, alongside broader HR business partnering. These roles gave her experience supporting business functions with different operational and talent requirements.