Puneet sits down with Gargi Verma, Head of HR – People & Culture at sa.global. With more than two decades shaping people strategy at companies such as Dell Technologies, Ford Pro and SAP Global, Gargi strips away the noise around AI in hiring and zeroes in on what truly matters for HR leaders today. She debunks the myth that AI will replace recruiters, argues for Explainable AI in people decisions, and reinforces why human judgment around culture and employee experience is still indispensable.
The discussion dives into why traditional resumes are losing relevance and what skills-based hiring looks like in practice – from designing role-based assessments to retraining hiring managers. Gargi shares practical frameworks, pilot ideas, and measurement approaches HR teams can use to scale skills-first hiring without sacrificing speed or fairness. She also outlines the shift in HR toward strategic career leadership and talent enablement.
Practical, candid and future-facing, this 30-minute episode delivers actionable insights for CHROs, talent leaders and people professionals trying to shape people strategy in 2026 – a compact masterclass in aligning AI, skills and culture across your organisation.
