Your Fractional CHRO · India-ready

Fractional CHRO.
Full HR stack.

CHRO-grade HR leadership without the CHRO headcount — paired with a four-pillar workforce stack that handles strategy, operations, talent, and training. Built for Indian SMEs scaling fast and global IT companies setting up in India.

Fractional CHRO for SMEs Strategic HR leadership without the CHRO headcount
India operations, fully run Entity, HR, compliance, ops — under one partner
Zero statutory exposure PF · ESI · GST · FEMA — audit-ready, always
Why 91 AT WORK

Built for the way HR should work.

We don't fill seats — we build HR. Strategy, operations, talent, and capability under one accountable partner. Designed for SMEs scaling fast and global IT companies launching India GCCs.

Fractional CHRO On-Demand

Senior HR leadership embedded with your business — strategy, structure, and board-ready people decisions, without the full-time CHRO hire.

Full Stack, One Partner

Consult, Workplace, Staffing, Academy — under one accountable partner. No vendor sprawl, no dropped hand-offs.

Outcome-Led Engagements

Measured against HR maturity, hiring velocity, and compliance readiness — not hours billed or seats filled.

Compliance, Handled

PF, ESI, GST, FEMA, labour law — audit-ready, end-to-end, zero exposure to you.

Our Services

One partner.
Four powerful pillars.

A complete workforce stack — from advisory and operations to talent supply and capability building. Built to scale with you, designed to remove operational chaos.

01 / ADVISORY

91 Consult

Strategic HR consulting and advisory — HR structure, policy design, compliance frameworks, organization setup, and workforce strategy.

  • HR structure & operating model design
  • Policy design & framework rollout
  • Compliance framework setup
  • Organization design & role architecture
  • Workforce & talent strategy advisory
Start with a discovery
02 / OPERATIONS

91 Workplace

End-to-end workforce management — employee lifecycle, payroll processing, statutory compliance, and HR operations governance.

  • Employee lifecycle management
  • Payroll processing & administration
  • Statutory filings (PF, ESI, PT, TDS)
  • HR operations governance
  • Single-window HR ops partner
Run my HR operations
03 / TALENT

91 Staffing

Workforce supply solutions — permanent hiring, contract staffing, flexible workforce models, and rapid team deployment.

  • Permanent hiring & placements
  • Contract & project-based staffing
  • Flexible workforce models
  • Rapid team deployment
  • Pan-India sourcing reach
Build my team
04 / LEARNING

91 Academy

Training and development — employee skill development, corporate training programs, and workforce capability building.

  • Skill development programs
  • Corporate training delivery
  • Workforce capability building
  • Leadership & manager development
  • Compliance & process training
Upskill my team
90 Days To Live Pan-India Reach Fully Managed

From zero to India GCC. Fully managed.

We help global IT companies set up and operate India delivery centers — entity, compliance, talent, payroll, governance. One operating partner. You ship the product. We run India.

India GCC-as-a-Service

One India partner.
Every operating layer.

India expansion is fragmented — talent, payroll, compliance, workplace, HR. We centralize all of it under one accountable partner. Built for startups and growth-stage companies scaling into India.

One India Partner

Replace fragmented vendors with one integrated GCC operating partner — accountable end-to-end.

No India Entity Needed

Launch India operations without building local infrastructure or legal complexity yourself.

End-to-End Execution

Hiring, payroll, compliance, workplace, operations, and scaling — managed centrally.

Built for Scale

From small offshore pods to large India capability centers — same partner, one playbook.

What You Get

Your workforce, future-ready.

  • A structured talent pipeline Pre-vetted candidates ready to deploy across roles and geographies.
  • Compliance-covered operations Statutory filings, payroll cycles, and audits handled end-to-end.
  • Predictable hiring economics Transparent fees, monthly billing, no hidden costs or surprise add-ons.
  • A single accountable partner Dedicated relationship lead with quarterly business reviews.
How We Work

A clear path from
brief to hire to retain.

Five steps that take the noise out of hiring and replace it with a structured, accountable process.

01

Understand Requirements

We map the role, the business context, and the success criteria — before a single CV moves.

02

Talent Mapping

We surface the right candidates through targeted sourcing, networks, and outbound reach.

03

Screening & Selection

Skill, culture, and intent screening — only the calibrated shortlist reaches your desk.

04

Onboarding & Support

Offer rollout, joining management, and structured first-90-day handholding.

05

Ongoing Partnership

We stay close — pipeline reviews, market intel, and a single accountable point of contact.

Industries We Serve

Talent expertise across
India's growth sectors.

Specialist sourcing depth in the sectors where India is hiring fastest.

IT
Technology / IT
Engineering, product, data, cloud
SU
Startups
Founding hires to growth teams
MF
Manufacturing
Plant, supply chain, quality
BF
BFSI
Banking, fintech, insurance
HC
Healthcare
Clinical, ops, life sciences
RT
Retail / E-commerce
Stores, supply, digital
PS
Professional Services
Consulting, audit, legal
LG
Logistics
Warehousing, transport, last-mile
Impact in Numbers

Outcomes that compound.

Built on repeat client relationships and a track record of execution across geographies.

500+
Roles Filled
75%
Repeat Business
12+
Cities Across India
100+
Client Partnerships
What Our Clients Say

Trusted by leaders
building real teams.

91 AT WORK delivered our entire engineering leadership stack in under 90 days. The shortlists were tight, the screening was rigorous, and the onboarding was seamless.

RK
Rajesh Kumar
CTO, Technology Startup

Their flexi staffing model let us scale our project team from 20 to 80 in a single quarter — with zero compliance headaches and no drop in quality.

PS
Priya Sharma
Head of Operations, Manufacturing

More than a vendor — they sit alongside us on quarterly people reviews, share market intel, and own the outcome. Genuine partnership.

AM
Anand Mehta
Founder & CEO, BFSI
Engagement Models

Three ways to engage.

Pick the engagement that fits the role and the budget. All models include compliance coverage, dedicated partner, and transparent reporting.

Direct Hire

Permanent Placement

Success-based fee on offer acceptance

For mid-management to leadership mandates

  • Targeted talent mapping & headhunting
  • Multi-stage screening & assessment
  • Offer management & onboarding
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
  • Dedicated account partner
Discuss a mandate
Consulting

Strategic Engagement

Custom retainer or project-scoped

For HR transformation & org design

  • HR & talent strategy advisory
  • Organization design & roles
  • Compensation benchmarking
  • Compliance & policy frameworks
  • Performance & capability programs
Start with a discovery
Leadership

The team behind
91 AT WORK.

Operators with decades of HR, talent, and organization-building experience across India and globally.

Nisha Joseph

Nisha Joseph

Founder

Revathi Chandrasekar

Revathi Chandrasekar

Advisory

Herakshi V R

Herakshi V R

Communications Specialist

Manju Udayakumar

Manju Udayakumar

Data Analyst

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions clients
actually ask us.

How quickly can you fill a role?
For most mid-management roles, our average time-to-shortlist is 7–10 working days, and time-to-fill ranges between 18 and 30 days depending on seniority and location. Niche or leadership mandates may take longer — we set expectations transparently at the start of every engagement.
What's the difference between direct hire and flexi staffing?
Direct hire is permanent placement on your payroll. Flexi staffing is contract or project-based deployment where the candidate sits on our payroll, and we manage compliance, salary processing, and statutory filings. We help you pick the right model for each role.
Which industries do you specialize in?
Technology, startups, manufacturing, BFSI, healthcare, retail and e-commerce, professional services, and logistics. Within each, we have specialist consultants who understand the role profiles, salary benchmarks, and talent supply.
How do you handle compliance for flexi staffing?
End-to-end. We manage offer letters, contracts, monthly payroll, PF, ESI, professional tax, gratuity, statutory filings, and audits. You get a single monthly invoice. Your exposure to labor-law risk is zero.
Can you scale a team quickly?
Yes. We've scaled flexi teams from 20 to 100+ within a quarter for manufacturing and operations clients. Our pre-built sourcing pipelines and bench model let us deploy fast without sacrificing screening rigor.
What is your typical engagement model?
Direct hire: success-based fee on offer acceptance, with a 90-day replacement guarantee. Flexi staffing: monthly per-resource billing with full statutory coverage. Consulting: scoped retainers or project-based engagements.
Do you serve companies outside metro cities?
Yes. Active sourcing reach across 12+ Indian cities including tier-2 manufacturing and operations hubs. We've delivered roles in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, and beyond.
Get In Touch

Have additional questions?

Drop us a line. We respond within 24 hours and a senior partner gets back personally — no automated funnel, no scripted reply.

From HR strategy to execution.
Under one partner.

30 minutes. One call. A tailored HR partnership plan back within 24 hours — fractional CHRO leadership for your SME or end-to-end India operations for your GCC. No commitment. No template pitch.