Deepak Singh
🚨 People problems, solved || 🛠️ Fractional Chief People Officer when you need it || 🧠 Challenging how work actually works - Melbourne
Expertise: People, People, Operations
About
I get called when the people stuff is on fire 🔥
A complaint, a leader isn’t working out, performance avoided, a formal process, a restructure, a redundancy, negotiating an exit, a tough conversation, or something just feels off and you need someone experienced in the room.
🚨 PUSH THE RED BUTTON - Something has happened and you need help now.
⚠️ FIX - Things aren’t on fire, but something isn’t working.
🏗️ BUILD - You’re growing and the people side needs to keep up.
I solve the people problem in front of you, then fix what’s underneath it and build what’s needed next.
I’ve done this across startups, scale-ups and global businesses:
🎯 Over $200m in M&A integrations
⚖️ Over $20m+ in organisational change and down sizing
📈 Shifted engagement from 25th - 75th percentile
📉 Reduced first-year attrition by 40%
👥 Scaled a team 27% YoY, for 3 years
🏛️ Secured Board commitment for a 3-year gender plan for a 5% increase in female representation in the top quartile
🚀 Built capability programs that delivered 300+ placements and $2.1m in funding
🤰 Created a global parental leave program aligning 18 countries under one umbrella
🏆 Recognised by Culture Amp, HRD Australia, Compono and HR Leader for culture, influence, innovation and workplace impact
This isn’t HR for HR’s sake. It’s practical People Experience work that helps the business perform better.
Push the Red Button ➡️ Fix what’s not working ➡️ Build what you need next.
Big wins
- $200m+ in M&A integrations
- $20m+ in organisational change and down-sizing
- Shifted engagement from 25th-75th percentile & reduced first-year attrition by 40%
Skills: People & Culture, Legal, Talent, Strategy, Data & Analytics, Board & Governance
Additional skills: Culture Change, Leadership, Human Resources (HR), Employee Engagement, Downsizing, Scale, ER, Performance Management, Redundancies, DEI, Coaching, Mediation, Ppskilling
Works with: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Scaleup
Companies I've worked with
- Birchal
- REA Group
- Uber Carshare
- Mentorloop
- CultureAmp
- BioScout
Industries: SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, ClimateTech, DeepTech, PropTech, AI, B2B, B2C, E-Commerce, Hardware, Media, Web3, Manufacturing, Retail, Hospitality, Travel, Logistics, Agriculture, Marketplaces