Strategic HR Consulting
Organizational design, performance frameworks, people operations and HR strategy roadmaps.
STRATEGIC HR CONSULTANCY
People strategy built for business growth.
A strategic HR partner for founders and leaders who see people strategy as business strategy — from first hires to complete HR infrastructure.
Founder-ledBusiness-firstScalable systems
ABOUT PROWESS
A strategic HR partner for founders and leaders.
Prowess Consultancy is a Mumbai-based strategic HR consulting and talent advisory firm serving startups, SMEs and growth-focused organizations across India.
Founded and led by Kirti Shinde, we work directly with founders, CXOs and HR leaders to build people foundations that scale alongside ambitious businesses — from first hires to complete HR infrastructure.
“People Power Business.”
WHAT WE DO
A full-stack HR partner — from a strategic hire to complete HR infrastructure.
Talent Acquisition
End-to-end recruitment, sourcing, structured interviews and candidate pipeline management.
Employer Branding
EVP development, LinkedIn and social employer-brand strategy, careers pages and candidate experience.
HR Policies & Compliance
Employee handbooks, policy manuals, HR SOPs, governance frameworks and compliance documentation.
Fractional HR Leadership
Senior HR direction on an ongoing basis for businesses that need experienced strategic support.
HR Audit & Advisory
Practical review against statutory and best-practice benchmarks, with clear improvement priorities.
POSH CONSULTING & WORKPLACE COMPLIANCE
Creating safer, respectful and compliant workplaces.
Prowess supports organizations in building awareness, accountability and practical processes under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
POSH Services
- POSH compliance assessment & advisory
- Employee awareness workshops
- POSH policy drafting & review
- Manager sensitization programs
- Internal Committee formation guidance
- Annual compliance support
- IC member orientation & capability building
- Case-process & documentation guidance
POCSO AWARENESS
Child-safety and POCSO awareness programs for schools and educational institutions, including staff and parent sessions focused on prevention, awareness and responsible escalation.
CAPABILITY BUILDING
Training that turns strategy into everyday practice.
Programs designed to build stronger managers — not simply better-trained employees.
Leadership development
Communication & team effectiveness
Workplace ethics & responsible conduct
Diversity, equity & inclusion awareness
Employee engagement programs
Manager & first-time-leader coaching
Technology-enabled HRWe responsibly use AI and automation to improve recruitment workflows, HR operations, documentation, employee engagement and productivity — without compromising human judgement where it matters most.
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Sector-informed solutions, tailored to your growth stage.
Technology & SaaSManufacturingHealthcareEducationLogisticsRetail & E-commerceProfessional ServicesEngineeringConstructionStartupsSMEs
WHY PROWESS
Strategic, founder-led HR support for organizations ready to grow deliberately.
Founder-Led Expertise
Direct senior attention from strategy through execution.
Business-First HR Strategy
Solutions designed around commercial growth objectives.
Scalable Systems
Practical frameworks built to evolve with the organization.
Technology-Enabled Consulting
Modern tools that strengthen — never replace — good human judgement.
Long-Term Partnerships
A focus on sustainable organizational success, not transactional projects.
Startup-to-Scaleup Expertise
An understanding of the pace and pressures of growth-stage businesses.
HOW WE WORK
A disciplined five-step method behind every engagement.
Discover
Understand the business, stage, culture, constraints and people priorities.
Diagnose
Identify the gap between current people systems and the next growth stage.
Design
Build tailored frameworks, processes or programs — not generic templates.
Deploy
Implement with the client team so the work is adopted and used.
Partner
Review outcomes and refine the strategy as the business evolves.
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Support that fits the way you grow.
Fractional HR Leadership
Project-Based HR Consulting
Retainer HR Advisory
Recruitment Partnership
Corporate Training Programs
HR Audit & Compliance
FAQ
Questions businesses ask.
If your requirement is not listed, start a conversation and we can identify the right engagement model.
Do you work with startups and SMEs?
Yes. Prowess serves startups, SMEs and growth-focused organizations across India.
Can you work on a project basis?
Yes. Project-based HR consulting is one of the engagement models offered.
What POSH services do you provide?
Services include compliance assessment and advisory, awareness workshops, policy drafting and review, manager sensitization, IC formation guidance, annual support, IC capability building and case-process/documentation guidance.
Do you provide POCSO awareness?
Yes. POCSO awareness programs are offered for schools and educational institutions, including staff and parent sessions.
Can Prowess support ongoing HR leadership?
Yes. Fractional HR Leadership and Retainer HR Advisory are available engagement models.
LET'S BUILD SOMETHING THAT LASTS
Every successful business deserves an HR partner who thinks beyond hiring.
Tell us what you are building, changing or solving. We can explore the right strategic HR, talent, compliance or capability-building support.