Global Firm Pedigree. Lean-Firm Agility. Adaptive Thinking. PeopleVector

Global Firm Pedigree. Lean-Firm Agility. Adaptive Thinking.

We are a boutique management consulting firm specialising in Strategy, Organisation Design, Leadership Effectiveness and HR Function Transformation — helping CEOs and CHROs solve their most complex human capital transitions challenges.

Clients Who Work With Us

60+ Engagements — India & Overseas
57% Repeat Engagement Rate
9.2 Avg. Net Promoter Score
7 Proprietary Frameworks
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What We Do

Architecting High-Performance Organizations.

We specialize in the “Architecture of People”—designing the structures, defining the behaviors, and building the capabilities that allow organizations to scale.

We operate across six interconnected domains. Each can stand alone or integrate into a broader enterprise mandate.

Explore our practice areas

Six Practice Areas.
One Integrated Approach.

01

Leadership Strategy

Architecting the “Top of the House” to sharpen strategic intent and solidify executive accountability.

Scope Includes

  • Vision and culture articulation
  • CXO scorecards and performance alignment
  • Executive coaching and leadership advisory
  • Succession strategy and leadership depth
02

Future-Readiness & Org Strategy

Engineering structural DNA and governance frameworks to ensure your organization is “built to scale.”

Scope Includes

  • Organisational design
  • Workforce planning
  • Governance frameworks and Delegation of Authority (DoA)
  • Managed Offices for focused execution
03

HR Function Transformation

Transitioning HR from a utility function to a high-impact, tech-enabled strategic driver.

Scope Includes

  • HR maturity assessment
  • HR capability development
  • HR technology and AI integration
  • Job architecture and structural grading
04

Talent Architecture: Competencies & Careers

Designing skills-based ecosystems that move talent with transparency and speed in a shifting talent market.

Scope Includes

  • Competency frameworks
  • Career architectures
  • Assessment frameworks
  • Succession and transition planning
  • Talent search and strategic hiring
05

Org Development, Culture & Change

Synchronizing mindsets and behaviors to ensure strategic intent translates into daily action.

Scope Includes

  • Change management strategy
  • DEI frameworks
  • Culture activation
  • Leadership communication strategy
06

Learning & Capability Development

Closing the capability gap through immersive, behavior-led growth. Capability building is not an add-on to our advisory—it is central to how we enable sustained performance.

Scope Includes

  • Leadership and management development programs
  • Skills-based capability programs
  • Executive off-sites and leadership journeys
  • Critical talent acceleration

PV Consulting Lab

Where Strategy
Meets Science.

The PV Consulting Lab is our proprietary intellectual engine—where frameworks are built, tested and continuously refined through live enterprise engagements, cross-sector insight and structured research.

Over time, this has produced a robust and scalable suite of IP that is distinctive to PV and deployable across a wide range of organisational contexts.

Every mandate sharpens the models that drive the next one. Team members, clients & academic research across our network actively contribute to this knowledge base, ensuring our thinking stays current, field-tested and empirically grounded. Technology and AI are embedded throughout—enhancing diagnostic precision and strengthening the quality of evidence-based decision support.

The People Vector Advantage

Intellectual Rigor. Absolute Accountability.
Value-Optimized Impact.

We bridge the gap between the intellectual depth of “Big Consulting” and the agility of a boutique firm. By eliminating the hierarchy and high-margin overheads, we focus entirely on your business impact.

01 Where Pedigree Meets Presence

Seniority in the Trenches: Your mandate is designed and shaped by partners who remain “hands-on” throughout the engagement.

Practitioner Empathy: Having held internal leadership roles, we solve for the practical friction of driving change from the inside.

Global Pedigree: Experience forged at marquee firms (Ex-Mercer, Bain, Deloitte, BCG) across Fortune 500 and high-growth Indian enterprises.

02 Economics of Impact

Lean-Firm Value: You pay for expertise, not the real estate and bureaucracy of a global firm.

Accelerated Timelines: We utilize automated IP to compress the diagnostic phase, moving faster to execution and ROI.

Scalable Reach: We possess the agility to co-deliver with “Big Consulting” for complex mandates while maintaining our signature senior-led oversight.

03 Digital-First & Operational Integrity

Governance Rigor: Our IP meets global standards for data protection, risk, and IT governance—providing enterprise security for high-stakes transformations.

Tech-Embedded Delivery: We don’t just “talk” AI; we infuse it into our diagnostics and job architectures to future-proof your people systems.

04 Contextual Agility: Global Rigor, Cultural Precision

Adaptive Frameworks: We bridge the gap between global benchmarks and the specific behavioral, structural, and cultural realities of your unique organization.

Bespoke IP: Our proprietary tools (T-360, OCA, etc.) are engineered to be “context-aware,” providing enterprise-grade rigor that adapts for the unique complexities of different markets.

The Leadership Team

We’ve Sat on Both Sides
of the Table.

Vivek Dwivedi

Vivek Dwivedi

Founder & CEO

Ex- India Head - Mercer, Org Design & Effectiveness Practice and MNC Clients Group; Ex: EY & KPMG

Shaaista B. Quettawala

Shaaista B. Quettawala

Co-Founder

Ex-HR Head - Deloitte Advisory and Bain & Co.; Ex: PwC, KPMG

Manisha Agnihotri

Manisha Agnihotri

Chief Business & Growth Officer

Ex: CRISIL, ABG, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Mukut Deepak

Mukut Deepak

Strategy Advisor

Ex BCG/Bain. Ex business leader – Byju’s, Nykaa, HUL, Tata Sky

Varsha Gandhe

Varsha Gandhe

Partner

20+ years - management consulting and internal HR leadership; Ex: Mercer

Industry Expertise

Deep Contextual Expertise Across
the Levers, Challenges and Dynamics.

Financial Services
Global Capability Centres (GCCs)
Tech & Digital Enterprises
Consumer & Consumer-Tech
Pharma & Healthcare
Manufacturing & Industrial Enterprises
Family / Promoter-Led Businesses
Diversified Groups
Financial Services
Global Capability Centres (GCCs)
Tech & Digital Enterprises
Consumer & Consumer-Tech
Pharma & Healthcare
Manufacturing & Industrial Enterprises
Family / Promoter-Led Businesses
Diversified Groups
PeopleVector brought a level of strategic depth and practical rigour that we hadn’t experienced with larger firms. They understood our culture, challenged our assumptions, and delivered a leadership framework that our management team actually uses.

— Group CHRO

Leading Indian Manufacturing Conglomerate

Our Insights

Forward-Thinking. Context-Driven.
Battle-Tested.

Leadership

Why CEO Succession Planning Fails — And How to Fix It

February 2026

Future of Work

The Hybrid Paradox: Designing Work Models That Actually Work

January 2026

Talent

Beyond Compensation: What India’s Top Talent Really Wants in 2026

January 2026

Get in Touch.

Start a Conversation

Whether you have a defined brief or an emerging challenge, we’re happy to explore how we can help. No pitch decks — just a candid conversation about what’s possible.

Emailconnect@peoplevector.in
WhatsApp+91 85957 07285
OfficeMumbai, India

Work With Us.

People Vector is a place where sharp, curious minds thrive and everyone has a seat at the table. We believe great strategy comes from diverse perspectives, honest conversations, and teams that genuinely have each other’s backs.

Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or an early-career professional—if you want to grow fast in a culture built on trust, co-ownership, and no unnecessary hierarchy, let’s talk.

Reach out at connect@peoplevector.in

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