Mumbai, August 10, 2026: uKnowva HRMS, an AI-powered Human Capital Management (HCM) platform serving 200+ clients across ten countries, today announced the appointment of Roshan Thapa as Director – Business Development, alongside the transition of Co-Founder Abhay Talekar into a full-time role as Chief Business Officer (CBO) from being responsible for both Growth & Finance earlier. The move strengthens uKnowva’s leadership bench as the company sharpens its go-to-market focus and enters its next phase of enterprise growth.
Thapa brings over a decade of experience across investment banking, business turnarounds, and digital transformation, including a stint as CEO of Sakal Money, where he grew the business to more than 11,000 customers, and a role leading digital transformation initiatives at Welspun. As Director – Business Development, he will lead uKnowva’s brand positioning and go-to-market strategy, with an early focus on scaling the company’s partner channel, which has grown to over 100 partners pan-India, and expanding into new verticals such as manufacturing alongside geographies including MENA and APAC.
“uKnowva is positioned in a sweet spot to capture a larger share of the HR tech opportunity in India, with an intuitive platform, low-code customisation, and a decade of proven experience behind it. My focus will be on scaling our partner network and sharpening our go-to-market approach as we enter this next phase of growth” said Roshan Thapa, Director – Business Development, uKnowva HRMS
Abhay, a Co-Founder of uKnowva HRMS since 2016, was managing both business and finance till now and has led the company’s business growth strategy since inception, expanding its footprint to over ten countries and a global user base of more than 800,000 employees. In his exclusive role as CBO, he will align sales, marketing, customer success, product strategy, and strategic alliances to support the company’s long-term growth.
“This transition allows us to build a more scalable leadership structure. While Roshan leads business development, I will concentrate on aligning our sales, marketing, customer success, and product strategy, creating greater focus and faster decision-making as we scale uKnowva HRMS for its next phase of growth” said Abhay Talekar, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer, uKnowva HRMS.
“At uKnowva HRMS, we’ve always believed that sustainable growth comes from combining product innovation with the right leadership. As we enter our next phase of expansion, strengthening our leadership team is a natural step towards building a more agile, customer centric organisation. Roshan brings valuable experience in scaling businesses and driving strategic growth, while Abhay’s transition into a full time Chief Business Officer role ensures stronger alignment across our commercial and product functions. Together, they will help us accelerate enterprise adoption, deepen our partner ecosystem, and reinforce uKnowva’s position as a leading AI Native HR technology platform” said Vicky Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, uKnowva HRMS
uKnowva has been successfully serving multiple enterprise clients like Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Rubicon, Dehivery, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ambit, Indostar, Bajaj Alliance, Canara HSBC to name a few. uKnowva had secured a pre series A funding in 2025 of $0.5Mn to accelerate Marketing and GTM & invest in AI for product enhancements. It is one of the first HRMS companies to have an AI Native platform and MCP adoption giving a AI-UI flexibility to HRs. Over the next 12 to 24 months, uKnowva’s priorities include deepening enterprise adoption, expanding its partner ecosystem, and advancing AI-led product innovation, as the company works toward its vision of becoming a leading AI-powered HR technology platform.
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