About Us

People Prudent Consulting & HR Solutions is a Human Resource consulting firm, offering strategic and high-impact HR solutions in the areas of Total Rewards, Performance Management, Business HR Diagnostics, Corporate HR Strategy Development, Organization Design, Job Design, Policy Design, HR Benchmarking, and Corporate Human Resources Advisory Services.

Our Consulting practice brings in the expertise of Top Advice and Implementation Partners, an HR Consulting firm that has operated in the UAE since 2016 and is anchored on the following fundamentals:

Uncompromising domain knowledge and subject matter expertise.
Each of our consultants is an expert in his/her area of specialization in the HR vertical/s of our advisory practices. They are all avid learners, keeping themselves updated with the latest know-how in our field of work. At People Prudent, being a Subject Matter Expertise, includes, having an in-depth knowledge of the latest tools and technologies as applied in the craft of Human Resources.

Recognizing the uniqueness of every client business.
We recognize that every business is unique and so are their challenges & priorities. As such, our recommendations, interventions, and solutions are always tailored to ensure they are effective for the Client business instead of generic application of ‘best-practices’ and ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach of business consulting.

Validated context for effective solutioning and interventions.
We believe that without a validated context, the science and art of Human Resources Management cannot make meaningful impact. Therefore, at People Prudent, we ensure that all our Organizational interventions are developed around a validated context, are guided by the insights evinced from data points using analytical tools and in-depth considerations of our expert practitioners.

People Prudent Consulting and HR Solutions is led by Nirmal Singh. A competent and seasoned HR professional, Nirmal has worked with world-renowned companies for over two decades, including:

TVS Motor Company

GENPACT

ITC

Emirates Airline

Etisalat

TECOM Group

Ducab

While working with these companies, Nirmal has developed deep insight and expertise in management methodologies, models, and tools such as TQM, Six Sigma, EFQM, BSC, etc.

Nirmal has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, an MBA in Human Resources from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, and a Master’s in Labour Laws from Pune University, India. In addition, he holds some of the well-recognized professional certifications as listed below :

  • Senior Certified Professional (SCP-SHRM) from SHRM, USA.
  • Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) from World at Work, USA.
  • Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) from World at Work, USA.
  • Functional Expert course in SAP HCM module, India.
  • Advanced Organization Design from Ashridge, UK

Known for his critical thinking skills and eye for quality, Nirmal utilizes these traits to deliver effective HR solutions to his clients. He has special interest and expertise in the following areas of Human Resources Management:

  • HR Strategy Development and Deployment
  • Total Rewards solutions
  • Performance management solutions
  • People Process Improvements
  • HR Analytics

Over the years, Nirmal has mentored several HR professionals – some of them are now leaders in HR across various industries. He continues to be engaged in coaching human resource students and budding HR Professionals, a pursuit that brings him joy.

Testimonials

Mr. Ghaith Al Ghaith

CEO-flydubai

Nirmal has worked with me while setting up flydubai, particularly in hiring the key talent for flydubai and setting up the HR policies for the then start-up. He is diligent, thoughtful, and very professional in his conduct. He always delivered to my satisfaction.

Dr. V Kovaichelvan

Director - TVS Institute for Quality & Leadership, TVS Motor Company, Bangalore, India.

Nirmal is an enthusiastic Human Resources professional who led shaping a structured Campus Hiring program for entry level talent covering graduates in Engineering, Sales and Management. This program has sustained as one of our most effective talent sourcing platforms for our companies. Nirmal also played an important role in laying a good foundation for competency management with skill mapping which keeps evolving as a source of competitive advantage in a globalized and competitive business environment. Nirmal made a significant contribution in the other HR projects for Assessment Centers, Career Planning and Performance Management.

Nirmal is very passionate, fast learner and focused on the assignments he undertakes. He is highly dependable and one can expect timely and high quality delivery.

Mr. Andrew Shaw

Ducab CEO 2007- 2020.

Nirmal is a highly experienced HR professional who is a pleasure to work with. He brings a deep professionalism to all that he does and has an ability to work well with all levels in the company from shopfloor to the C-suite. His consistently high quality of work, allied with a deep insight into HR management issues, inspires justified confidence in his advice and guidance both at strategic and operational levels.

I have no hesitation in recommending Nirmal for all your HR needs.

Mr. Hamad Al Huraiz

Former Chief Operating Officer - TECOM Investments

Nirmal assisted me in managing Human Resources function at Tecom Investments. He is an exceptional HR professional with a high standard of delivery. He managed several critical projects at TECOM, including a revamp of the grading and titling at the Company. Nirmal was instrumental in concluding this major project for the group successfully.

Mr. Faisal Al Rais

VP / Outsource Management, Etisalat [former VP/HR and CHRO]

Nirmal was working with us to support Compensation & Benefits initiatives. He assisted us with various compensation projects, such as revamping of the Etisalat UAE Sales Incentive Scheme, Long Term Incentive Plan, Early Retirement Scheme, as well as a comprehensive review of the Etisalat Human Resources Policy. Any task entrusted to Nirmal will certainly get done to satisfaction and in high quality standards.