Meet the Founders of Atlas HRT: Redefining HR for the Modern Business
In a time when businesses are scaling faster than ever, the need for strategic, scalable, and tech-enabled HR solutions has never been more critical. Atlas HR Technologies was born out of this very need—founded by three seasoned HR leaders who’ve each spent nearly two decades shaping talent and people strategy at some of India’s most dynamic companies.
Steve Francis – CEO & Co-Founder
With 20+ years of HR leadership under his belt, Steve Francis is the strategic anchor of Atlas HRT. His diverse industry experience spans retail, healthcare, and tech, with stints at Amazon, Licious, Firstsource, and Practo. Steve is known for building resilient, high-performing teams and aligning HR with business outcomes.
As CEO, he brings a bold, modern vision to HR consulting—focused on people-centric growth, digital enablement, and execution excellence. His leadership
Bharat Joshi – CPTO & Co-Founder
With over 18 years of experience in HR strategy, digital transformation, and people operations, Bharat Joshi brings the perfect blend of analytical depth and user-centric thinking. At industry leaders like Infosys, ITC Infotech, and Practo, Bharat was known for applying design thinking to employee experience and enabling scale through systems.
At Atlas HRT, he leads product and tech innovation, building intuitive, insight-driven platforms that make HR processes more effective and future-ready for businesses on the move.
Shuhaib P I – COO & Co-Founder
Shuhaib brings 17+ years of hands-on experience in talent acquisition and people strategy across fast-paced sectors such as mobility, e-commerce, and edtech. His journey includes leading HR at Ola, Udaan, Unacademy, Firstsource, and Practo, where he developed a reputation for building agile HR teams that move with business speed.
At Atlas, Shuhaib drives operations and client delivery, ensuring each engagement is tailored, responsive, and aligned with client goals. His strengths in HR consulting and talent frameworks are foundational to Atlas’s impact-first approach.
ensures that Atlas isn’t just solving HR problems, but enabling business evolution through people.
The Birth of Atlas HRT
Having worked together in different capacities over the years, Bharat, Shuhaib, and Steve saw a consistent pattern: scaling businesses were struggling to build strong people foundations. Many didn’t have the resources or need for full-time HR teams but still faced pressing challenges—designing org structures, hiring strategically, and ensuring compliance.
This insight led to the founding of Atlas HRT—a company designed to embed HR strategy into the growth DNA of modern businesses, offering flexibility, senior expertise, and tech-enabled execution from day one.
What Atlas HRT Offers Today
Atlas HRT partners with growth-focused businesses, particularly those between Seed and Series B, to help them set up and scale their people operations. Their services include:
- Fractional CHRO support to align HR with business strategy
- Org design and leadership planning for growth
- Strategic hiring at key organizational nodes
- Lean, scalable people processes (performance, goal-setting, engagement)
- A la carte HR ops (contracts, policies, documentation, onboarding)
Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, Atlas HRT operates as a true strategic partner, adapting to each business’s stage, sector, and culture.
Enabling Businesses to Scale, Sustainably
Today, Atlas HRT is trusted by names like Practo, ClayWorks, Vikram Aura Hospitals, Peoplebox, and Kipplo—companies that chose Atlas not just to “manage HR”, but to build it as a strategic lever for scale.
In a world where execution speed is critical and every hire counts, Atlas HRT helps businesses grow with confidence, clarity, and continuity—without needing a full-fledged HR department from day one.
Whether you’re hiring your first 50 people or planning your next 500, Atlas is the partner that helps you scale your business by scaling your people.
