HR ROI is being redefined in 2026. It’s no longer just about efficiency or cost savings — it’s about impact on business growth, execution speed, and smarter decision-making. At the HONO × People Matters roundtable at Leela Ambience, Gurugram, HR leaders came together for an honest conversation on what transformation really means in the age of AI and evolving workforce expectations. ✅ Linking productivity directly to business outcomes ✅ Asking sharper ROI questions beyond HR metrics ✅ Using analytics for faster, objective decisions Less jargon. More real conversations on what actually works. Thank you to all the leaders who made it a room full of candid insights and forward-thinking dialogue. Catch a few moments from the discussion 📸 Jor Singh Purohit | Prateek Kumar | Palash Aggrawal| Sukriti Malik | Ashish Kuckreja| Gunjan Gupta | Lipika Verma | Praveen Narwaal | Sumeet Jindal| Joginder Singh | Gaurav Uppal | @Mohit G. Dipankar Ghosh| Shaveta Arya | Sankalp Naswa | Neha Sharma | Pranay Mishra | Dr. Shailendra Singh | Arun Prasad Keshri | Anurag Srivastava | Monika Aggarwal Mukul Jain | RAJEEV PURI | Amandeep Singh Minhas | Paawan Juneja | Vikram Singh | Eashita Sharma | Sakshi Kashyap Harsh Lal #PeopleMatters #HONO #HRTransformation #AIinHR #FutureOfWork #CHRO #LeadershipConversations #HRTech
About us
HONO began in 2008 by pioneering into HR-tech Solutions to emphasize on technology that addresses, simplifies, and humanises end-to-end HR processes. We build solutions that help employees to balance their work-life, team managers to optimize business outcomes, HR to simplify the entire workforce life cycle and organizations to drive positive change. With 300+ clients, 1 million + users and global presence, we are the frontrunners in the HR automation and continue to build on it with our experts on-board. Large conglomerates and eminent organisations like Hindalco, Mitsubishi Electric. ThaiReinsurance, Philippine Dealing Systems, Alfardan Exchange, AG&P, NBC Bearings, Spencer’s, Aakash+BYJU’S, Dainik Bhaskar Corporation, Kohler Co, Eveready, Accor Group are our clients to name some. We have been recognized as the ‘Economic Times Most Promising Brand’ for *customer centricity*, *executional excellence*, *AI-backed transformational platform*, and *Steep growth curve*. We stand tall with Gartner recognizing us as the EMERGING HCM SUITE VENDOR in Asia/Pacific. Our focus lies in providing innovative and simplified HR solutions backed up by technology that furthers organisation’s productivity and happiness index. We enable clients across continents to navigate their digital transformation by bringing people processes at the centre of the business's agenda. Envisioning the future that makes employee experience a lifestyle within the organisation, we developed an omnipresent multi-channel digital platform which is easy to configure, use and integrate. Through this, we offer a new generation Hire to Retain Solution - HONO H2RS to the businesses. We understand that the true potential of businesses lies today on bottom-top approach, and this is where the real transformation will happen. We ensure that this transformation takes place by our customized tech solutions catering to the HR needs of the organisations.
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- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Type
- Privately Held
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- 2008
- Specialties
- HR System, Talent Acquisition , Payroll, Compliance, HR software products, Outsourcing, HRIS, HRMS, and Gen AI Powered HCM
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HONO
Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS)
HONO is a next-generation AI-powered Global HRMS and Human Capital Management (HCM) platform built for modern enterprises operating in complex, multi-country environments. Designed as an enterprise-grade HR technology solution, HONO enables organizations to manage the complete employee lifecycle—from hire to rehire—through a unified system that integrates core HR, workforce management, talent management, and global multi-country payroll. Trusted by 300+ enterprises across 50+ countries and supporting over 1 million platform users globally, HONO delivers a full-stack HCM solution powered by Agentic AI, enabling HR teams to move beyond automation toward true workforce transformation and productivity. With a single source of truth architecture, HONO eliminates fragmented HR systems while enabling AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, conversational HR experiences, and Zero-Touch Payroll (ZTP) for global enterprises.
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Leadership isn’t static. It evolves with every phase of growth. Recently featured in 'CEO Insights’ presented by People Business Consulting & Great Manager Academy, Mukul Jain, Founder & CEO at HONO, shares what it really takes to build and scale high-performing teams - balancing product obsession, people capability, and long-term thinking. From embracing failure as a growth lever to building leaders who create more leaders, the conversation cuts through the noise on what modern leadership actually demands. One of the key takeaways from the interview perfectly captures HONO's mission: "Our focus remains consistent; build a strong product and keep improving it every day. We see #AI not as a threat, but as a massive opportunity to innovate and strengthen what we offer. Over the past few years, we’ve expanded globally, and in the next phase, we aim to scale further across geographies", said Mukul. As we enter this next phase of global growth, we remain committed to turning the potential of AI into practical solutions for businesses everywhere. ‼️ Read the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ggiHwYZs #Leadership #CEOInsights #Innovation #HRTech #GlobalScaling #AI
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Meet the Team at the HR Leaders Breakfast Roundtable The future of HR isn’t built in boardrooms alone. It’s built through conversations, challenges, feedback, and shared experiences. On 14 May, HONO & People Matters are bringing together a curated group of senior HR and CXOs for an executive roundtable exploring one critical question: How do we make the business impact of people strategy truly measurable? But this session isn’t just about presentations or perspectives - it’s about people meeting people. Our HONO leadership, product, and customer teams will be in the room - ready to listen, exchange ideas, and learn directly from the leaders shaping modern workplaces. 💬 Meet the team behind HONO 🤝 Share your experiences and challenges 🚀 Help us co-build what the future of HR should look like Because the best HR technology is not built for leaders. It is built with them. 📅 Thursday, 14 May 2026 ⏰ 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM 📍 Leela Ambience, Gurgaon, India Looking forward to meaningful conversations and building something better together. Mukul Jain | RAJEEV PURI | Amandeep Singh Minhas | Paawan Juneja | Vikas Yadav | Vikram Singh | Eashita Sharma | Ravi Kikan | Sakshi Kashyap | Prerna Taneja | Sonal Yadav | Akash K. | Harsh Lal | Anmol Arya | Shruti Malhotra #HONO #HRLeadership #FutureOfWork #HRTech #ExecutiveRoundtable #AIinHR #PeopleStrategy
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📢 Global HR Forum Powered By HONO – India Edition Gurgaon, we are here! HONO will be hosting an exclusive, closed-door Breakfast Roundtable for senior HR leaders in the city - focusing on one big question: How is Modern HR Transforming Enterprises to Deliver Value & ROI? This roundtable is designed to bring together enterprise and technology leaders to unpack what real ROI means in today’s environment and how modern HR is shaping measurable business outcomes. 🔒 Invite-only 🎯 Curated room 💬 Real conversations 🌍 Global Forum This is part of a growing community of HR leaders rethinking how AI truly transforms work - city by city, market by market. #HONO #AIinHR #HRLeadership #Gurgaon #FutureOfWork #GlobalHRForumHONO #ROI #ValueCreation #HRMS
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Big moment for HONO 🚀 The response to our launch of the world’s first #Headless HRMS (Zero UI) has been phenomenal. Seeing the growing conversations, search momentum, and industry curiosity around Headless HRMS truly validates that the future of HR technology is being reimagined in real time. What’s exciting is that the market is beginning to embrace a much bigger shift - one where AI is no longer an add-on to enterprise software, but becomes the experience itself. At HONO, we’re thrilled to be driving this conversation and shaping what the next generation of enterprise HR could look like. This is only the beginning! 💭 Read our Founder & CEO's perspective: https://bit.ly/4cWwGX5 🚀 Explore the platform: https://lnkd.in/gbB2nj4w Mukul Jain | Rajesh Padmanabhan | Virender Aggarwal | Amit Jain| Boonchoo Malhotra | Prasanth Padharthi | RAJEEV PURI | Georgie A. | Ravi Kikan | Amandeep Singh Minhas | Jun de Dios | Harsh Lal | Shruti Malhotra | Anmol Arya | Allyssa Ruazol | @Peter Brian Lira | | Eashita Sharma | Taresh Anand | Mazna Majeed | Sakshi Kashyap | Paawan Juneja | Biplab Bhadra #HONO #HRTech #AI #FutureOfWork #EnterpriseAI #HeadlessHRMS #ZeroUI
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Enterprise #HR systems were built around dashboards, workflows, and clicks. But what happens when AI becomes the interface itself? HONO has officially launched the world’s first Headless HRMS (Zero UI) - a bold shift from traditional HR tech towards conversational, AI-native experiences where work simply happens. ‼️ Read the full announcement on PR Newswire - https://bit.ly/4uCqn0M 💡 Explore the vision behind World's First Headless HRMS: https://lnkd.in/gbB2nj4w #AI #HRTech #FutureOfWork #EnterpriseAI #HRTransformation #HONO Mukul Jain | Rajesh Padmanabhan | Virender Aggarwal | Amit Jain| Boonchoo Malhotra | Prasanth Padharthi | RAJEEV PURI | Georgie A. | Ravi Kikan | Amandeep Singh Minhas | Jun de Dios | Harsh Lal | Shruti Malhotra | Anmol Arya | Allyssa Ruazol | @Peter Brian Lira | | Eashita Sharma |Taresh Anand | Mazna Majeed | Sakshi Kashyap | Paawan Juneja | Biplab Bhadra
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🚨 “A new vision for HR technology platforms is emerging in the AI age.” - People Matters Editorial The HR technology category is entering its next chapter. People Matters has featured HONO’s perspective on Headless HRMS (Zero UI) our approach to building an AI-native HR platform where AI becomes the interface. For decades, HR systems were built around dashboards, workflows, and manual navigation. In the AI era, work doesn’t need an interface. It needs intelligence. Headless HRMS represents a shift from: • Systems employees operate → to systems that operate for employees • Process execution → to outcome orchestration through AI This is not a feature upgrade. It’s a re-architecture of how work, people, and technology interact when AI becomes the primary layer of interaction. The conversation around AI-native HR is accelerating — and we’re excited to help shape what comes next. 💡 Explore Headless HRMS: https://lnkd.in/gbB2nj4w 🚨 Read the full feature: https://lnkd.in/gbcPxE9U #HONO #AINativeHR #HeadlessHRMS #FutureOfWork #HRTech #AITransformation
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Why should a routine task require a training program? If you could change how your team interacts with #HRtech today, which would you choose? A: Traditional: Follow workflows B: Headless: Express intent ✅ C: Direct: API-native execution D: Hybrid: Chatbot on legacy Headless HCM isn't just a chatbot on top of old software; it is an AI-native execution layer that replaces interface dependency entirely. It’s HR rebuilt for the AI-native enterprise. Faster. Multilingual. Invisible. Intent-driven. The future of work isn’t another app. It’s an intelligent partner that gets things done wherever work happens. Explore the future → https://lnkd.in/g9U7uuCn #HeadlessHRMS #HONOAI #AINativeHR #FutureOfWork #ReclaimTheRoleOfHR
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AI is no longer an experiment it is redefining how organisations think, lead, and operate. We’re proud to have our Chairman, Rajesh Padmanabhan, joining an esteemed panel at the AI@Work: Rewiring Talent, Leadership, and the Enterprise discussion, exploring how leaders must rethink talent, culture, and decision-making in the AI era. Looking forward to powerful conversations shaping the future of work. 📍 Taj Bangalore | 📅 7 May 2026
AI is no longer a future conversation, it is actively reshaping how work gets done, how leaders make decisions, and how organizations compete. At the Best Employers’ Club Strategy Meeting, we bring leaders together for AI@Work: Rewiring Talent, Leadership, and the Enterprise, a powerful dialogue on how businesses must rethink talent, roles, leadership, and culture in an AI-powered world. Featuring insights from: • Shraddhanjali Rao (Head HR – Google India) • Krish Shankar (Former Group Head – Human Resources, Infosys) • Rajesh Padmanabhan (Chair, HONO) • Prof. TV Rao (Chairman, T V Rao Learning Systems Pvt Ltd | Former Professor, IIM Ahmedabad) • Parvathi Menon (Head of Client Relations – India, Harvard Business Impact Enterprise) Moderated by: • Dr. Vishwanath Joshi (Executive Vice President – Great Place To Work® India) Because the question is no longer whether AI will transform work, but whether leaders are ready to rewire the enterprise for what comes next. 📍 Taj Bangalore 📅 7th May 2026 #stratergy #employers #leadership
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The days of getting lost in tabs and sub-menus are behind us. Our Founder & CEO, Mukul Jain, shares the vision behind The World’s First Headless HRMS. At HONO, we aren't just updating HR tech; we are reimagining it. By removing the traditional interface and replacing it with an AI-native execution layer, we’re making HR as simple as a conversation. No training. No navigation. Just intent & execution Read more about how we are defining the future of HRMS below. #HeadlessHRMS #HRTech #AI #FutureOfWork #HumanCapitalManagement
Welcome to the era of Headless HRMS I am incredibly proud to announce the launch of HONO AI: The World’s First Headless Zero UI HRMS For decades, we’ve forced employees to learn how to use HR software. We’ve made them navigate complex menus, click through endless tabs, and sit through training sessions just to apply for leave or check a policy. Today, we are changing the rules of the game forever. What does "Headless" actually mean? It means the interface has disappeared. You no longer "log in" to an HR system; you simply talk to it. Whether you are on Web, MS Teams, Slack or Mobile, HONO AI is right there acting as a single, intelligent chat window for your entire HR ecosystem. Why this is a breakthrough for the industry: - Zero Learning Curve: If you can send a text, you can use HONO. It’s that simple. - Platform Agnostic: It lives where your employees already work— Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mobile, and Web. No more switching between apps to get things done. - Agentic Intelligence: Beyond a basic chatbot—these are specialized AI Agents (like our Onboarding Buddy) that execute complex workflows and provide deep insights instantly. - Unified Ecosystem: With MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration, it doesn't just know your HR data, it can pull insights from Jira, Salesforce, or your internal APIs. We aren't just adding a "bot" to an old system. We have rebuilt the core of HR tech to be "Headless." It’s faster, it’s multilingual, and it’s finally as intuitive as a conversation. The future of work isn't another complex app on your home screen. It’s an invisible partner that gets things done wherever you are. Welcome to the era of Zero UI. Try the future at https://lnkd.in/gpNf2ds7
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