Rounak Parekh is a Senior Director at Hitachi, with extensive experience building and managing HR shared services across geographies and cultures. Having worked across global teams and international stakeholders, he brings a deeply practical understanding of what it takes for professionals to navigate the complexities of cross-cultural collaboration — from communication styles and async work to building credibility with people you have never met in person. His experience at the intersection of HR leadership and global operations makes him uniquely placed to help freshers understand what cross-cultural fluency really means in today's multinational workplace — and how to develop it before they even walk through the door.