About Us
Our Vision
At SkillsFactory.ai, we believe the most competitive companies of tomorrow will be the ones that learn fastest today.
Our mission is to transform enterprises into dynamic ecosystems of growth in the form of skills factories where learning never stops and potential is constantly realized. We champion a skills-first approach that looks beyond job titles to unlock real capability, agility, and innovation.
With advanced AI, strategic advisory, and data-driven insight, we help organizations not only see their talent differently but also act on it. We identify gaps, activate strengths, and build personalized growth pathways that fuel both individuals and enterprises.
This isn’t typical workforce planning. This is a new model of learning, built for speed, scale, and the future.
Our Team
At SkillsFactory, our team isn’t just experienced, we’re architects of change.
We bring together strategic minds, HR innovators, and implementation experts who thrive at the intersection of people, business, and technology. A single purpose drives every member of our team: to empower organizations to unlock the full potential of their workforce.
We don’t deliver off-the-shelf solutions. We work shoulder to shoulder with our clients, co-creating strategies, curating the right technologies, and executing with precision. Whether it’s through our dynamic workshops, managed services, or end-to-end advisory, our team turns complexity into clarity and strategy into measurable impact.
This is more than consulting. This is a partnership. This is SkillsFactory.
Our Services
At SkillsFactory, we don’t just offer AI & HR services, we rethink them.
Our approach goes beyond the basics. We deliver strategic advisory, curated solution design, and full-scale implementation services that transform how businesses manage talent. From recruitment and performance to compensation, learning, and beyond, we help organizations simplify complexity and unlock their full growth potential.
Through dynamic, high-impact workshops, we align leadership, activate skills-based strategies, and chart a clear path from vision to value. And with our managed services, execution is never an afterthought; it’s built into the process.
This isn’t traditional HR. This is HR, reimagined for a skills-first world.
Meet our Team
Meet the SkillsFactory team! We bring a unique blend of skills, experience and passion, dedicated to our mission of excellence through a Skills-first strategy aimed at building the Workforce of the Future.
Jason Gray - Managing Partner
Jason Gray believes in AI for good. He specializes in applying AI to deliver successful HR talent solutions and analyzing and optimizing business strategies to deliver high-impact, sustainable results. Drawing on his deep knowledge of enterprise software, machine learning, and AI-powered talent solutions, he develops tailored strategies that consistently drive measurable business performance. His leadership roles, including Global Head of Presales and Solution Advisory at iMocha and solutions leadership at Eightfold.ai, have equipped him with the expertise to integrate advanced technology into HR business operations, aligning with and advancing clients’ strategic objectives.
With a strong track record in solution architecture, go-to-market strategy, and customer journey optimization, Jason’s consultative approach is rooted in close collaboration with HR teams. He leverages design thinking to ensure technology solutions directly address business needs. His leadership at firms such as Captora and Oracle underscores his ability to build and lead high-performing teams, execute complex change management initiatives, and consistently deliver value-driven outcomes, positioning him as a strategic partner in AI-driven business transformation.
Ashish Mediratta - Chief of Innovation and Transformation
With over three decades of global leadership experience, Ashish Mediratta specializes in driving strategic customer success and digital transformation across HR and talent ecosystems. He remains deeply committed to enhancing employability and workforce agility, focusing on the transformative power of Agentic and Generative AI to shape the future of work.
His passion lies in enabling organizations to adopt talent-centered AI as a catalyst for innovation and sustained competitive advantage, with a proven, successful track record in varied and dynamic sectors such as Telecom, Pharma, Consulting, IT and Services. With deep functional expertise in HR, recruiting, and employee lifecycle management, Ashish brings a practitioner’s credibility to every transformation initiative.
As Senior Principal at Eightfold.ai, he enables enterprises to realize measurable business outcomes through AI-powered Talent Intelligence, aligning GenAI solutions with core functions such as talent acquisition, workforce planning, resource management, and talent development.
Ashish has held senior leadership roles at organizations such as Tata Communications, Wipro, and Genpact. He built and scaled high-performing teams, led global transformation programs, and pioneered innovative, people-centric solutions. Trusted by Fortune 100 clients, he has advised on complex change management initiatives, ensuring seamless integration of technology, policies, and processes to meet evolving workforce and business needs.
Delighten Koola - Chief of SAP SuccessFactors Advisory & HR Managed Services
Delighten Koola brings over 20 years of expertise in account management and technology.
With 10+ years specializing in SAP Cloud implementations using Scaled Agile and Activate methodologies, he has successfully led large-scale transformations for global enterprises.
Currently, as Chief of SAP SuccessFactors Advisory & HR Managed Services at SkillsFactory.ai, Delighten drives skills-first strategies and change management initiatives to optimize workforce planning and HR transformation.
Prior to this role, as Head of Customer Success at SAP SuccessFactors, Delighten was deeply involved in post-sales engagement and lifecycle management for key accounts, overseeing SAP implementations from initial setup through to adoption and expansion. His ability to drive consumption and optimization of SAP solutions ensured seamless integrations across organizations, maximizing business value and ROI. He was instrumental in governance planning, customer advocacy, and strategic advisory to HR leaders, ensuring SAP technologies were leveraged effectively to support workforce transformation.
Earlier in his career, Delighten Koola played a key role in SAP HR implementations at Siemens and Larsen & Toubro Technology Services, leading the migration of legacy systems to scalable SAP Cloud environments. His leadership in HR digital transformation helped organizations enhance workforce management, analytics, and automation. He had executed large-scale SAP HR implementations across Europe, UK, and India, overseeing change requests, managing application maintenance, and driving successful M&A carve-outs with SAP SuccessFactors.
An accomplished industry presenter and certified expert in ITIL, Prince2, SAP HCM, and AI, Delighten combines technical acumen with strategic leadership to drive impactful HR solutions. Holding advanced degrees in business administration and commerce from renowned institutions in India, he continues to influence the future of cloud-based HR and enterprise solutions.
Steve Hunt - Chief Skills Scientist and Workforce Advisor
Steve Hunt is a globally recognized expert in strategic HR, workforce transformation, and skills-based talent innovation. With over two decades of experience helping companies build more adaptive and fulfilling workplaces, Steve has been a driving force behind some of the world’s most impactful talent technology implementations. His work has empowered millions of employees across hundreds of organizations, from startups to global enterprises, to thrive through purpose-built systems designed for transparency, scalability, and long-term success.
At SkillsFactory.ai, Steve champions transparent, human-centered skills management solutions that are grounded in data, aligned to business value, and built to earn stakeholder trust. His deep commitment to open and explainable design, combined with his track record of driving enterprise adoption, makes him a key force in helping organizations confidently navigate the evolving skills economy.
An accomplished author and thought leader, Steve brings clarity to complexity with insights drawn from his books, including Talent Tectonics, Commonsense Talent Management, and Hiring Success, as well as hundreds of publications on HR strategy and workforce design.
Dave Ghosh - Strategic Advisor
Dave Ghosh advises on GTM strategy elements for SkillsFactory.ai. He brings over 25 years of experience in sales leadership, solution selling, and business development from Silicon Valley. His expertise lies in aligning business processes with strategic outcomes across various technologies.
Dave’s journey in HCM and a skills-first arena includes key roles such as Chief Revenue Officer at iMocha, a Skills Data Management platform, and SVP of Business Development & Strategic Alliances at LiveHire, where he played a crucial role in its acquisition by Humanforce and its integration with SAP’s Total Workforce Management solutions At Eightfold.ai, he was instrumental in building the early sales momentum, develop a global partner ecosystem, and forging strategic alliances with major companies like SAP, Deloitte, TCS, and AMS His leadership helped elevate Eightfold’s partnership with SAP SuccessFactors, earning the prestigious SAP Pinnacle Award for two consecutive years as a top revenue-generating partner Early in his career, he was involved in two startups from the ground up, with both getting acquired by Oracle and CA Technologies.
Dave has managed customers and operations across five continents throughout his career with non-stop global travel. I currently reside in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento, California.
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